IBT Staff Reporter

Gold futures fell in New York after crude oil and other commodities dropped, cutting the appeal of the precious metal as an inflation hedge.

U.S. stocks fell in New York, failing to rebound from consecutive triple-digit losses on the Dow and extending the worst quarterly slump since 2002, as J.C. Penney Co. forecast weaker sales and concerns that further write downs may destabilize banks' access to capital.

Copper futures fell on Friday as the economic outlook worsened following the release of new data , increasing fears of recession slowing demand in the United States, the second largest consumer of copper in the world.

Crude oil futures prices fell on Friday as worries about supplies from a major export terminal in Iraq eased after a report that damages from an attack yesterday can be repaired quickly.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: Under alternative fuel for transportation systems, 10 percent Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) becomes mandatory from coming October.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: The government will amend the building bye laws for making the use of solar water heaters mandatory in certain categories of building.

Commodity Online MUMBAI: Gold futures fell on Indian commodity exchanges in morning trade in tandem with overseas markets, which were lower on profit taking triggered by easing crude oil and book squaring.

By Andrew Mickey Natural gas, however, is poised to more than double, making it the preferred electricity source of the 21st century. That?s four times faster than any other alternative

U.S. stocks tumbled the most in a week, sending the blue-chip index more than 100 points into the red and the tech-heavy Nasdaq was dragged down by disappointing news from Oracle and Google.

Since Wednesday, March 19, natural gas prices increased on both the spot and futures markets.

Gold futures pared most of their losses on Thursday in New York, to close almost following a rebound in the U.S. dollar which put some pressure on the precious metal.

Japan stocks Thursday continued to decline for a second straight day because of strong yen and U.S. economic fears.

Global market gloom pulled down the Sensex, the prime index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) by 0.8 percent, Wednesday, ending the four-day bull-run which saw the 30-stock benchmark index gain over 1000 points.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: Rites Ltd will source and import coal from abroad for state run Power Finance Corporation to meet scarcity of fuel in the wake of increasing electricity consumption.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: Rites Ltd will source and import coal from abroad for state run Power Finance Corporation to meet scarcity of fuel in the wake of increasing electricity consumption.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: UN Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) said, world crude oil prices are likely to go down on a slower industrial growth this year.

Commodity Online KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will host 13th Asia Oil and Gas Conference (AOGC) from June 8 10 this year, the organizers said here on Thursday.

Commodity Online NEW DELHI: Indian firms NTPC and Essar have decided to participate in oil and gas exploration in Nigeria.

Doug Casey says, the monumental monetary crisis can be took place by deflationary, where billions and billions of dollars are wiped out through bankruptcies and defaults, and the remaining dollars become worth more as a result.

By Gene ArensbergIn the four reporting periods just ahead of the most recent cascade lower for gold and silver those much maligned trading interests were reducing their net short positioning nominally

Commodity Online NEW YORK: Gold futures ended strong Wednesday at the New York Mercantile Exchange as US dollar continued its southward journey against euro.

By Adrian Ash A dead, defunct currency says the world's money supply is about to unleash an awful inflation

Commodity Online NEW YORK: World oil prices continued its upward journey Wednesday after US energy report said refinery utilization had dropped to the lowest point since October 2005.

June gold closed up $14.50 at $954.20 with support from today's weak U.S. economic news.

Cnet Netwroks will lay off 120 employees as part of a workforce realignment, effective immediately, according to a regulatory filing late Wednesday.

Treasuries rose for a second consecutive session on Wednesday amid worries about an economic recession after a report stated durable goods production declined in February while home sales also fell.

Shares of business software maker Oracle says its fiscal third-quarter profit rose, helped by rising software and services revenues, however its yearly revenue missed expectations of Wall-Street.

Many drivers in the U.S. who chose diesel-fueled vehicles over gasoline-fueled ones may have done so for the expected savings from higher fuel economy and historically lower prices per gallon, especially during the summer driving

Software maker Blizzard, maker of the hugely successful Warcraft video game series, is engaged in a legal dispute with a programmer who has created a tool that automates actions inside of one of its popular games.