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U.S. crude breaks below $40/bbl as oil slumps 4 percent on glut worry

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. crude tumbled below $40 per barrel for the first time since April as oil prices fell nearly 4 percent on Monday on heightened worries of an oil glut after a survey suggested OPEC output reached record highs last month.

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Recalled cars create a costly problem for U.S. auto dealers

With the recalls affecting Honda vehicles dating back several years, used-car dealers are facing increased pressure. It is legal under federal law to sell used cars with unrepaired safety defects that are subject to recall, but dealers that operate under franchises with manufacturers could be violating those agreements. It is illegal to sell new cars that are subject to a recall under federal law.

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As Big Oil shrinks, boards plot different paths out of crisis

By Ron Bousso and Terry Wade LONDON/HOUSTON (Reuters) – As oil and gas companies cut ever-deeper into the bone to weather their worst downturn in decades, boards have adopted contrasting strategies to lead them out of the crisis. Crude prices have tumbled around 70 percent over the past 18 months to around $35 a barrel, leading to five of the world's top …

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Saudi, Venezuela talk of OPEC, non-OPEC cooperation to stabilize oil market: SPA

Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Naimi discussed cooperation between OPEC members and other oil producers to stabilize the global oil market with his Venezuelan counterpart on Sunday, state news agency SPA reported. Venezuela's Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino, who is on a tour of oil producers to lobby

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Prolonged oil slump sparks second wave of cuts to 2016 budgets

Less than two months into the year, the top U.S. shale oil companies have already cut their budget for 2016 a second time as the relentless drop in oil prices continues to erode their cash flow. With oil prices firmly

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Oil lifts stocks off lows, yen and low-risk debt in favor

LONDON (Reuters) – Glimmers of recovery in oil prices on Wednesday lifted European stock markets off their lows and dimmed the allure of the Japanese yen, gold and ultra-low-risk government debt.

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Oil prices edge away from two-month low, but market outlook stays weak

By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil prices edged away from over two-month lows in early Thursday trading, after a sharp slide on concerns the market would take much longer than many anticipated to rebalance as supplies far outstrip demand. Internationally traded Brent crude futures were at $46.18 a barrel, up 37 cents following a 3.4-percent fall the previous day. “Rising U.S. inventories continue to remain a major theme driving crude oil prices … Iraq is also increasing pressure on U.S. shale producers.

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