US shale oil output projected to rise by more than 100,000 barrels a day for a fourth straight month

Output growth in the shale fields has driven a 10 percent recovery in the country’s overall crude production since September. More drillers can break even or turn a profit on new production since oil prices rose above $50 a barrel last winter, when OPEC and 11...

The ‘fear gauge’ just jumped to a three-week high — but don’t let the move fool you

The VIX measure of expected market volatility rose in Monday trading to a three-week high amid a continued decline in technology stocks. Even against a backdrop this week that includes three central bank meetings, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ public hearing...