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Opec meeting: Oil prices inch up from five-year low as leaders meet in Vienna to deal with crisis
Crude oil and WTI benchmarks are expected to remain under $60 in 2016.
Saudi Aramco to encourage companies like Schlumberger and Siemens to set up local facilities
Move is aimed at creating more jobs and boosting the manufacturing sector in Saudi Arabia.
Asian markets mixed after German bomb scare
Football game was called off two hours before it was due to start following a bomb threat.
Asian stocks gain on positive Wall Street cues, investors underplay outcome of Paris attacks
"Investors think that Paris attacks have little impact on the global economy in the long-term," says an analyst.
Paris attacks and Japan recession cast gloom over Asian markets
Japan has slipped into its fifth recession in seven years.
Most of Asian markets trade lower or remain flat while oil prices decline
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed higher by 2.40%, witnessing its biggest daily jump in over a month.
Asian markets rule flat as data shows China growth still faltering
Moody's outlook for China points to continuing slowdown.
Asian markets down on Fed rate increase fears and weak Chinese data
Barring Japan's Nikkei 225, all other stock indices decline.
Asian markets continue mixed trend ahead of US job data
Positive data could be a factor in Fed decision on rate increase.
Saudi Arabia business activity dives to all-time low amid oil price slump
Saudi Arabia non-oil business growth hits record low.
Asian markets in the green in response to positive cues from Wall Street
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was trading higher by 1.1%.
Asian markets barring Japan trade lower ahead of Fed policy meeting
Nikkei 225 edges up on expectations of stimulus measures from Bank of Japan.
BP profits down 40% to $1.8bn as CEO Bob Dudley stays confident
The firm announced it is cutting capital expenditure for the third time in 2015.
Non-Opec oil output set for biggest fall since 1992 says IEA
Oil production outside Opec forecast to drop by 500,000 barrels per day in 2016.
Saudi Arabia to slash spending amid oil price slump
Finance minister pledges to cut 'unnecessary expenses' and issue more bonds to control budget deficit.
North Sea oil industry has lost 5,500 jobs
The Oil and Gas Authority warns sector could be shut down unless energy companies work together.
China worries cause oil prices to fall back following record jump after Opec measures
Commodities have suffered from falling worldwide demand and hiked production.
Oil prices fall further as traders expect rates as low as $30
Brent crude is trading down 0.27% at $48.61 per barrel as at 5.48 am GMT, while WTI crude fell 0.14% at $41.81.
Oil war could backfire on Saudi Arabia as price plummets
The falling price of oil is piling pressure on the Saudi economy.
Oil prices: WTI hits six-year low on Japanese economy and increased US output
More US drilling is expected after the government announced its approval of limited crude oil sales to Mexico.
Oil prices recover but stay below $50 mark
Brent oil was at its lowest since January as Opec output hit a recent high in July
A new oil environment: How companies deal with the 'prolonged downturn' of prices
The cuts in spending and the increased M&A activity in the market can be attributed to the falling oil price.
Technical analysis: Crude prices find support as fresh Iran supply to take longer
Charts show many hurdles before new lows below January's multi-year trough.
Crude oil logs gains on the back of falling US drilling activity
The number of US rigs actively drilling for oil has dropped for 27 successive weeks.
Brent crude: Charts show short-term selling pressure even as broad uptrend intact
Break of current resistance will open doors to new multi-month highs.
Oil prices up 2% after lower production estimates from US
Shale oil boom in US is expected to come to halt amid oil price cartel Opec's unchanged production target.
Crude oil futures drop amid Opec's decision to keep output unchanged
Capital Economics believes that Brent is "now back within a whisker" of its end-2015 forecast of $60 per barrel.
Oil prices fluctuate as Opec keeps production levels of 30 million barrels per day
Oil hit its lowest price in six years in January, $45 a barrel, but has since climbed up to trading near $62.
Opec's former research boss sees Brent dropping to about $40 in 2015
Hasan Qabazard says Brent crude will trade between $40 to $50 a barrel in the fourth-quarter of 2015.
Crude oil futures see mixed monthly trade ahead of crucial Opec meeting
Market watchers now await oil cartel Opec's output decision, due out on 5 June.