Oil prices are worth a focus this morning after the rises of last week. A barrel of Brent is down by more than 1% in early trading to stand at $78. There is a mire of conflicting factors driving ...

The price of oil, one of Canada's major exports, rose after data showed U.S. crude and gasoline inventories fell unexpectedly last week. U.S. crude oil futures settled 2.1% higher at $68.61 a barrel.