City A.M.Stocks Trading Around 2016 Highs as Oil Prices ClimbABC NewsU.S. stocks are climbing to their highest prices of 2016 Monday afternoon as oil prices also set annual highs, taking energy companies higher. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave a mi …

USA TODAYUS Stocks Rise as Surge in Oil Prices Lifts Energy CompaniesABC NewsU.S. stocks are mostly higher in Friday trading as the price of oil jumps for the second time in three days. Energy companies are getting a boost. Retailers are struggling after s …

Los Angeles TimesIndexes Inch Higher as Oil Prices Jump, but Retailers SkidABC NewsA surge in the price of oil sent energy companies higher on Friday, but U.S. stocks got only a small boost overall as retailers suffered big losses. Stocks rose in morning t …

TransCanada: 16800 Gallons of Oil Leaked in South DakotaABC NewsTransCanada estimates that about 16,800 gallons of oil leaked into a field in South Dakota as part of a spill that has shut the Keystone pipeline down while officials investigate. The company …

BBC NewsLower oil prices hit Asian stocksBBC NewsAsian markets have opened lower as the fall in the oil price appears to be weighing on investor sentiment. In Japan the benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.4% in the first 90 minutes of trade, shedding nearly 230 po …

Once Wedded to Oil, Houston Economy Carries on Despite BustABC NewsAmanda Salazar watched for a year as colleagues at the Houston-based oil rig manufacturer where she worked lost jobs, victims of the latest oil bust. She realized it was time for a change b …

Los Angeles TimesUS Stocks Pull Back in Midday Trading as Oil Prices DropABC NewsStocks are pulling back in midday trading, led by declines in energy companies as the price of crude oil and other commodities turn lower. Murphy Oil fell 12 percent and oil r …

KSL.comUS Stocks Pull Back in Afternoon Trading as Oil Prices DropABC NewsStocks are pulling back in afternoon trading, led by declines in energy companies as the price of crude oil and other commodities turn lower. Murphy Oil fell 12 percent and oil rig o …

Company Plans Gravel Island to Extract Arctic Offshore OilABC NewsWhile Shell proposed exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea about 80 miles off Alaska's northwest coast, a Texas oil company wants to build a gravel island as a platform for five or more e …

Reuters Blogs (blog)Chaos in Libya: It's the oil, stupidReuters Blogs (blog)Militias have taken control of oil fields, pipelines and export facilities across the country. At first, they sought to extort the central government to keep the oil flowing. B …