published Dec 20th 2016, 11:45 am, by Mark Shenk (Bloomberg) —Oil traded near $52 a barrel in New York as Libya said it reopened two oil fields while analysts project government data to show U.S. crude supplies fell for a fifth week. Futures fluctuated after rising as much as 1.1 percent

published Sep 15th 2016, 5:00 pm, by Luzi Ann Javier and Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) — For commodities, 2016 started with a bang. If history is any guide, it will end with a whimper. The Bloomberg Commodity Index, tracking returns for 22 components, is heading for a third-quarter slump after posting