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Oil futures end higher as a recent drop to 7-month lows left prices ‘oversold’

Oil futures climb on Thursday, a day after a selloff on rising fears of a global slowdown pushed prices for the U.S. and global crude benchmarks to their lowest levels since January.

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Gold prices retreat after Powell says the Fed is ‘strongly committed’ to bring down inflation

Gold futures settle lower on Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stressed the central bank's commitment to bring down inflation, implying that more interest-rate hikes are on tap. The move also follows the...

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How to invest in water as droughts, shortages dominate the news

Water has become a popular topic these days, given widespread drought conditions around the globe and the water crisis in Jackson, Miss. That doesn’t translate into an automatic win-win when it comes to investing in the se...

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Oil prices settle at their lowest since January on fresh concerns over a slowdown in energy demand

Oil futures end lower on Wednesday as concerns over a slowdown in energy demand resurface, prompting prices to give up earlier gains on the back of a threat from Russian President Vladimir Putin to cut off energy supplies.

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Gold prices mark highest finish in more than a week

Gold futures on Wednesday mark their highest finish in over a week, holding above the key $1,700 mark to recoup their loss from a day earlier and then some.

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Global oil benchmark settles lower, gives back Monday’s OPEC-inspired bounce

Global oil futures settle lower on Tuesday, with Brent crude giving back gains scored after OPEC and its allies agreed to cut output for the first time since 2020.

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Gold prices end lower, while silver extends its recent gain

Prices of gold and silver trade in opposite directions Tuesday, with gold ending lower but silver posting a second straight session gain.

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Oil prices climb as OPEC+ agrees to 100,000 barrel cut per day

Oil prices climbed on Monday as members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) agreed to cut output by 100,000 barrels a day in October.

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Oil prices up for the session, down for the week ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Oil futures see modest gain on Friday, but post a hefty weekly loss as investors await a meeting of OPEC and its allies early next week.

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Gold prices end higher, but post a loss for the week

Gold prices end higher Friday and silver bounces off its lowest level in two years, but both precious metals post losses for the week.

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Gas prices are falling ahead of Labor Day — here’s what could reverse the trend

Gasoline prices at the pump have fallen for 11 weeks in a row, allowing consumers to breathe a sigh of relief as the U.S. summer driving season reaches a typical conclusion on Labor Day, but analysts warn that tight suppli...

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Oil prices settle at a two-week low as China imposes new lockdowns

Oil futures slide Thursday to their lowest settlement in two weeks after Chinese authorities lock down Chengdu, a city of 21 million in southwest China.

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Gold ends at 6-week low, as silver drops to lowest since 2020

Gold tumbles to its lowest settlement in about 6 weeks on Thursday, and silver ends at its lowest since 2020, as investors bet that interest rates will remain higher for longer.

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Why talk of an OPEC+ output cut has failed to revive oil prices

Oil prices posted their biggest monthly loss of the year in August, despite expectations that major producers may be ready to consider cutting production at the next OPEC+ meeting on Sept. 5.

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Oil prices mark their longest monthly losing streak in more than 2 years

Oil futures fall a third month in a row in August, their longest streak of monthly losses in more than two years.