Commodities

Exxon Mobil is boosting its projected growth of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin and says the field can be profitable even at lower crude prices.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after an overnight sell-off on Wall Street.

Investor hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal pushed stocks broadly higher in early trading Monday.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Barrick offered $17.85 billion for Newmont in a no-premium deal that would create a giant worth about $40 billion at today’s valuations.

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Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street Thursday after the government reported that economic growth slowed down at the end of last year.

Asian shares are mixed as investors fret over the status of China-U.S. trade talks after U.S. benchmarks closed mostly lower.

U.S. stocks are moving lower in morning trading Wednesday as traders keep a wary eye on a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan.

U.S. crude futures settled at $56.94 a barrel, up $1.44, or 2.6 percent.

Asian shares rose in muted trading Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.

The stock market shook off an early slump and was mixed in morning trading Tuesday as investors weighed conflicting reports on how the U.S. economy is doing.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday, backtracking from Monday's rally spurred by news that President Donald Trump had pushed back a deadline for raising tariffs on imports from China to allow time for more negotiations.

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In acquiring Newmont, the largest U.S. miner, Barrick would create a mining company that could be four times the size of its next closest rival.

Most Asian stock markets rose Monday after President Donald Trump said he would postpone a March 1 deadline for a U.S. tariff hike on imports from China following talks on a dispute over Beijing's technology ambitions.

Most Asian stock markets rose Monday after President Donald Trump said he would postpone a March 1 deadline for a U.S. tariff hike on Chinese imports following weekend talks on a battle over Beijing's technology ambitions.

Technology and energy companies led U.S. stocks modestly higher in early trading Friday, erasing some of the market's losses from a day earlier, as investors weighed a mixed batch of corporate earnings reports.

Asian shares were mostly lower Friday after a slide on Wall Street as nervous investors eyed U.S.-China trade talks in Washington.

U.S. stocks headed lower in early trading Thursday, putting the S&P 500 index on pace for just its fourth decline this month.