International Energy

Oil prices rose more than 3% Wednesday to close at their highest level since Nov. 11, driven by unexpectedly strong private sector job gains in the U.S. and a seven-month high in Chinese factory activity. Crude oil futures for January......

Hiba Abdelgader, 19, a sophomore at the University of Southern California whose family moved back to Tripoli earlier this year, was struggling to reach relatives who feared for their own safety Monday in the embattled capital and the eastern city......

U.S. crude oil prices tumbled from their highs Thursday as some speculators apparently backed off from bets that Middle East unrest would worsen. The market also may have been calmed after Saudi Arabian officials reiterated their intent to replace any.......

U.S. oil prices stabilized Monday for a third day after Saudi Arabia said it was making up for lost Libyan crude production. The stock market was trying to rally, but key indexes were mixed after early gains. All in all,......

U.S. oil prices rose to new 2 1/2-year highs Wednesday amid continued heavy fighting between Libyan rebels and forces loyal to strongman Moammar Kadafi. But Wall Street seemed relatively unruffled by the latest climb, after a sharp sell-off on Tuesday.......

Commodity prices are getting hammered Tuesday as investors dump risky assets across the board, fearing worse to come in Japan and in the Middle East. The ThomsonReuters/Jefferies CRB index of 19 major commodities was down 2.9% to 340.47 at about......

Oil prices led a broad decline in commodities Tuesday on growing doubts that the global economy can handle energy costs at these levels. But the slump in raw-materials prices also did a number on the stock market by dragging down......

Crude oil prices edged higher Wednesday after two days of losses, as the market focused on upbeat U.S. economic data and a sharp drop in gasoline inventories. Oil futures for May delivery added 86 cents to $107.11 a barrel in......

California gasoline prices may be headed sharply lower in the coming weeks to the $3.50-to-$3.75-a-gallon range, analysts said, but perhaps not quickly enough to give motorists confidence about the summer driving season. Retail gasoline prices in...

Solar power could produce up to a quarter of global electricity by 2050, according to two new reports Wednesday from the International Energy Agency. The agency released two “roadmaps” for photovoltaics technology and concentrating solar power –...

By 2050, the world could be getting a quarter of its electricity from solar power, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. Releasing two “roadmaps” for photovoltaics technology and concentrating solar power, the agency said that the two...

U.S. Senate candidate — and conservative heartthrob — Marco Rubio has rolled out a policy committee of big GOP names who'll provide Rubio with “critical policy advice on the challenges facing our country.” At least that's what...