oil prices

Negative Oil Futures Price Creates Confusion

2020-04-21T12:47:26-07:00

Headlines had oil selling at -$37.63 per barrel at close on Monday, April 20. The negative sign in front? Sellers had to pay buyers $37.63 to take the oil off their hands. Except this wasn’t the price of oil. It was the price of a useful financial instrument, called a futures contract, in this case [...]

Negative Oil Futures Price Creates Confusion2020-04-21T12:47:26-07:00

What’s Fueling the Drop in Oil Prices?

2016-12-14T17:06:04-08:00

 How long will it last? Who wins & loses from it? On the New York Mercantile Exchange, a barrel of light sweet crude is currently worth well under $60. Prices have dropped more than 25% in a month and almost 45% year-over-year. What is behind this freefall? How long will prices keep dropping, and who [...]

What’s Fueling the Drop in Oil Prices?2016-12-14T17:06:04-08:00
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