Oil rises in Asia as Gustav poised to hit US (AP)

Oil falls to 3-year low below $49 in Asia (AP)
AP - Oil prices fell to a 3-year low below $49 a barrel Friday in Asia as plunging stock markets, driven down by more bad U.S. economic news,...

Oil falls to $60 as China spending optimism wanes (AP)
AP - Oil prices fell to near an 18-month low of $60 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as optimism waned that a huge Chinese spending plan will avert a...

Oil steady at $61 after 2-day plunge (AP)
AP - Oil prices were steady near $61 a barrel Friday in Asia, pausing after a two-day plunge, but vulnerable to another steep fall as evidence of a...

Oil spikes $25 a barrel on anxiety over US bailout (AP)
AP - Oil prices spiked more than $25 a barrel Monday — the biggest one-day price jump ever — as anxiety over the government's $700 billion bailout...

New Orleans Survives Gustav
Well, Hurricane Gustav has left the Louisiana coast with a lot of clean-up and, sadly, eight reported deaths. But the good news is: New Orleans...