U.S. oil futures settled decrease on Friday, weighed down by ongoing issues over power demand, however costs ended the month with a greater than 7% acquire, with Saudi Arabia set to implement a unilateral manufacturing minimize of 1 million barrels a day beginning in February. March West Texas Intermediate crude fell 14 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $52.20 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Change. Based mostly on the front-month contract shut on Dec. 31, costs posted a climb of about 7.6% for the month of January, FactSet knowledge present.Market Pulse Tales are Fast-fire, quick information bursts on shares and markets as they transfer. Go to MarketWatch.com for extra info on this information.