Goldman cuts Halliburton, upgrades Schlumberger

Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:35:08 -0500
Goldman cuts Halliburton, upgrades Schlumberger

Goldman Sachs shuffles its bets in the face of a deeper-than-expected
slowdown in the oil services arena by upgrading sector leader
Schlumberger and cutting its ratings on Halliburton.

U.S. factory gauge hits lowest level in 26 years

Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:07:07 -0500

U.S. factory gauge hits lowest level in 26 years

11/3/2008 10:05:08 AM EDT

Energy: Nicor shares fall after reporting 91% profit fall

Date: 3 NOV 2008 15:16:49 GMT

Nicor shares fell Monday after the electric utility and natural gas
distribution company reported a worse-than-forecast 91% profit fall on
rising expenses.

U.S. stock indexes rise in early trades Monday; Nasdaq sets pace

Date: Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:55:34 -0500

U.S. stock indexes rise in early trades Monday; Nasdaq sets pace
11/3/2008 9:53:34 AM EDT

Energy: OPEC chief says cuts will take a while to up prices

11/2/2008 12:16:00 PM ET

The head of OPEC quoted as saying it will take some time for recently
announced production cuts to translate into higher crude oil prices.

Energy: VeraSun files for bankruptcy after corn spiked, credit tightened

Date: 1 NOV 2008 17:32:52 GMT

The recent retreat in corn prices came too late for one of the
nation's biggest ethanol producers, as the twin blows of high costs
and less credit pushed VeraSun Energy Corp. into bankruptcy.

Energy: Stocks in focus for Monday

Date: 1 NOV 2008 04:05:40 GMT

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in
Monday's session are MasterCard, Anadarko and Hartford.