Oil

Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria won’t be an opportunity for ISIS and Russia, Pompeo told FOX Business.

U.S. crude inventories rose by 2.5 million barrels last week.

The supply optimism helped U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent crude reach 2019 highs on Monday.

Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil and Chevron all reported stronger-than-forecast earnings last week.

The U.S. sanctions on Venezuela will limit oil transactions between Venezuela and other countries and are similar to those imposed on Iran last year.

China's trade delegation said the latest round of talks with the United States made "important progress."

The first trading day in February was positive for the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average but negative for the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite.

Control of the country’s energy funds are at the center of the ongoing fight for political leadership.

U.S. sanctions imposed on state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) this week are also causing some supply disruptions.

A strong performance in the fourth quarter was driven by higher oil and gas prices, year-on-year.

Trump advisers cautioned financiers against dealing in Venezuelan commodities.

The sanctions aim to freeze sale proceeds from PDVSA's exports of roughly 500,000 barrels per day of crude to the United States.

Venezuela's exports have already fallen to little more than 1 million barrels per day in 2018.

“There’s no question that what we’re trying to do is cut off the money to the regime that should not be in power," he said.