Crude Oil Markets

Oil Price Jumps $5

businessweek.com     1 hr ago   222 related          

NEW YORK Oil prices shot up more than $5 a barrel Thursday, rising to the highest level in over two weeks as escalating tensions with Russia stoked fears of a disruption of energy shipments to Western countries. A weaker U.S....                    

Dollar falls on weak financial sector

cnn.com     3 hrs ago   170 related          

U.S. currency stumbles as major institutions are said to face further billions in losses. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS By Kenneth Musante, CNNMoney.com staff writer Issue...                    

Stocks head down again as cost of oil rises

msn.com     1 hr ago   73 related          

Concerns over financials persist amid a slew of analyst downgrades NEW YORK - “Oil is the driver and then it depends on a series of other factors that are kind of like magnifiers,” said Doug Roberts, chief investment strategist...                    

Wall Street opens down over financial concerns

msn.com     4 hrs ago   192 related          

Slew of analysts downgrading banks; traders are edgy about rising oil, too NEW YORK - Wall Street opened lower Thursday amid growing anxiety over the financial sector, particularly mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...                    

Gold at 1-week high as markets change tack

reuters.com     4 hrs ago   47 related          

By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices hit a one-week high on Thursday, fortified by investor buying as oil prices rose, the dollar slipped, equities fell and on expectations of strong physical demand over coming...                    

Japan's trade surplus shrinks 87 percent in July

iht.com     9 hrs ago   56 related          

Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in July on higher oil and commodities prices, figures showed Thursday, but robust exports to the rest of Asia, Russia, Australia and the Mideast are helping reduce Japan's dependance on a...                    

Stocks fall on rising oil, unease about financials

washingtonpost.com     3 hrs ago   22 related          

NEW YORK -- Stocks fell Thursday as another rise in oil prices fanned inflation concerns and as investors grew more anxious about the financial sector. Light, sweet crude oil prices extended their rebound, rising by $5.13 to...                    

Report: One trader held 11 pct of Nymex contracts

iht.com     45 mins ago   7 related          

A single energy conglomerate held 11 percent of all contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange at one point last month, according to a published report Thursday, suggesting that speculators may have played a larger part in...                    

London midday: Footsie steadies after early dip (ShareCast)

yahoo.com     3 hrs ago   24 related          

LONDON (ShareCast) - Footsie has steadied after a weak start with better than expected retail sales and good demand for oil and mine groups reducing the early loss. Higher oil and metal prices boost Tullow Oil (Dublin: )...                    

$119: Oil rises on US-Russia tensions, sliding dollar...

drudgereport.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

Thursday August 21, 9:33 am ET By Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press Writer Oil rises above $119 on US-Russia tensions, OPEC output fears, sliding dollar Oil prices jumped above $119 Thursday as rising antagonism with Russia...                    

1 2 3 4 5 next »