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Oil slips and posts third weekly loss
18 May 2012 at 2:49pm

Oil prices fell on Friday in tug-of-war trading, posting a 2012 low and a third straight weekly loss as debt problems in Greece and Spain kept concerns about the euro zone economy in focus. Crude futures ...

Wheat futures are soaring again as more concerns about dry weather hit the market.Wheat for July delivery rose 37.5 cents, a gain of 5.7 percent, to settle at $6.9525 Friday. Corn also rose, but not as ...

Crude oil prices fell Friday ahead of a weekend meeting in which President Barack Obama and leaders of the world's biggest economies will search for ways to help Europe resolve its ongoing debt crisis.Benchmark ...

Grains futures mostly rose Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade.Wheat for July delivery jumped 37.50 cents to $6.9525 a bushel; July corn rose 10.50 cents to $6.3550 a bushel; July oats rose 1.50 cent ...

Kraft Foods said on Friday it lowered prices on many of its U.S. coffees, including its flagship brand Maxwell House, citing lower green coffee costs since prices peaked last year, making it the second ...

Peabody Energy Corp. is now able to lease 402 million tons of ultra-low sulfur coal reserves in Wyoming, after submitting a successful bid for control of the reserve area.The world's biggest private-sector ...

Shares of some top silver companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:Hecla Mining Co. rose $.04 or 1.0 percent, to $3.93.Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.03 or .2 percent, to $16.01.Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose ...

Shares of some top gold companies are up at 1 p.m.:Barrick Gold Corp. rose $.44 or 1.2 percent, to $37.85.Gold Fields rose $.27 or 2.3 percent, to $12.26.GoldCorp. rose $.77 or 2.2 percent, to $35.53.Newmont ...

Shares of some top coal companies are down at 1 p.m.:Arch Coal fell $.02 or .3 percent, to $7.41.Consol Energy Inc. fell $.62 or 2.1 percent, to $29.53.Peabody Energy fell $.70 or 2.8 percent, to $24.26....

U.S. crude oil demand dipped slightly in April as gasoline consumption posted a small gain for the month, the American Petroleum Institute said on Friday. Petroleum consumption in April fell 0.3 percent ...

Shares of some top silver companies are up at 10 a.m.:Hecla Mining Co. rose $.10 or 2.6 percent, to $3.99.Pan American Silver Corp. rose $.11 or .7 percent, to $16.15.Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose ...

Shares of some top gold companies are up at 10 a.m.:Barrick Gold Corp. rose $.85 or 2.3 percent, to $38.26.Gold Fields rose $.42 or 3.5 percent, to $12.41.GoldCorp. rose $1.03 or 3.0 percent, to $35.79.Newmont ...

Shares of some top coal companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:Arch Coal rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $7.44.Consol Energy Inc. fell $.68 or 2.3 percent, to $29.47.Peabody Energy fell $.34 or 1.4 percent, to $24.62....