NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks cooled off in early action on Thursday after pushing to highs for the year in the previous session. Investors also looked toward natural gas inventory data due out later this morning. Sector leader Exxon Mobil ... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks continued their winning ways in early action on Wednesday ahead of key weekly petroluem supply data from the Department of Energy. The NYSE Arca Oil Index rose 1% to 1,041, a a new high for the year. The NYSE ... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude oil futures remained lower early on Wednesday, after the government reported U.S. consumer prices increased a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in August, pushed higher by a 9.1% increase in gasoline prices. Crude oil for Octob... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- KB Home said Wednesday that it is resuming its homebuilding operations in the Mid-Atlantic region, including Maryland and Virginia. KB said this new generation of houses are designed along with the U.S. Environmental Protec... [more]

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Airline stocks opened the week trading lower Monday, following the broader market into the red even as crude oil prices held steady just below $69 a barrel. The Amex Airline Index shed 1.3% to 26.38 points, with Brazil... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Energy stocks fell with the broad market and oil prices in early action on Monday. The NYSE Arca Oil Index dropped 0.9% to 1,011. The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index subtracted 1.1% to 477. The Philadelphia Oil Service Index ... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Energy stocks moved up as crude futures rose in the face of a weaker dollar, as companies in the oil, natural gas and oil service sector looked to finish out a week of gains. The NYSE Arca Oil Index rose 0.6% to 1,030. The N... [more]

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Crude-oil futures rose Friday for a fifth straight session, the longest winning streak in nearly two months, as Chinese data pointed to a pick-up in economic recovery in the world's second-biggest oil consumer. Also helping o... [more]

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Higher crude oil prices drove import prices up by 2% in August, the fifth increase in the past six months, the Labor Department reported Friday. Import prices have risen 7.6% so far in 2009 as energy prices have rebounded. ... [more]

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- The dollar declined against major currencies Friday, providing a further boost to crude-oil prices and pushing spot gold above $1,000 a troy ounce, after Chinese economic data for August came in a bit stronger than expected... [more]