ObserverWhy Are Renewables Buoyant Even as Oil Sinks?ObserverFirst, most oil is used for transportation and for heating, while most renewable energy generates electricity used for lighting, computers, and appliances. In fact, only 4 percent of power global …

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo Thirst for Oil DividendWall Street JournalCoca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. will reveal this week whether Americans are spending more freely on soda and potato chips, as consumers pocket savings at the gas pump. But in reporting their fourt …

Wall Street JournalOil Wipeout: Why Prices Aren't as Cheap as They LookWall Street JournalThe rout in oil prices won't be reversed by OPEC, frackers, China or even the Fed. Only supply and demand can swing it. But the problem with calculations abou …

Is oil really cheaper than water? Depends where you shopCBS NewsFalling crude prices also means home heating oil is much cheaper than in recent years. Homeowners are paying well below $2 a gallon for heating oil in many places in the Northeast, where oil r …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices: Seeing a Bottom Doesn't Mean You're ThereWall Street JournalThe oil market is teaching investors a lesson that they always seem to relearn the hard way: Don't try to catch a falling barrel. Global crude prices sta …

Wall Street JournalWhat Could Drive the Price of OilWall Street JournalThe fact that the collapse in crude oil has been so rapid and severe may not have swayed large state-owned oil-market players such as members of the Organization of the Petroleum Export …

Wall Street JournalCheap Oil Gives Little Help to US SpendingWall Street JournalWhen oil and gasoline prices began to tumble in mid-2014, experts widely expected it would jolt spending by U.S. consumers and businesses. It hasn't turned out that way. In …

Wall Street JournalBoost From Oil-Price Drop Is ElusiveWall Street JournalWhen the tumble in oil and gasoline prices began in mid-2014, experts widely expected it would jolt spending by U.S. consumers and businesses. It hasn't turned out that way. Inst …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Gain on Weaker Dollar, Positioning Ahead of OPEC MeetingWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices gained Thursday on a weaker dollar and speculation that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries might decide at its F …

Wall Street JournalOil Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar, Positioning Ahead of OPEC MeetingWall Street JournalNEW YORK—Oil prices surged Thursday on a weaker dollar and speculation that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries might decide at its F …