Market Outlook
U.S. gas: Battered futures post tentative gains
Natural gas futures prices were slightly higher Friday, tentatively supported by a smaller-than-expected rise in inventories.
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Oil futures: Crude prices skid to lowest level in a month
Nymex oil futures tumbled more than 6% to their lowest level in over a month in heavy early trading Thursday morning, in tandem with a steep selloff in other commodity markets and equities.
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U.S. gas: Futures weak ahead of storage survey
Natural-gas futures prices were weaker Thursday ahead of an expected larger-than-normal rise in inventory and sluggish near-term demand.
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Oil futures: Oil treads water; waiting for fed action
Nymex oil futures meandered lower Wednesday morning in light trading as investors wait to see what action the Federal Reserve may announce in the afternoon.
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U.S. gas: Futures fall as temperatures moderate
Natural gas futures fell Wednesday as moderating temperatures across the U.S. keep a lid on demand for heating and cooling.
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Oil futures inch higher tracking equities, Euro
Oil futures, reversing a two-day losing streak, rose slightly Tuesday, following a recovery in U.S. equities and the euro. Traders also appeared to be anticipating action out of the Federal Reserve this week to boost the sagging U.S. economy.
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U.S. gas: Futures slip as demand likely set to wane
Natural gas futures fell Tuesday, as traders weighed signs of waning autumn demand against the prospect of another Gulf Coast storm.
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U.S. gas: Futures continue slide after storage-build report
Natural-gas futures fell back to a typical area of support Friday after Thursday's bigger-than-expected stockpile injection killed an earlier rally.
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U.S. gas: Futures dip ahead of EIA storage report
Natural-gas futures slipped Thursday as signs of weakening demand added to moderate selling ahead of the government's weekly inventory report.
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Oil futures: Thursday markets remain flat
Oil futures inched higher Thursday on the back of an announcement that the world's major central banks will take steps to prevent a credit crunch in Europe.
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Oil futures: Crude settles -$1.30 at $88.91 on inventory data
Crude oil futures fell Wednesday as traders looked past a sharp decline in U.S. weekly crude oil inventories to focus on rising stockpiles of fuel products and sliding demand.
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