Oil futures moved up Thursday to trade a bit higher for the week, after falling in two of the previous three sessions. Prices on Tuesday had settled at their highest since October.

Output rose 1.5% in November, offering a glimmer of hope for the beleaguered industrial sector faced with sweeping job cuts and the threat of import tariffs from the incoming Trump administration.

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday after U.S. stock indexes finished mixed a day after strong reports ...