Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1.22 to $82.63 per barrel Monday. Brent crude for June delivery fell $1.10to $88.40 per barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for May delivery fell 1 cent to $2.75 a gallon. May heating oilfell 2 centsto $2.53 a gallon. June natural gasrose 11 cents to $2.03 per 1,000 cubic feet.
MarketWatch: U.S. stocks close higher as investors eye tech earnings, Fed rate-policy meeting
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as investors continue to digest tech...
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday as investors continue to digest tech earnings and await the Federal Reserve's policy meeting later this week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Averagewent up 146.43 pointsor 0.4% to end at 38386.09. The S&P 500 rose 16.21 points or 0.3% to close at 5,116.17. The Nasdaq Compositegained 55.18 points or 0.4% to end at 15,983.08.
Oil Prices Start the Week With a Loss as Demand Concerns Grow
Crude oil prices began the week with a loss in midmorning Asian...
Crude oil prices began the week with a loss in midmorning Asian trading, reversing the climb from last week after the latest U.S. inflation data suggested there will not be any rate cuts anytime soon.
Signals from Israel that a ceasefire with Hamas is still a possibility also helped bring oil down, with Brent crude slipping below $89 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate at a bit over $83.
Global Oil and Gas Discoveries Fell to a Record Low in 2023
Oil and gas discoveries last year fell to a record low of 5 billion barrels...
Oil and gas discoveries last year fell to a record low of 5 billion barrels of oil equivalent while exploration costs rose close to twofold.
This total compared with discoveries of 10.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent the previous year, the report noted, in support of arguments from OPEC that the industry is not investing enough in new oil and gas supply despite rising demand. OPEC has blamed the trend on investment discouragement from pro-transition forecasters and governments.
The higher exploration costs and the challenges in finding new oil and gas may further serve to discourage investment growth in the sector, deepening a concern expressed on a now regular basis by OPEC, of a looming structural deficit on oil markets while oil demand remains very much on a growth path.
Fed meeting, jobs report on tap: It’ll be a big week for hot takes on the US economy, with the Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday and Wednesday and the April jobs report dropping Friday. Because inflation has been sticking around, the Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady at this meeting and for the foreseeable future, a 180 from what seemed likely at the beginning of the year. On the jobs front, economists are projecting another strong month for employment growth.