Energy - Market Recap - Nov 09, 2009 MarketWatch (Reported 11.09.09): Crude futures rose above $78 a barrel on Monday, as a hurricane headed towards the Gulf of Mexico, raising worries that it may disrupt production at oil and gas installations located there.
WSJ (Reported 11.09.09): NEW YORK -- Saudi Arabia's decision to start using a new benchmark to price the oil it sells to the U.S. is setting up a battle between the two leading commodities exchanges, each hoping to become the dominant market for derivatives linked to the new benchmark. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 06, 2009 Reuters (Reported 11.06.09): Oil slipped below $80 a barrel on Friday, in line with timid gains across financial markets as dealers awaited monthly U.S. jobless data, expected to show a slow-down in rising unemployment in the world's biggest economy.
AP (Reported 11.06.09): Oil prices climbed toward $80 a barrel Friday in Asia as crude investors eyed a surge in global stock markets. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 05, 2009 UPDATE 1 Bloomberg (Reported 11.05.09): Crude oil declined, snapping three days of gains, before a report forecast to show that U.S. unemployment rose in October.
AP (Reported 11.05.09): Oil prices slipped Thursday as investors questioned whether the country would ever regain its appetite for petroleum. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 05, 2009 AP (Reported 11.05.09): Oil prices slipped below $80 a barrel Thursday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, making commodities like crude more expensive for international investors.
Bloomberg (Reported 11.05.09): Crude oil declined, snapping three days of gains, before a report forecast to show that U.S. unemployment rose in October. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 04, 2009 UPDATE 2 Bloomberg (Reported 11.04.09): Crude oil closed above $80 a barrel after a government report showed that U.S. inventories unexpectedly dropped as imports declined to a two-month low.
Reuters (Reported 11.04.09): WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. average residential heating oil price reached its highest level so far this heating season, the Energy Department said on Wednesday, thanks mostly to expensive crude oil. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 04, 2009 Bloomberg (Reported 11.04.09): Crude oil rose a third day as a weaker U.S. dollar heightened the hedging appeal of commodities and economic data reinforced confidence in the global recovery.
Reuters (Reported 11.04.09): Oil rose above $80 a barrel on Wednesday, extending the previous session's near 2 percent gain, following a U.S. industry report showing an unexpected fall in crude stocks and supported by a weaker dollar. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 03, 2009 UPDATE 2 Reuters (Reported 11.03.09): U.S. crude oil futures ended higher on Tuesday, lifted by data showing rising factory orders, a rally in gold futures and firm technical support.
WSJ (Reported 11.03.09): NEW YORK – Crude-oil futures are lower Tuesday as the dollar strengthened and amid expectations that weekly oil inventory data will show a rise in U.S. crude stocks. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 03, 2009 Bloomberg (Reported 11.03.09): Crude oil fell in New York before a report forecast to show that crude-oil inventories increased for a fourth week.
AFP (Reported 11.03.09): World oil prices retreated Tuesday on profit-taking, after recent gains that were underpinned by positive manufacturing data in China and the United States, analysts said. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 02, 2009 UPDATE 2 Reuters (Reported 11.02.09): U.S. crude oil futures rebounded on Monday as a trio of economic reports on domestic manufacturing, construction and pending home sales showed that the economy continues to recover from recession.
WSJ (Reported 11.02.09): Crude-oil futures rose Monday to more than $78 a barrel, buoyed by positive U.S. economic indicators, although concerns over the sustainability of the economic recovery lingered. [More]

Energy - Market Recap - Nov 02, 2009 Bloomberg (Reported 11.02.09): The Dubai Mercantile Exchange, an oil futures market in the United Arab Emirates, reported record trading volume of its Oman Crude Oil Futures contract in October.
AP (Reported 11.02.09): Oil prices hovered near $77 a barrel Monday in Asia after a big fall the previous trading session as investors eyed upcoming figures on the U.S. economy and a volatile dollar. [More]