Oil settles lower on expected halt to Houthi shipping attacks

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Thursday with Yemen’s Houthi militia expected to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and investors weighing strong U.S.…

Oil prices fall on expected halt to Houthi shipping attacks

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Thursday with Yemen’s Houthi militia expected to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and investors weighing strong U.S. retail…

US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients

By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on…

Trump’s Interior Department nominee says boosting energy key to US security

(Reuters) -Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, Doug Burgum, said on Thursday he will vigorously pursue the president-elect’s goals of maximizing energy production from U.S. public lands and…

Yemen’s Houthis to continue attacks if Gaza ceasefire breached

CAIRO (Reuters) – The leader of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday his group will monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas aimed…

Morgan Stanley raises U.S. natural gas price forecast for 2025

Investing.com — Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) has revised its forecast for U.S. natural gas prices in 2025. The bank’s analysts attribute this change to the ongoing LNG expansion cycle and the…

Oil falls $1 on expected halt to Houthi shipping attacks

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Thursday with Yemen’s Houthi militia expected to halt attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and investors weighed strong U.S. retail…

Trump’s pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday that he believes climate change is real and a threat but that the agency he is…

Trump’s Treasury pick Bessent calls for stronger sanctions on Russia over Ukraine war

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, said he “100%” supports raising sanctions on Russian oil producers if the future president requests…

Dollar slips ahead of Trump inauguration

By Laura Matthews and Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell on Thursday as traders digest a slew of mixed economic data to gauge the outlook for the Federal…