oil

Crude oil and gold suffer fresh near-term technical damage.
Should oil prices hold past $100, the global economy is bound to enter a period of 'uneconomic growth.'
Hint: This may have little to do with technicals -- or fundamentals, for that matter.
Folks seem to have finally woken up to the energy group, which has been picking up strength lately.
There's been a lot of buzz about the upcoming ConocoPhillips spinoff -- but you'll get better value after the air is let out of this one.
ConocoPhillips is testing support, but don’t buy just yet.
Due to worldwide economic worries, the raw commodity sector is in a serious slump.
The powers that be would have you believe oil speculators are harmless. This is patently false.
If it can't clear this level, the door will be open to a further slide. Plus, updates on USO, Amazon and JPMorgan.
Whiting Petroleum and Swift Energy are on track to outperform their larger, more geographically diversified peers.

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