Archive for December 2011

Sector Update: Energy Shares Broadly Lower; Crude Oil Slips Below $112 a Barrel

by MidnightTrader.com Staff from Midnight Trader NYMEX Benchmark Crude May: (+0.16%) to $112.42 Top Energy Stocks XOM: -0.7% CVX: -0.4% COP: -3.0% SLB: -1.2% OXY: -0.4% Energy shares are broadly lower at the session’s half while crude oil futures inched lower to trade below $112 a barrel. Light, sweet crude for June delivery is trading down [...]

Commodities End Higher; Silver, Crude Oil Rise More Than 5% By the Close 5/9/2011

Commodities finished higher with crude regaining its footing after last week’s steep slide. Silver also found a base to rise more than 5% along with gold.

Light, sweet crude for June delivery finished up 5.5% at $102.55 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was up 4.84% to $2.98 a gallon while natural gas was down 1.75% to $4.16 per million British thermal units.

Sector Update: Energy Shares Rise; Crude Futures Surge Above $100 a Barrel 5/9/2011

Energy shares are higher as crude oil futures surge by nearly 4% to trade above $100 a barrel.

Light, sweet crude for June delivery is trading up 3.61% to $100.69 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil is up 2.76% to $2.92 a gallon while natural gas is up 0.78% to at $4.20 per million British thermal units.

Commodities Finish Trading Higher; Gold Jumps on Weaker Dollar as Oil Gains 6/29/2011

Commodities finished trading higher as crude oil jumped following a key supply report while gold also finished in the green.

The Energy Information Administration reported a decline of 4.4 million barrels in oil inventories for the week ended June 24.

Light, sweet crude oil for August delivery finished up 2% to $94.77 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil was up 3.39% to $2.92 a gallon while natural gas was down 0.9% to $4.31 per million British thermal units.

5 Strategies for Reducing Your Heating and Cooling Bills

Title: 5 Strategies for Reducing Your Heating and Cooling Bills Author: Andrew Seltz Article: One of the single biggest monthly expenses you will face is the cost of heating and cooling your home. As the costs of heating oil and electricity continue to rise, it becomes vital that you get the maximum heating and cooling [...]