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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ThinkstockIn 2012, the U.S. imported nearly 3 million barrels of oil a day from Canada. The Keystone XL pipeline, if it is approved, would increase that total by 830,000 barrels, but without a change...
ThinkstockGlobal oil markets never seem to sit still. Crude oil prices, of course, vary minute by minute nearly 24-hours a day, but that is only the most visible manifestation of the action. A...