Oil Future

Crude oil for February delivery rose $1.39, or 1.4 percent, to $101.07 a barrel at 1 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract reached $101.39, the highest level since Dec. 8. Futures have climbed 11 percent this year…

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Forexpros – Last week saw crude oil futures post their biggest weekly gain in two months, as indications the U.S. economic recovery was gaining momentum and growing fears over a disruption to Iranian oil supplies boosted prices. On the New…

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The Republic

State Oil and Gas Lease Sale a Success KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska And that includes reaching out to community groups, federal agencies, even cold calling companies to put Alaska's oil and gas potential on their radar, so

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The price of the $150 calls has risen 9.2 percent to $1.30 since the day before the UN report was published, outpacing the 3.4 percent gain in oil futures. Crude will surpass $250 a barrel if nations threaten to ban…

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Ahram Online

China's Envoy to Africa Expresses Concern Over Sudan Oil, Border Disputes Bloomberg China's top envoy for Africa urged Sudan and South Sudan to resolve disputes over oil and their mutual border, citing concern that future instability may

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Sudan Vision

China trying to mediate oil impasse between Sudan, South Sudan, again stepping … Washington Post The economic future of the two countries remains intertwined, however. While most of the oil is in South Sudan, the world's newest country

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Speculators drive cotton price volatility, hurting farmers and consumers Kansas City Star Today, pension funds and Wall Street banks are pouring money into futures markets for cotton, oil, natural gas, wheat, coffee and other commodities. Such financial speculation helped

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Speculators drive cotton price volatility, hurting farmers and consumers | The … The Republic Today, pension funds and Wall Street banks are pouring money into futures markets for cotton, oil, natural gas, wheat, coffee and other commodities. Such financial

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The contract increased to $101.17 and dropped to $99.88 today. Futures climbed 7.7 percent in November and are up 9.8 percent this year. Brent oil for January settlement declined 94 cents, or 0.9 percent, to $109.58 a barrel on the…

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Brent oil for January settlement dropped 30 cents, or 0.3 percent, to end the session at $110.52 a barrel on the London- based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The European benchmark climbed 0.9 percent in November. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS…

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