Letter: ND Republican's reasons for not increasing oil extraction tax are laughable  INFORUMThis is a response to Sierra Heitkamp's letter, “Oil extraction tax rates must remain competitive,” published Feb. 2 Apparently the North Dakota GOP has b …

Codexis Stock Nears Breakout After Biotech Company Makes Protein-Engineering Deal With Merck  Investor's Business DailyCodexis stock approached a breakout Tuesday after the biotech company struck a deal with Dow Jones giant Merck for its protein- …

4 arrested in Minnesota oil pipeline shutdown attempt, activists say  TwinCities.com-Pioneer PressGRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Activists from the Catholic Worker movement say four protesters have been arrested in an attempt to shut down an Enbridge oil …

Mid-Day Market Update: Crude Oil Down Over 2%; Top Image Systems Shares Jump  NasdaqMidway through trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.19 percent to 25016.65 while the NASDAQ climbed 0.66 percent to 7311.81. The S&P also. Read more https://www. …

Wall Street flat as tech boost offset by lower oil prices  NasdaqBy Medha Singh. Feb 4 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks treaded water on Monday as a tech boost was offset by declines in energy companies, as investors wait for ... Read more https://www.nas …

C$ pares recent gains as oil price fall, greenback rallies  NasdaqCanadian dollar falls 0.3 percent against the greenback; * Price of U.S. oil drops 2 percent; * Canadian bond prices decline across a steeper yield. Read more https://www.nasdaq.co …

Russian oil output has not peaked yet: official  Kitco NewsMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian oil production has not yet reached its peak and expectations that it could decline in the next few years are not justified, Alexei ... Read more https://www.kit …

Britain's FTSE rides to 2 month high on oil strength; Ryanair slumps  Nasdaq(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikonnews window). * FTSE 100 up 0.3 pct. * FTSE 250 up 0.3 pct. * Ferrexpo worst mid-cap faller. Read more https:// …

Cooking oil fire leads to loss of kitchen in Plainville home  The Sun ChroniclePLAINVILLE -- French fries led to a kitchen fire Saturday night. Read more http://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/cooking-oil-fire-leads-to-loss-of-kitchen-in …

More oil drilling proposed for southern Florida  Sun SentinelIs an oil boom coming to the southern tip of Florida? One company plans to drill 6000 holes for explosives to look for oil just north of Big Cypress National ... Read more https://www.s …