Oil fell to a five-and-a-half year low this morning as businesses with ties to the energy sector are starting to feel the shockwave. Caterpillar (CAT), who makes and supplies construction ...

A figure that's been repeated all week in oil-spill coverage is that Louisiana's fisheries bring in $2.4 billion. That number is really the total economic impact nationwide of the state's ...

Oil price ripple effects. High prices last week, low prices this week. That volatility carries a cost by Adriene Hill. Listen Now. Save. Share. Kai Ryssdal: Oil prices rose slightly today.

Ripple effects of plummeting oil prices. The recent drop in oil prices is causing concern for global energy stocks, with knock-on effects throughout the economy. Although there are some encouraging ...

Oil prices leap as ripple effect from Israel-Hamas war seen on global markets "The bigger risk to the oil market is that this conflict draws in neighboring countries," said CSIS' Cahill.

Kai Ryssdal: Oil prices rose slightly today. Still though, at $81 a barrel, crude’s down near six-month lows after a wild couple of days. Which brings us, once again, to the word of the day ...