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Oil prices surge 5% as US hits Russian firms Rosneft, Lukoil with sanctions

Oil prices surge 5% as US hits Russian firms Rosneft, Lukoil with sanctions

Oil prices are on the rebound as falling oil rig counts and violence in Libya helped further stall a selloff that began in June 2014 Oil soared after the US announced sanctions on Russia’s biggest oil companies, threatening supplies from one of the world’s top producing countries. Brent futures rose $2.91, or 4.7%, to $65.50 […]

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Asian stocks decline following choppy US session

Asian stocks decline following choppy US session

Synopsis Asian markets opened lower after a volatile session on Wall Street. Japan and South Korea saw significant drops. Tech stocks faced pressure from company outlooks and earnings. Trade tensions between the US and China resurfaced. Oil prices jumped on new US sanctions. Retail momentum trades experienced sharp losses. US companies are showing strong earnings

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Trump Plot Amid Shutdown Will “Throw Gasoline” on Extinction Crisis, Critics Say

Trump Plot Amid Shutdown Will “Throw Gasoline” on Extinction Crisis, Critics Say

Court filings show the administration is pushing to eliminate jobs at several wildlife and conservation departments. Geese fly over the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge on October 2, 2024 in Tulelake, California. An avian botulism outbreak at the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge at that time had killed over 90,000 ducks and waterfowl since late

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Oil: API reports a large build of Oil inventory – ING

Oil: API reports a large build of Oil inventory – ING

Oil prices recovered some of the losses this Thursday morning as President Trump said India vowed to halt purchases of Russian barrels soon, ING’s commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note. Decline in distillate inventories provides mixed signals “India’s foreign ministry said it will diversify its sourcing while ensuring stable energy prices and secure

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WTI Crude Oil collapses below $60 after Trump reignites US-China trade war fears

WTI Crude Oil collapses below $60 after Trump reignites US-China trade war fears

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Crude Oil prices collapsed below $60.00 per barrel on Friday, tumbling over 4% in Oil’s worst single-day performance since June’s sharp pullback. Hopes for a cooling of tariffs between the US and China were swept off the table to end an otherwise unremarkable week, souring already-weak investor sentiment amidst an

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Oil majors brace for dividend drought as sub-$70 crude bites

Oil majors brace for dividend drought as sub-$70 crude bites

Sub-$70 oil is squeezing margins, forcing Exxon, Chevron, and BP to rethink $100 billion in annual returns. Dividends to Dry Up as Sub-$70 Crude Squeezes Supermajors – Amidst fears of oversupply and tariff-impacted demand slowdown, global oil majors are widely expected to start cutting their shareholder payouts as sub-70 oil prices loom large over the

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OPEC+ Nears Its Limit, Leaving Prices One Crisis Away from a Spike

OPEC+ Nears Its Limit, Leaving Prices One Crisis Away from a Spike

Tsvetana Paraskova Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and SeeNews.  More Info Premium Content By Tsvetana Paraskova – Oct 07, 2025, 7:00 PM CDT OPEC+ spare capacity is shrinking fast, with only Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Iraq holding meaningful extra production

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