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Natural Gas stockpiles rise by more than expected

According to a report released by the Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration natural gas supplies increased by more than analysts expected during the week that ended September 2nd.

The government agency announced that natural gas held in underground storage in …

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Oil hit $89 a barrel on supply concerns

Oil is up by more than $3 a barrel today on expectations that the storms in the Gulf of Mexico will slow down oil production in that region.

Commodity traders and analysts believe that the U.S. will see stockpiles drop …

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Oil sinks on raised recession fears

The price of oil has dropped more than 2.5 percent during trading so far this Friday following a report released by the Labor Department that triggered more fears that the economy is heading towards another recession. The report showed that …

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Oil prices rise as supplies drop

An unexpected large drop in gasoline supplies on wednesday as well as a drop in the value of the U.S. dollar lead to a rise in oil prices as traders rushed to crude oil futures.

 

According to a report …

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Gold drops as market end whipsaw week on a high

Gold fell for its second straight day on friday after a report was released by the government that showed retail sales in the U.S. had increased by its largest amount in over four months. The report said that retail sales …

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Natural Gas levels rise by less than expected

According to a weekly report released by The Energy Department Information Administration, Natural gas supplies held in underground storage grew by 25 billion cubic feet to 2.783 trillion cubic feet by the end of last week.

Analysts had anticipated that …

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