Oil Price Soars on Supply Jitters
The price of oil rose more than 3 percent Tuesday on concerns about supplies from the Middle East and the North Sea.
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Oil Speculators: Manipulators or Savvy Investors?
As the price of oil has soared over the past few months, an army of commentators has accused "speculators" of manipulating the oil market to profit from the misery of the American people. But how much are these big investors to blame for our pain at the pump, and how much is simply a matter of supply and demand?
ETFs in 2010: The Winners, the Losers and the Warnings
The investment world's love affair with ETFs continued in 2010, as more than 1,000 funds managed assets of $940 billion. Here's a review of the best and the worst performers, and a few reminders about how to use these investment vehicles safely.
Traders Don't Expect Fed to Raise Interest Rate in 2011
A dismal jobs report Friday means federal interest rates are likely to stay low for some time. Interest-rate futures traders, who previously anticipated that the Fed would raise rates at the end of next year, now believe the Fed won't raise rates until mid-2012.
