A decade-old commodity boom came crashing to an end in 2015, hurting energy and mining companies as China’s industrial rise and appetite for raw materials slowed. The outlook for 2016 Continue Reading
China’s economy started the year with more bad news as official data showed that the manufacturing sector shrank for a fifth straight month in December. That will increase pressure on Continue Reading
China’s factory activity picked up a bit in December but remained in contraction as downward pressure persisted in the manufacturing sector, official data showed Friday. China’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index Continue Reading
Oil explorers shut down more rigs in U.S. fields to finish out the worst year for drilling cutbacks in almost three decades. Rigs targeting crude in the U.S. fell by Continue Reading
U.S. drivers saved a bunch of money on gasoline this past year, as Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members kept the pumps going in the face of low oil prices. Continue Reading
Bakken Rig Count Falls Due to the holiday, we are releasing the weekly rig count post early. The Bakken-Three Forks rig count fell by three this week landing at 54 Continue Reading
Cheniere Energy Inc. began production at what will become the first terminal to export natural gas from America’s shale formations, according to ING Capital LLC, which helped finance the project. Continue Reading
What is going on with the weather? With tornado outbreaks in the South, Christmas temperatures that sent trees into bloom in Central Park, drought in parts of Africa and historic Continue Reading
