The Marcellus Shale will continue to play a predominant role as demand for natural gas and natural gas...
The Marcellus Shale will continue to play a predominant role as demand for natural gas and natural gas liquids remains strong in the US and abroad, outgoing Range Resources CEO Jeff Ventura says. Range COO Dennis Degner, who will replace Ventura, says the company is demonstrating resilience and is "still delivering on stated objectives and generating free cash flow."
Marathon to pay $27.5M penalty for Tesoro plant pollution
The Justice Department ordered Marathon Petroleum to pay $27.5 million after its Tesoro Refining and...
The Justice Department ordered Marathon Petroleum to pay $27.5 million after its Tesoro Refining and Marketing plant in Martinez, Calif., failed to lower levels of nitrous oxide emissions. Tesoro will also have to forego hundreds of annual tradable emission credits in California.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $2.02 to $76.78 a barrel Friday....
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $2.02 to $76.78 a barrel Friday. Brent crudefor June delivery rose $1.17 to $79.54 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 5 cents $2.58 a gallon. May heating oil rose 3 cents $2.38 a gallon. June natural gasrose 5 cents to $2.41 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Dow finishes up over 270 points Friday, notching 2.5% gain for April
U.S. stocks ended April higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average booking its best monthly...
U.S. stocks ended April higher on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average booking its best monthly gain since January. Despite renewed focus on stress in the U.S. banking system, major stock indexes were able to post gains on Friday to end the week and month on higher ground, in part as earnings reports from several big technology companies, including Meta Platforms Inc. META, +0.74% were received positively by investors. The Dow DJIA, +0.80% rose about 272 points Friday, or 0.8%, ending near 34,098, according to preliminary FactSet levels. The S&P 500 index SPX, +0.83% posted a 0.8% gain, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, 0.69% advanced 0.7%. Volatility in the stock market has remained in check, even as First Republic Bank FRC, -43.30% has been exploring talks with multiple partners about strategic options, including potentially asset sales, as its stock price has retreated by about 97% on the year through Friday. For the week, the Dow gained 0.9% and 2.5% for the month, its highest percentage gain in a month since January, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% for the week and 1.5% in April, while the Nasdaq gained 1.3% for the week and ended the month nearly unchanged.
AAA forecasts big summer travel season and with it—higher gasoline prices
AAA says the coming months promise to be a very busy summer for travel, even though we’re a month away...
AAA says the coming months promise to be a very busy summer for travel, even though we’re a month away from the Memorial Day holiday and the unofficial kickoff to the summer driving season.
The automobile agency reported this week that international travel bookings this year are already up 200% compared to 2022 and the TSA is warning travelers that summer airline passenger levels are expected to be “comfortably above” pre-pandemic numbers. Despite airline ticket prices running 20 to 30% higher than in 2022, Delta Airlines reports a record number of advance bookings for summer travel.
