Sky-high oil and gas prices risk tipping the U.S. economy back into recession. But Washington isn’t powerless when it comes to oil prices: Here are five things that the federal and state governments can do that would quickly re…
Skyrocketing prices don’t have to bring only pain. Investors can also find some relief with investments that can benefit from oil’s recent — and likely future — increases. Here are some ETFs and mutual funds worth considering…
Increasing violence in Libya caused oil prices to rise and stocks to fall 80 points to close at 12,090 on Monday. It didn’t help that a Wells Fargo analyst also downgraded the semiconductor industry, sending shares of Intel dow…
Recent market sell-offs may have been more about paranoia than about real risk. JPMorgan calculations indicate that the potential impact of rising oil prices on the economy may be less than most investors think. But the fear fa…
Last week, oil’s ascent trumped a raft of healthy U.S. economic reports. With a relatively light slate of economic data scheduled this week, oil prices and political turmoil in the Middle East could play an even larger role in …