Natural Gas
Oil prices above $85 for first time since Sept.
Oil prices jumped more than 3 percent Monday after France and Germany agreed to strengthen Europe's ailing banks.
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Oil prices above $83 per barrel on jobs increase
Oil prices are rising after a burst of hiring in the U.S. calmed fears of a new recession.
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Oil above $82 on positive news for Europe banks
Oil prices rose Thursday as Europe's central bank tried to strengthen the region's financial system. Benchmark crude jumped $2.91, or 3.7 percent, to finish at $82.59 per barrel in New York, while Brent crude rose $3, or 2.9 percent, to end at $105.73 in London.
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Natural gas outlook: Prices drop below $4 levels
Like autumn leaves floating down to earth, natural gas prices dropped decidedly from their $4 support branch this past week. In a whirlwind of generally unsupportive market fundamentals, the Henry Hub price closed down 25 cents for the week to $3.63 per million British thermal units on October 5.
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Oil near $81 on hopes of Europe action on banks
Oil prices rose above $80 a barrel Thursday, continuing a rebound from 12-month lows on signs that European finance officials are moving to bolster the region's banks.
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Oil climbs on positive signs for Europe economy
Oil rebounded Wednesday from 12-month lows on signs that financial leaders will move to bolster struggling European banks and on positive U.S. economic news.
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Oil up to $78 amid hopes of Europe financial fix
Oil prices climbed to $78 a barrel Wednesday amid hopes that Europe will contain the debt crisis that has engulfed Greece and threatens to destabilize other countries that use the euro.
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Oil below $76 as Greece crisis gnaws at confidence
Oil tumbled to below $76 a barrel Tuesday as fears intensified that Greece may not be able to crawl out from beneath a mountain of debt without defaulting.
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Oil drops to lowest price since 2010
Oil started the final quarter of 2011 with a whimper. The benchmark price dropped below $78 per barrel to its lowest level in more than a year, as fears of another recession grew.
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U.S. gas: Futures settle -2.2% at 11-month low on high supply
Natural gas futures prices fell sharply Friday, with growing near-term oversupply pushing prices to an 11-month low.
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U.S. gas: Big inventory build in U.S. weighs on futures
Natural gas futures finished lower Thursday after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. gas inventories, signaling that sagging demand isn't keeping up with soaring production rates.
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