Market Outlook
U.S. gas: Futures drop ahead of inventory report
Natural-gas futures fell Wednesday as traders bet moderating weather would lower demand for the fuel and as the market looked ahead to weekly inventory data.
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U.S. Gas: Futures slip despite hotter weather forecasts
Natural-gas futures fell slightly Wednesday despite expectations for warmer weather in the coming weeks that typically boosts demand.
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U.S. Gas: Futures advance, helped by warm-weather forecasts
Natural gas futures advanced Tuesday on the back of forecasts calling for warmer weather and fresh buying interest following declines last week.
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U.S. gas: Futures down despite renewed calls for heat
Natural gas futures are down Wednesday after rising sharply in early trading.
Natural gas for July delivery recently traded down 2.1 cents, or 0.48% higher, at $4.367 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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Oil futures: Crude prices flat ahead of U.S. inventory data
Oil futures were flat Wednesday as traders awaited cues from weekly data on U.S. crude and fuel inventories due later in the day.
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U.S. gas: Warmer forecasts lift futures
Natural gas futures rose on calls for temperatures to rise throughout much of the country.
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U.S. gas: Futures rebound from three-week low
Natural-gas futures rose slightly Friday as traders viewed the previous session's drop to a three-week low as an opportunity to buy, but the market remained under pressure from a mild weather outlook that is expected to curb demand for the fuel.
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U.S. gas: Futures plunge on larger than expected storage build
Natural gas futures extended their earlier losses Thursday after a government report showed the largest weekly build in U.S. inventories so far this year.
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Oil futures: Oil futures slip as data still weighs
Oil futures edged lower Friday, trading within a narrow range, as traders continued to digest the week's disappointing economic data.
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Oil futures: Oil futures hover around $100 after jobs data
Oil futures loitered around $100 a barrel Thursday, as traders looked for cues in a weekly report on U.S. unemployment claims and mulled the latest set of inventory data.
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U.S. gas: Futures edge lLower ahead of inventory report
Natural-gas futures pulled back Thursday ahead of a government storage report expected to show the largest weekly build in U.S. inventories so far this year.
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