Commodities

Crude Remains Vulnerable to the Downside

twocents@thestreet.com (Mohammed Isah) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:53 GMT

Crude oil futures remain vulnerable to the downside having reversed most of their Friday gains after staging a failed attempt on the upside on Monday.

Gold's Corrective Recovery to Continue

twocents@thestreet.com (Mohammed Isah) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:03 GMT

The corrective recovery triggered off the 2010 low at 1,044.20 should lift the commodity higher.

Gold Price Volatile on China Issues

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:36 GMT

Gold prices were volatile Wednesday on concern about China's lending policies.

Gold Up as Dollar Slips

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:19 GMT

Gold for February delivery was rising $7.20 to $1,096.90 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Gold's Strength Stalls

twocents@thestreet.com (Mohammed Isah) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:42 GMT

A look at the charts suggests gold is headed for more corrective declines, but its medium- to long-term upward trend remains in place.

Gold Prices Slip Amid Recovery Fears

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:44 GMT

Gold prices were sinking dramatically Friday as uncertainty about the economic recovery and U.S. dollar strength spooked commodity investors.

Crude Oil Falls Below $79

twocents@thestreet.com (Joseph Woelfel) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:19 GMT

Crude oil fell Friday after the International Energy Agency kept its forecast steady for world oil demand in 2010.

Crude Oil Eyes Further Upside

twocents@thestreet.com (Mohammed Isah) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:36 GMT

Crude oil has broken out through its major resistance and has resumed its medium-term uptrend.

Oil Prices Hover Near $79 a Barrel

twocents@thestreet.com (Joseph Woelfel) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:27 GMT

Oil prices were trading just below $79 a barrel Wednesday ahead of weekly data from the Energy Information Administration.

Crude Oil Flirts With $75

twocents@thestreet.com (Joseph Woelfel) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:03 GMT

Crude oil was higher by 35 cents to $74.75 a barrel Wednesday after a report showed a decline last week in U.S. crude inventories.

OPEC Holds Output Quotas Unchanged

twocents@thestreet.com (The Associated Press) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:36 GMT

Several OPEC ministers said Tuesday the oil producing group has decided to hold its output targets unchanged and wants members to adhere more closely to their quotas.

Gold to See Corrective Recovery

twocents@thestreet.com (Mohammed Isah) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:04 GMT

Technical analysis suggests that gold futures likely will move higher after two weeks of selling.

Clean Tech Indices Show Little Change

twocents@thestreet.com (Clean Edge) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:06 GMT

Clean Edge and NASDAQ's three benchmark clean-tech stock indexes ended the week very near where they started it.

Gold Prices Soar Past $1,133/Ounce

twocents@thestreet.com (Joseph Woelfel) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:37 GMT

Gold prices for December delivery rose as high as $1,133.50 before slipping back slightly in trading early Monday.

Gold Price Hovers Near New Record

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:58 GMT

Gold prices hit another record high before slipping back.

Gold Futures Hit Record High

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:23 GMT

Gold for December delivery hit an all-time high of $1,087 an ounce on Tuesday.

Gold Rebounds on Dollar, CIT News

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:46 GMT

Gold prices were rebounding as the precious metal looks to the U.S. dollar for direction.

Gold Weighed Down by Rising Dollar

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:11 GMT

Gold futures were falling for the sixth time in seven sessions, as the U.S. dollar gained strength.

Gold Rises as Risk Appetite Returns

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:07 GMT

Gold futures are climbing back from their three-week lows, as risk appetite increased and the U.S. dollar fell.

IEA Sees Oil Demand Driving Higher

twocents@thestreet.com (The Associated Press) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:30 GMT

The Paris-based IEA, which advises oil-consuming countries, said crude demand would reach 86.1 million barrels a day in 2010, up 1.7% from this year.

Global Biofuels Growth to Double by 2015

twocents@thestreet.com (Clean Edge) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:01 GMT

global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart's Global Biofuels Center (GBC).

Boeing Looks to Mangroves for Jet Fuel

twocents@thestreet.com (Clean Edge) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:37 GMT

Boeing teams with Honeywell's UOP to study the use of mangroves and other saltwater plants as a source of renewable jet fuel.

Crude Slumps Another Day: Oil Alert

twocents@thestreet.com (Sung Moss) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:54 GMT

Oil futures are going lower, again, as high crude and product inventories have investors spooked

Crude Rebounds: Oil Alert

twocents@thestreet.com (Sung Moss) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:45 GMT

Oil futures are moving above $70 again after sinking more than $2 on Monday.

Has the Oil Well Run Dry?

twocents@thestreet.com (Guest Contributor) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:11 GMT

Crude's three-month rally may be threatened by lagging demand and oversupply.

IEA Sees '09 Oil Demand Slump Moderating

twocents@thestreet.com (The Associated Press) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:17 GMT

The International Energy Agency on Thursday forecast that the slump in global oil demand in 2009 would be slightly less severe than previously expected.

Oil Rises Above $72 on Investor Optimism

twocents@thestreet.com (The Associated Press) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:38 GMT

Oil prices climbed above $72 a barrel Thursday in Asia as investor optimism about a global economic recovery pushed crude to fresh highs for the year.

Gold Futures Drop as Investor Fear Wanes

twocents@thestreet.com (Alix Steel) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:02 GMT

Gold futures were falling Thursday as investor optimism decreased demand for the precious metal.

Oil Drifts Lower After Topping $51 a Barrel

twocents@thestreet.com (The Associated Press) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:38 GMT

Oil prices drifted lower Friday after surging above $51 a barrel, as traders reevaluated expectations for renewed crude demand.

IEA Lowers Forecast for Global Oil Demand

twocents@thestreet.com (The Associated Press) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:39 GMT

The International Energy Agency on Friday lowered its estimate for global oil demand in 2009 as the economic crisis curbs demand in the United States, Russia and China.