Energy
Brent crude slips on weak Chinese industrial data
Brent crude oil prices fell on Monday, pressured by disappointing economic data from world No. 2 oil consumer China, while technical support and a dollar pullback limited losses and helped U.S. crude settle slightly higher.
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Oil slips below $110 on weak Chinese data
Oil fell below $110 on Monday after data from China revived worries over the economic recovery in the world's second-biggest oil consumer.
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Brent crude slips, high-priced RINs boost U.S. gasoline
Brent crude futures edged lower on Friday as U.S. jobs data strengthened the dollar, while U.S. gasoline futures rallied to a 2013 high because high-priced ethanol credits, or RINs, are raising refiners' costs and making fuel imports too expensive.
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Oil dips below $110 on stronger dollar
Brent crude oil futures fell below $110 a barrel on Friday, pressured by a stronger dollar after positive U.S. data, higher-than-expected supply from the North Sea and OPEC, and investors selling out of commodities in favour of equities.
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Crude rises on surprise drop in U.S. jobless claims
U.S. crude gained more than $1 a barrel on Thursday as data showed an unexpected drop in U.S. unemployment benefits and the dollar weakened.
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Natural gas outlook: Imports of liquefied natural gas on the rise
According to Official Statistics of Japan, imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose by 12 percent from 2010 to 2011 and 11 percent from 2011 to 2012.
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Oil below $111 on Brent restart, Cenbanks eyed
Oil eased below $111 a barrel on Thursday as the North Sea Brent pipeline restarted and while investors awaited central bank meetings and economic data to gain a better picture on the prospects for oil demand.
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Gasoline and diesel fuel prices both fall
The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline decreased three cents to $3.76 per gallon, down three cents from last year at this time.
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Oil down on creeping U.S. stockpiles; wheat, corn sink
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, a day after posting their biggest gains since December, after worries about creeping U.S. crude stockpiles, and grains markets slumped as heavy snows relieved dryness in America's crop belt.
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Oil holds above $111 ahead of U.S. jobs data
Brent crude oil steadied above $111 per barrel on Wednesday, supported by buoyant stock markets which gained on positive economic news from the United States.
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Brent oil lifted by shut pipeline, China after 5-day fall
Brent crude broke a five-day losing streak on Tuesday, rising on optimism over Chinese oil demand, record-high U.S. equities and North Sea supply disruptions.
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