
Crude oil prices ended the week with slight declines, after they had risen for two straight days (three days for Brent oil). The shift might be related, in part, to the recent rise in the stock market, including the S&P500.…
The high volatility in the financial markets during last week subsided by the end of the week; this volatility was stem by the news of Standard & Poor’s downgrading the US credit rating from AAA to +AA for the first…