Commodities

Loose cannon

By Phil Flynn | May 9, 2016

Oil surrenders gains from Canada fires as investors grow wary

By Amanda Cooper, Reuters | May 9, 2016

Oil fell on Monday, surrendering gains made after Canada's most destructive wildfire in recent memory knocked out over a million barrels in daily production capacity, as caution among investors prevented a return to late April's 2016 price highs.

Exxon, fighting climate change charges, plans fuel cell venture

By Ernest Scheyder, Reuters | May 5, 2016

Exxon Mobil Corp, which has been fighting accusations it misled investors and the public for years about the risks of climate change, said on Thursday it will expand a research project with FuelCell Energy Inc that aims to cut the cost of collecting carbon emissions from power plants.

Chesapeake to sell some Oklahoma assets to Newfield

By Swetha Gopinath and Amrutha Gayathri, Reuters | May 5, 2016

Oil rallies as Canada fire and Libya violence threaten supply

By Amanda Cooper, Reuters | May 5, 2016

A huge wildfire near Canada's oil sands region and escalating tensions in Libya stoked concern among investors over a near-term supply shortage, driving crude prices up for the first time in a week on Thursday.

The big picture

By Carl Larry | May 2, 2016

The future of $50 oil

By Carl Larry | April 28, 2016

Crude oil prices ease after hitting 2016 highs

By Ahmad Ghaddar,Reuters | April 28, 2016

Oil futures slid after setting a 2016 high on Thursday as traders locked in profits, though analysts said supply disruptions, strong investor appetite and a weakening dollar could push prices higher soon.