Yahoo NewsFired regulator: Brown pushed to waive oil safeguards.Yahoo NewsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The state's fired former top oil regulator says Gov. Jerry Brown's administration pressured him to break federal and state law on oilfield permitting. De …

Wall Street JournalPrivate-Equity Firms Plunge Back Into the Oil PatchWall Street JournalPrivate-equity firms are doubling down on energy, despite heavy damage from their last adventure in the oil patch. These firms' stakes in a dozen publicly traded e …

Wall Street JournalInvestors Get Caught in Oil's Slippery Wake - WSJWall Street JournalFalling oil prices are hitting investors who bought energy shares this year. The value of shares sold by U.S. and Canadian exploration-and-production companies this …

Wall Street JournalInvestors Get Caught in Oil's Slippery WakeWall Street JournalFalling oil prices are hitting investors who bought energy shares this year. The value of shares sold by U.S. and Canadian exploration-and-production companies this year i …

Wall Street JournalInvestors Are Buying Stocks and Bonds From Energy Producers Amid Oil Price DropWall Street JournalInvestors are snapping up new stock and bonds from energy producers as they search for bargains amid the tumult caused by the plunge in oil …