energy

U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts.

Rising oil prices are only part of the problem

Oil prices drop after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend Reuters

Oil prices drop after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend Reuters

Advisers for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and Banco BPM SpA’s are in talks over a possible merger of equals, structured as a mix of shares and cash, as an alternative to Intesa Sanpaolo SpA’s €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for Monte Paschi, according to people familiar with the matter.

Oil prices drop after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend Reuters

Jeff Currie, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. commodities chief whose calls made him one of Wall Street’s best-known energy market strategists, is preparing to raise £50 million ($67 million) in a London stock market listing to build an oil producer in the Gulf of Mexico.

Advisers for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA and Banco BPM SpA’s are in talks over a possible merger of equals, structured as a mix of shares and cash, as an alternative to Intesa Sanpaolo SpA’s €35 billion ($40 billion) bid for Monte Paschi, according to people familiar with the matter.

Italy approved a temporary tax cut on diesel fuel through Aug. 6 as the government seeks to cushion the impact of surging energy prices following the widening of the conflict in the Middle East.

Dollar pulls back as US-Iran attacks pause, oil drops Reuters