Good economic data Wednesday helped push oil markets slightly higher, though prices still reflected uncertainty following OPEC’s production decision. Oil markets plummeted last week after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to keep output steady despite a 30 percent loss in crude oil prices since June. In response to the decision, analysis firm Wood Mackenzie said it saw “only marginally higher” demand growth emerging next year, with Chinese growth behind most of the optimism. A string of good economic data from leading economies spurred some recent rallies in oil prices, though the general trend continues to support a bear market. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark price, gained about 70 cents to trade near the $68 per […]