MARKETS

The S&P 500 may see a profit slowdown, its first in nearly 3 years, but a modestly encouraging economic outlook will cushion the blow, Lydia Boussour, senior U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, said.

There seems to be enough market evidence to indicate $80 oil by the summer.

The International Energy Agency still doesn't see growth stopping.

The prevailing uncertainty in the oil market abetted by OPEC production cuts, the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela oil and other factors can snowball into an energy crunch and impact oil price, warned an industry expert.

Slower U.S. growth expectations and the Federal Reserve's more gradual approach towards interest rate hikes will weigh on the U.S. dollar in the second half of the year, analysts said in a poll conducted by International Business Times.

With oil demand growth slowing, it's entirely possible that U.S. production alone will increase more than global demand in the next few years.

Dowries impose a considerable tax on girls' families, with estimates indicating that in South Asia it is six times the average annual household income.

Jim Ratcliffe topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2018 with an estimated worth of £21.05bn.

Pointers from the financial market's performance in 2018

The dip in the stock market is being blamed on a cabal trying to undermine the US president.

US stocks dropped on the Dow Jones by 1,179 points, the largest one-day points fall on record with investors spooked by a

Around 900 miners are trapped in a South African gold mine following a power outage blamed on a thunderstorm which brought down electrical lines.

Sterling climbs above $1.40 early on Tuesday, reaching its highest level since June 2016's Brexit referendum.

Investors were right to bet that common sense would prevail in 2017. Most likely, it will in 2018 too.

Government says drop in Chinese demand could spell very bad news for the industry.

British currency gains from positive macroeconomic data as US jobs figures fail to perk up the dollar.

The past 12 months have been largely positive for the stock markets, but the macroeconomic scenario appears increasingly uncertain as we enter 2018.

However, sugar cane diversion to ethanol production in Brazil means global prices remain high.

'Bumping along the bottom' is what the British currency did in 2017 and the same expression might apply to 2018 too.

The fudged nature of recent Brexit talks between London and Brussels won't help market sentiment for the British currency.

Industry will remain a focus of increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies as nations address their climate goals.

The British currency spiked intraday on London-Brussels announcement but slid as the greenback rose.

Growth in demand, rising profits and regulatory support bodes well for the industry, according to a new report.

Russian and Saudi oil ministers came together to drive an extension of output cuts for another 12 months in line with market expectations.

Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada tells IBTimes UK that global crude demand remains healthy and the market is rebalancing.

Russia's participation is less than certain after Kremlin expresses concern about length of the proposed extension.

Having spent the last 10 years covering Opec, the IBTimes Business Editor provides a peek inside the 'central bank of oil'.

Agreement over Brexit bill could unlock next phase of key negotiations with the European Union next month.

Crude futures slide on perceived uptick in US production and Russian reluctance to go along with cartel.