Natural-gas futures down 11% at close; oil climbs

MarketWatch.com - MarketPulse SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural-gas futures dropped 11% on Monday, as prices pulled back from last week s jump of roughly 18%. There were a number of traders covering shorts last week as [prices] moved up based on weather and storage expectations, said Beth Sewell, managing partner at Quantum Power & Gas Services. Trading stops kicked in, which furthered the rally and now reality is sett

Obama seeks change in how U.S. pays to fight wildfires

Politics News Headlines - Yahoo News President Barack Obama will ask Congress in his budget proposal next week to change the way it pays for the soaring costs of fighting wildfires, the White House said on Monday, noting the new approach will ensure more money goes to preventing fires. Obama met on Monday with governors from western states that have had massive fires in recent years, including Arizona, Colorado and Oregon, to discuss

Febrero se despide con una sucesión de frentes que dejarán lluvias en el norte peninsular

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El mes de febrero, que finaliza este viernes, se despide con una sucesión de frentes que dejaránlluvias en el norte peninsular y un descenso de la cota de nieve hasta los 700 metros, según ha adelantado la portavoz de la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet), Ana Casals, quien ha recordado que «el mes termina como empezó». Casals ha detallado que, para este martes, se esperan precipitaciones en