Oil fell nearly 1 percent on Friday as a stronger dollar weighed on prices and falling equities raised concern about the economy and the outlook for energy demand.

U.S. crude futures fell more than 2 percent Thursday as a stronger dollar weighed and weaker equities raised concern about the economy and a potential rebound in energy demand.

Americans will travel 1.4 percent more this Thanksgiving holiday weekend compared to last year as consumer sentiment improves after the global economic crisis, travel and auto group AAA said Wednesday.

Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a drop in U.S. oil and fuel inventories outweighed wider economic concerns.

Ford's Fusion mid-size sedan was named Motor Trend magazine's 2010 "car of the year" Tuesday, adding to the perception that changes to the No. 2 U.S. automaker's vehicle lineup are gaining traction.

Oil prices rose Tuesday as demand for oil products supported crude, outweighing pressure from a stronger dollar.

Devon Energy said Monday it plans to sell its Gulf of Mexico and international assets and focus on its onshore fields in the United States and Canada.

The company is in a position to start paying back taxpayer loans, but still lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter.

Oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Monday, taking back all of last week's 1.4 percent losses as the dollar drifted lower and better-than-expected U.S. consumer spending data boosted markets.

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Iraq’s Baghdad Trade Fair ended Tuesday, six years and a trillion dollars after the American invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, and one country was conspicuously absent -- the U.S. The New York Times reports.

The oil market is well supplied, with inventories at record levels globally, and the market continues "to be a bit soft," but prices are getting a big boost from the dollar's fall, Exxon Mobil CEO and Chairman Rex Tillerson told CNBC Friday.

Oil prices on Friday touched the lowest level in a month as bulging fuel inventories in the United States stirred demand concerns.

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Soft commodity plays like Wilmar International, the world's largest palm oil producer, are poised to benefit from changing climatic conditions and China's growing appetite for commodities, said Nirgunan Tiruchelvam, equities analyst at RBS.