U.S. Natural-Gas Pioneer Struggles in His Second Act

Charif Souki has played a starring role in transforming America into an energy powerhouse, but his second attempt at exporting natural gas is foundering. Mr. Souki’s new firm, Tellurian Inc., is strug...

OPEC Just Put a New Floor on Oil Prices. Politics Could Break It.

Text size Top oil producers agreed on a major cut in production to boost crude prices, a move denounced by the U.S. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images OPEC’s latest controversial decision to cut p...

Exxon CEO Warns Biden Administration Against Limiting Fuel Exports

Exxon Mobil is pushing back against reductions of U.S. fuel exports urged by the Biden administration in August, arguing that restricting shipments would further squeeze global supplies and lift pump ...

Why a Bearish Money Manager Likes Gambling Stocks and Is Ready to Dump Apple

Dan Niles thinks the stock market is headed lower. Maybe a lot lower. A Stanford University–trained electrical engineer who once worked at the old minicomputer giant Digital Equipment, Niles has focus...

More Shoppers Buy Store Brands, Eating Into Big Food Companies’ Sales

Cost-conscious consumers are buying more store brands at the supermarket, raising pressure on big food companies that are dealing with their own rising costs. Lower-cost oatmeal, pickles, granola bars...

Russia’s Natural-Gas Game Comes With Economic Risks

Russian President Vladimir Putin can afford to cut off natural-gas exports to Europe thanks to ample revenues from other commodities, but such a move would come with longer-term risks for Russia’s san...

Costco sees 20% bump in sales for June

Costco Wholesale Corp. saw a 20.4% bump in its June sales, the retailer reported Thursday. The company announced that it had $22.78 billion in net sales for the retail month of June, which spanned the...

Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Scores on Billion-Dollar Natural-Gas Gambit

Football season is months away, but Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones already has notched a big win this year betting on natural gas. Mr. Jones took control of producer Comstock Resources four years ag...

Opinion: I’ve always pounded the table on revolutionary companies. Now I’ve found myself buying Intel’s stock

This may be a surprise for those of you who have been following me on MarketWatch, as I have focused on finding Revolutionary companies early on and holding on to them, usually forever. Intel is a com...

Opinion: Ukraine war is a wake-up call to ditch oil and gas forever

That invasion, and the subsequent U.S. ban on oil imports from Russia, are partly responsible, but they aren’t the only reason. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the impact of t...

Russia Set to Ban Commodity Exports Following Western Sanctions

President Vladimir Putin, pictured Tuesday, gave his cabinet two days to create a list of commodities and of countries subject to a new export ban. Photo: handout/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Rus...

Russia-Ukraine Conflict Could Disrupt the Prices of These Commodities. What to Know.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Russia would carry natural gas to Europe if approved by legislators. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Text size Tensions between Russia and Ukraine are on the rise, and trade...

Costco’s December Sales Were Stellar. What It Means for Investors.

Text size Consumers shop in a Costco store Joe Raedle/Getty Images Shares of Costco Wholesale were flat on Thursday, even after the company said its December sales rose 16.2%, a hopeful sign for inves...