Oil futures rebounded on concerns about the Middle East and growing doubt that China’s government will be able to curb the country’s appetite for fuel by pushing prices higher.
Light, sweet crude for July delivery rose $2.69 to settle at $134.62 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, recovering some of the $4.75 that the [...]
Shares of Evergreen Solar Inc. shot up after the solar panel producer signed two long-term sales contracts.
Evergreen rose $2.06, or 20.1 percent, to close at $12.30.
Lehman Brothers analyst Vishal Shah raised his target price on the stock and predicted his Wall Street colleagues will soon raise their earnings forecasts for the company as well. That [...]
China’s National Development and Reform Commission said prices of gasoline and diesel oil will rise by 1,000 yuan ($145) per ton to 6,980 yuan ($1,015) and 6,520 yuan ($949), or 16 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
The government hiked fuel prices by about 11 percent in November but kept them frozen at that level, seeking to [...]
Oil prices dropped sharply after China said it will raise fuel prices, a move that could dampen its booming oil consumption.
Crude-oil prices also were given a downward push by the Iraqi Oil Ministry’s announcement that it is close to signing oil service deals with several major Western oil companies in an effort to boost crude [...]
Crude-oil inventories fell last week for the fifth straight week, while gasoline stockpiles unexpectedly dropped.
For the week ended June 13, crude-oil inventories fell by 1.2 million barrels, or 0.4 percent, to 301 million barrels — 14.2 percent below year-ago levels, the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report.
Analysts expected a larger draw [...]
There was more grim new from the airlines industry. United Airlines says its 2008 fuel bill will hit $9.5 billion — more than $3.5 billion higher than last year.
United parent UAL Corp. also estimates passenger revenue for the second quarter will increase by 4 or 5 percent over a year ago. It said in [...]
Shares of ethanol producers dropped after a Citi Investment Research analyst said some small to mid-size companies might have to shut down soon after severe flooding in the Midwest boosted corn prices.
Analyst David Driscoll said the floods caused “irreparable damage to this year’s crop” and pushed prices up, harming ethanol margins.
“As a result of [...]
Oil prices rebounded sharply from a dip below $132 a barrel, ending higher Thursday in another volatile session fueled by a rising dollar and concerns about supplies. Gas prices reached new record at the pump, rising to a national average of $4.06 a gallon, and are likely to keep climbing.
Light, sweet crude for July [...]
