Oil

The stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.

The attack on the Saudi Aramco facility halted production of 5.7 million barrels of crude a day, more than half of Saudi Arabia's global daily exports.

Higher oil prices could tip the global economy into recession, S&P Global Platts analysts warned.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said the U.S. is ready to sell some of its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilize global energy markets.

The production shutdown amounts to a loss of about 5 million barrels a day.

The Saudis want at least $70 a barrel for Saudi Aramco's IPO. And they really prefer $80 a barrel. If President Trump decides to lift sanctions on Iran, then it looks like the Saudis will be forced to delay its IPO yet again. 

The stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.

The self-made oil mogul died of natural causes.

Prices had ended lower on Tuesday, squeezed by speculation of sanctions-hit Iranian crude returning to the market following U.S. President Donald Trump's move to fire national security adviser John Bolton.

Saudi Arabia is concentrating power around Mohammed bin Salman.

The stories moving the markets and shaking up the world.

Iran's GDP could contract by 12% to 14% due to U.S. action after pulling out of the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Brent is set to mark its fourth weekly gain, while U.S. crude is headed for a second weekly rise.

The gains add to a surge in prices on Wednesday that had been driven by a survey showing activity in China's services sector expanded.

Oil prices sunk to a nearly one-month low on Tuesday following data that showed U.S. manufacturing activity in August contracted for the first time in three years

The New York Times ended its sponsorship of the Oil & Money conference -- was the media organization caving to activist pressure or was it a business decision?