Is There An Oil Shortage?

Short-Sellers Profit From States’ Struggles
Speculators have long been able to short-sell stocks, making money when share prices fall. But derivatives are now making it possible, in effect, to...

Stocks Fall in Europe and Asia
European stocks followed Asia indexes lower as investors remained concerned about fallout from the financial bailout in the U.S. and despite some...

Ryanair raises outlook as oil price falls
Shares in Ryanair Holdings PLC rose Thursday after Europe's leading budget airline raised its outlook for this fiscal year, forecasting it would...

Price of oil dips below $100 a barrel
For the first time since April 2, the price of oil has fallen below $100 US a barrel. At 1.45 p.m. EDT, the going rate for October crude future on...

Fed officials differ on inflation outlook - MarketWatch
Two senior Federal Reserve officials differed sharply Thursday on whether the economic slowdown and the recent drop in the price of oil and other...