Natural Gas Supply Gains Keep Driving Bulls From Market

Twelve weeks of above-average gains in U.S. natural gas supply are easing concern over winter fuel shortages and spurring speculators to cut their bets on rising prices.

Crude Records Year’s Biggest Weekly Gain on Iraq Unrest

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crudes charted the biggest weekly gains this year as Islamist fighters extended their advance in Iraq, triggering concern of a return to civil war. Futures in New York climbed 4.1 percent this week while they added 4.4 percent in London.

WTI Oil Rises to Five-Week High on Consumer Sentiment

West Texas Intermediate crude climbed to a five-week high as U.S. consumer confidence rose in April while gasoline demand grew. Brent’s premium to WTI shrank. WTI’s weekly advance was the biggest this year.

U.S. Gasoline Rises to $3.6746 a Gallon in Lundberg Survey

The average price for regular gasoline at U.S. pumps rose 8.38 cents in the past two weeks to $3.6746 a gallon, according to Lundberg Survey Inc.

Oil Rises on China Stimulus Speculation and Spain Budget

Oil advanced from an eight-week low on speculation China’s government will bolster stimulus efforts and as Spain’s cabinet met to approve a 2013 austerity budget.

End of ethanol subsidy will raise the price of gas

Gasoline could cost 4.5 cents a gallon more starting as early as this week, and it's not because of rising oil prices.