Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu here Friday called on cooperatives to push forward reform and innovation, so as to increase their economic strength and social influence. Hui made the remarks when addressing the opening ceremony of an Asia-Pacific r... [more]

Tokyo has tightened its sanctions against Iran, banning new investment in energy development, restricting financial dealings and freezing the assets of people and institutions linked to Tehran's 'nuclear activities'... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement said Friday it has launched an investigation into the fire on the Mariner Energy Vermillion 380 Platform. We are all relieved that the 13 personnel on the p... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks rose with the broad market on Friday, after a better-than-expected monthly jobs report. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index rose 1.2% to 516. The NYSE Arca Oil Index rose 1.2% to 988. The Philadelphia Oil Service... [more]

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (MARKET WIRE) Homeowners! You can still take advantage of the 2009-2010 Federal Energy Tax Credit by making energy-related home improvements like installing an energy efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) sy... [more]

Oil prices rose above 75 U.S. dollars a barrel on Thursday as encouraging jobless and home sale data boosted market confidence in recovery. The Labor Department reported that the total number of people filling for first time jobless benefits fell 6,... [more]

Britain is leading the world in green burials as more and more people decide to be laid to rest in woodlands, meadows, farmlands and other habitats which are rich in wildlife and there are no laws preventing it as there are in many other countrie... [more]

Energy stocks trade flat to higher after having scored big gains in Wednesday's session, while investors' attention fixed on Petrobras as the Brazilian company firms up plans for a massive stock offering. ... [more]

PHOENIX, AZ (MARKET WIRE) The 2010 Algae Biomass Summit, the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) and the algae industry's premier event, today announced Judy Canales, Administrator for Rural Business and Cooperative programs... [more]

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL (MARKET WIRE) Sears invites customers to make The Big Switch to ENERGY STAR qualified appliances this Labor Day weekend and take advantage of incredible savings when they replace their inefficient appliances with ENERGY STAR qu... [more]