CNBCUS Stock Indexes Edge Higher in Early Trading; Oil UpABC NewsU.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Thursday as investors sized up quarterly results for big department store chains and other companies. A forecast calling for slower global demand for …

U.S. News & World ReportGlobal Stocks Gain on China Stimulus Hopes; Oil up FurtherABC NewsGlobal stock markets rose Tuesday as slack Chinese consumer price figures stoked expectations of more stimulus policies. Oil prices rose further after reports of a ne …

ABC NewsAsia Stocks Flat, Oil RetreatsABC NewsAsian stock markets were little changed Tuesday after Wall Street closed nearly flat amid little market-moving news. Prices of oil retreated slightly after reports of a new OPEC meeting sparked a rally. KEEPING …

U.S. News & World ReportLouisiana Pols Go to Court Blaming Big Oil for Coastal RuinABC NewsThe oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared. But few politicians would blame Big Oil …

STLtoday.comSuit: California Failed to Study Oil Well Impact on WaterABC NewsEnvironmentalists sued state agencies Wednesday for approving oil well injections into a federally protected aquifer near California's Central Coast. California oil and gas re …

Paradox Nation: Norway, a Climate Leader Making Money on OilABC NewsNorway wants to get rid of gasoline-fueled cars, plans to become carbon neutral by 2030 and spends billions on helping poor countries reduce their carbon footprints. Meanwhile, it's pu …

Cooking Oil, Graphene Among CO2 Capture Prize Entry IdeasABC NewsCooking oil and graphene, a recently discovered substance stronger than steel, might seem to have little in common, but some theorize both could be made from carbon dioxide emitted by coal- a …

Financial TimesKazakhstan acts after Romania blocks oil deal - FT.comFinancial TimesKazakhstan's state oil company has initiated legal proceedings against Romania after prosecutors froze its shares in the country's largest oil refinery, disrupting& …

Financial News (subscription)Private-Equity Firms Pumping Money into Oil Patch – Energy JournalWall Street Journal (blog)Ryan Dezember reports that private-equity firms are beginning to pump money into the oil patch, a signal that Wall Street is growing mo …

BloombergThe Future of Big Oil? At Shell, It's Not OilBloombergAt Australia's Curtis Island, you can see Big Oil morphing into Big Gas. Just off the continent's rugged northeastern coast lies a 667-acre liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal owne …