Oil up on U.S. data, North Sea outlook, stimulus hopes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil futures rose on Thursday, with Brent up 1 percent, lifted by better-than-expected economic data from the United States, a lower outlook for North Sea Brent production and persistent hopes for economic stimulus. Full story
Oil hovers near $92 ahead of weekly US supply data
The price of oil edged higher above $92 a barrel Tuesday as analysts estimated that supplies of U.S. crude and gasoline likely fell last week. Full story
11pm Monday UPDATE on Tropical Storm Ernesto
Ernesto still a tropical storm Full story
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Tropical Storm Ernesto moves west over land in the Yucatan peninsula on Aug. 8, 2012 in Mexico.
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Clouds gather from the outer bands of Tropical Storm Ernesto on a beach near the airport just outside of Jamaica's capital of Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday Aug. 5, 2012. Tropical Storm Ernesto is pushing for a brush with Jamaica on Sunday.
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This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 at 01:45 AM EDT shows Tropical Storm Ernesto over the southeastern Caribbean Sea. In addition, showers and thunderstorms are noted from central Cuba northward over the central and northwestern Bahamas.
