Crude settles higher as stock markets gain on financial sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Oil prices gained ground Tuesday as the stock market rose on the strength of bank stocks, after Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congress that some banks could be allowed to repay financial bailout funds. Oil languishes below $46 in Asia after US bank concerns send crude, stocks plungingSINGAPORE — Oil prices languished below $46 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after renewed doubts about the health of U.S. banks sent crude and stock markets tumbling. Oil hovers below $46 in Asia after US bank concerns send crude, stocks plungingSINGAPORE — Oil prices languished below $46 a barrel Tuesday in Asia after renewed doubts about the health of U.S. banks sent crude and stock markets tumbling. Oil falls below $50 in Asia investors brace for poor US company earningsSINGAPORE — Oil prices fell below $50 a barrel Monday in Asia as investors braced for a slew of U.S. corporate earnings reports this week that could temper optimism about global economic recovery. |