Energy
Oil flat as Brent supply cut offsets economic worry
Oil prices were flat on Monday as the shutdown of a pipeline cut supplies of UK Brent oil and offset concerns about the U.S. and Chinese economies.
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Brent crude oil erases 2013 gains, slips on US budget cuts
Brent crude prices fell to a six-week low below $110 per barrel on Friday, erasing all gains so far in 2013 as political gridlock in Washington was set to trigger automatic U.S. budget cuts.
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Oil falls below $110 on global growth worries
Crude oil slipped to a six-week low below $110 per barrel on Friday, weighed down by growth worries as political gridlock brought the prospect of massive U.S. government spending cuts and on disappointing European industrial data.
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Brent crude oil hits six-week low, down $8 in two weeks
Brent crude fell to a six-week low near $111 a barrel on Thursday, capping a month-end sell-off that has seen prices fall by almost $8 in two weeks as concerns have resurfaced about the global economy and the strength of demand.
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Natural gas generation rises 21 percent
Natural gas prices were up modestly for most points outside the Northeast for the report week.
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Oil rises above $112 on central bank comments
Brent crude oil rose above $112 a barrel on Thursday on renewed confidence that major central banks will keep taking steps to support the global economy.
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Gasoline and diesel fuel prices up again
The U.S. average retail price of regular gasoline increased four cents to $3.78 per gallon, up six cents from last year at this time.
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Brent falls near month-low under $112
Brent crude oil prices fell to a four-week low beneath $112 a barrel on Wednesday as the sixth straight weekly rise in U.S. crude oil stockpiles and a sharp slide in gasoline prices added to concerns about faltering demand.
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Oil rises from one-month low as Iran talks end
Oil traded near $113 a barrel on Wednesday, edging up from a one-month low, as world powers ended two days of talks with Iran over its nuclear work with no sign of a breakthrough.
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Brent crude oil drops under $113 on Italian vote fears
Brent crude oil fell to a one-month low - under $113 a barrel - on Tuesday as inconclusive Italian election results revived investor concerns about instability in the euro zone and threatened the outlook for fuel demand.
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Oil sinks below $114 on Italy vote uncertainty
Oil fell below $114 a barrel to a one-month low on Tuesday as an inconclusive Italian election result revived investor concern about instability in the euro zone and weaker fuel demand growth.
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