Energy
Oil falls towards $108 on Cyprus worries
Crude oil dropped more than $1 towards $108 a barrel on Monday as stock markets tumbled and the dollar strengthened after an unusual bank bailout proposal for Cyprus threatened to trigger fresh turmoil in the euro zone.
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Oil above $110 on U.S. recovery hopes, supply worries
Brent crude oil rose on Friday as strong U.S. jobs data fuelled hopes of better demand outlook in the world's top oil consumer, while concerns over supply from the Middle East added support.
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U.S. oil futures settle at two-week high on strong data
U.S. oil futures rose to the highest settlement price in two weeks on Thursday as data showed an improving U.S. labor market in the world's largest oil consumer.
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Natural gas outlook: EIA expects low end-of-season inventory
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects working inventories of natural gas in storage will end the heating season at levels significantly lower than last year.
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Oil rebounds above $109 after four-day slide
Oil rose above $109 a barrel on Thursday, rebounding after four days of losses, although a subdued outlook for demand growth and easing supply concerns limited the gains.
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Brent crude falls on rising inventories, strong dollar
Brent crude fell on Wednesday on a larger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories, a firming dollar, and a forecast from the International Energy Agency that oil demand will shrink.
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OPEC crude oil production seen declining in 2013
Total crude oil production by the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) averaged 30.3 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in fourth-quarter 2012, down from 31.1 million bbl/d in the prior quarter.
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Gasoline and diesel fuel prices both fall again
The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased five cents to $3.71 per gallon, down 12 cents from last year at this time.
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Brent holds above $109 on demand outlook
Oil rose slightly as expectations of steady global consumption growth and a surprise fall in U.S. stockpiles held the benchmark above $109 a barrel.
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Brent slips, U.S. crude pushes higher in choppy trade
Brent crude prices fell a third straight session in choppy trading on Tuesday, while U.S. oil posted a fourth consecutive gain, tightening the spread between the two contracts to the narrowest since January.
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Oil slips below $110 on weak demand outlook
Oil eased below $110 a barrel on Tuesday, weighed by the prospects of slower demand growth in China and the United States, the world's biggest oil consumers.
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- Ag commodities were mixed Friday morning
- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
