Oil

U.S. stocks inched higher on Friday, with investors hesitant to make major moves ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and a long holiday weekend.

U.S. stocks paused Thursday after two days of strong gains as crude prices retreated from the $50 a barrel level and investors brushed off better-than-expected economic reports.

Strong housing data, rising oil prices and increasing confidence that higher interest rates won't undermine stock prices combined to help lift major indexes as investors sold government bonds and gold.

Oil prices were down on Tuesday, dipping lower as the dollar strengthens and supply concerns grow.

The Nasdaq Composite outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday as biotech deal news helped push the index higher.

Oil prices pared gains Wednesday as weekly inventory data showed a surprise increase in stockpiles.

Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday it is continuing to hammer down costs and spending as the company moves to integrate its roughly $50 billion acquisition of BG Group in the midst of a historic oil price slump.

U.S. stocks took a breather from a recent rally on Thursday, edging lower as oil prices pulled back from their 2016 highs.

U.S. stocks took a breather from a recent rally on Thursday, edging lower as oil prices pulled back from their 2016 highs.

Oil prices rose 1 percent on Wednesday as robust U.S. economic data helped lift crude futures from two days of declines, although analysts cautioned of more pressure from a gasoline glut and Britain's exit from the European Union.

Oil prices tumbled 5 percent on Tuesday, with U.S. crude heading for its steepest daily decline in five months, as investors worried that Britain's exit from the European Union would slow the global economy, making it unlikely energy demand will grow enough to cut a supply glut.

Oil prices tumbled 5 percent on Tuesday, with U.S. crude heading for its steepest daily decline in five months, as investors worried that Britain's exit from the European Union would slow the global economy, making it unlikely energy demand will grow enough to cut a supply glut.

Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil Corp. and their partners on Tuesday committed to a $36.8 billion oil expansion project in Kazakhstan--one of the biggest investments in new barrels since oil prices collapsed two years ago.

Oil prices steadied on Friday early losses, with traders citing potentially more bullish investor positioning for the second half of the year and after a weaker dollar that boosted most commodities.

Oil prices steadied on Friday early losses, with traders citing potentially more bullish investor positioning for the second half of the year and after a weaker dollar that boosted most commodities.

Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister is weighing in on why he sees gas prices going up in the near future.

Former Shell Oil President John Hofmeister is weighing in on why he sees gas prices going up in the near future.

Yields on U.S. government bonds fell to new lows on Friday, the latest record in this year's rally in sovereign debt around the world.

Oil prices dropped more than 2 percent on Thursday, pressured by returning Nigerian and Canadian output from outages and as traders looked to book profits ahead of the long holiday weekend in the United States.

Oil prices dropped more than 2 percent on Thursday, pressured by returning Nigerian and Canadian output from outages and as traders looked to book profits ahead of the long holiday weekend in the United States.