New York Mercantile Exchange

Oil Prices Hit Eight-Week Low

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 10.06.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Oil prices plunged below $90 a barrel Monday, coming within reach of year-ago levels as a widening financial maelstrom spreads overse...

Oil Prices Were Manipulated, U.S. Government Commission Charges

Janet Ritz | Posted 07.25.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

The agency charged with "ensuring the integrity of the futures & options market," has accused Optiver Holding of manipulating the prices of crude oil, heating oil and gasoline futures on the NY Mercantile Exchange.

Oil futures jump to record over $115 on supply concerns

AP | JOHN WILEN | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Crude futures made their first foray past $115 Wednesday, propelled to a new record by concerns about how much gas will be available ...

Gold Hits Record $900 An Ounce

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 01.11.2008 | Business


Gold futures rose above $900 an ounce for the first time Friday, as high oil prices, a weak dollar and fears of a U.S. recession led uneasy investors ...

Gold Soars To Record High On Inflation Worries

AP | Jackie Farwell | Posted 01.08.2008 | Business


Gold futures soared to an all-time record above $880 an ounce Tuesday as rebounding oil prices added to the metal's allure as a safe haven against inf...

Fame-Seeking Trader Plotted Pushing Oil To $100

Financial Times | Javier Blas | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business


An independent trader apparently intent on securing his place in market history was responsible for oil prices briefly touching the unprecedented leve...

Oil Prices Drop Below $90 A Barrel

AP | PABLO GORONDI | Posted 11.30.2007 | Business


Oil prices fell Friday on expectations that OPEC will increase output next week and on fading concerns of a supply disruption from a U.S. pipeline fir...