Oil price up $2 as economy slows

Oil price up as Asian stocks rise
Oil prices bounce back from a three-and-a-half year low, tracking Asian stocks higher, but are still below $50 a barrel.

Oil price hovers at $50 a barrel
Oil prices are hovering around $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil.

Oil price slides to 20-month low
Oil prices have fallen to the lowest levels since the beginning of 2007 due to worries about weakening energy demand.

Oil up on China investment plan
Oil prices climb more than $2 a barrel following China's multi-billion dollar stimulus package aimed at boosting its economy.

Oil prices fall to 16-month lows
Oil prices fall to 16-month lows on growing signs that a global economic slowdown is reducing demand for crude.