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ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its preliminary report on September farm prices on Friday afternoon. The September all-products price index dropped by 4 points (2.1%) to...
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ThinkstockSome 65% of Americans surveyed by Pew Research favor construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. An identical number favor stronger limits on fracking. Only 38% of those surveyed favor...
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ThinkstockOn Thursday, federal authorities from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement group and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service searched the corporate offices...
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Courtesy RosneftRussian oil giant Rosneft wants in on the country’s natural gas business, which is controlled by the country’s other energy giant, natural gas producer Gazprom. Exxon Mobil Corp....
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ThinkstockHow does upgrading the coal sector sound for a gutsy analyst call? That is exactly what we are seeing on Friday from Goldman Sachs, although the upgrades are not exactly universal in the...
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thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 87 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of...
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ThinkstockTwo oil field services companies announced on Tuesday that they plan to spin off parts of their businesses into separately traded companies. National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV) will...
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ThinkstockNo new oil refinery has been built in the U.S. in more than 35 years. Now there are two in the works. A 20,000-barrel a day refinery in North Dakota is already under construction and on...
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ThinkstockFrench officials revealed on Tuesday that $2 million in gold bars disappeared from an Air France passenger plane after the gold had been loaded on the plane for a flight to Zurich. The gold...
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ThinkstockOver the past five days, shares of three companies focused on rare earth mineral production have climbed more than 10% while the S&P 500 has managed to stay barely better than flat....
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ThinkstockThe battered U.S. coal industry took another shot Friday as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Gina McCarthy announced proposed stricter clean air regulations in a speech at...
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ThinkstockIn a little more than two weeks, Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) will report third-quarter results, and there is every reason to believe that those results will not be pretty. The consensus estimates...
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thinkstockThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported Thursday morning that U.S. natural gas stocks increased by 46 billion cubic feet last week, compared with an expected build of 55...
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ThinkstockIn an effort to curb its current account deficit, and ultimately to prevent even more inflation, the nation of India reportedly has increased its tax on gold imports again. Gold jewelry...
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ThinkstockJames River Coal Co. (NASDAQ: JRCC) has had a rough couple of years. Monday’s announcement that the company was cutting production and laying off 525 workers is just the latest...
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