Weekly Wrap: Oil prices and the global economy

Jan 15, 2016
Sudeep Reddy and Catherine Rampell join Molly Wood to recap the week that was.

For Venezuela, oil is a resource curse

Jan 11, 2016
Over-reliance on oil, and subsidies for the masses, leave Venezuela in a desperate economic crisis
Supporters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and current President Nicolas Maduro accompany United Socialist Party (PSUV) deputies, outside the Supreme Court of Justice in Caracas on January 7, 2016. Venezuela's political crisis deepened Thursday as the government vowed to stop the center-right opposition using its new legislative powers to try and oust President Nicolas Maduro. 
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Local Money: Alaska's LNG Project

Jan 8, 2016
Alaska's LNG Project could cost $65 billion — if it breaks ground.
A liquefied natural gas facility in Alaska.
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For sale: A slice of Saudi Arabia's oil company

Jan 8, 2016
The kingdom needs cash — and the assets of Saudi Aramco are enormous

Saudi Arabia and Iran: tensions high, oil prices low.

Jan 4, 2016
Oil prices went up and then down at close during the conflict.

Crude oil is kind of like craft beer

Dec 29, 2015
The American price of crude oil has finally caught up to the rest of the world.

For public good, not for profit.

Will oil producers' game of chicken end?

Dec 4, 2015
The oil cartel OPEC may seek production limits to draw down the global oil glut.

Chesapeake Energy's boom and bust

Nov 20, 2015
The oil and gas producer borrowed heavily, now it's deep in debt and struggling

Is the ISIS funding sustainable?

Nov 17, 2015
The organization has plenty of cash. How long that will last is a matter of debate.