Oil near $64 with more companies reporting earnings; outlook for energy demand unclearSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices wavered near $64 a barrel Monday as encouraging quarterly reports from several companies were offset by what could be an extended period of weak demand for energy. Oil prices dip even with companies reporting healthier profitsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices fell Monday even as encouraging quarterly company earnings reports and word that CIT Group Inc. bondholders would keep the commercial lender out of bankruptcy raised hopes about an economic recovery. Oil prices hover around $64 on strong corporate resultsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices hovererd around $64 a barrel Monday as encouraging quarterly company earnings reports and word that CIT Group Inc. bondholders would keep the commercial lender out of bankruptcy raised hopes about an economic recovery. Oil slips further to settle below $60 as demand concerns lingerSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices settled under $60 a barrel again Tuesday, with investors still wary about the economy despite as better-than-expected economic and earnings data. Oil slips further below $60 despite encouraging economic and earnings dataSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices slipped further below $60 a barrel Tuesday, as better-than-expected economic and earnings data struggled to support the market’s early gains. Oil dips below $60, early stock market optimism levels offSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices dropped under $60 a barrel Tuesday, as the stock market pulled back from early enthusiasm about better-than-expected earnings for Goldman Sachs. Oil holding around $60 on strong US retail, wholesale price reportsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices stayed around $60 a barrel Tuesday, as better-than-expected U.S. retail and wholesale price news out helped support early gains. Mount Rushmore may change security procedures after Greenpeace demonstrationSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from atop the national monument, a spokesman said. Researchers hope tiny parasite can help protect Midwestern soybeans from destructive insectsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — An insect no bigger than a comma is being studied as a natural predator that farmers could use instead of chemicals to protect the nation’s soybean crop from aphids. 11 environmentalists charged with trespassing after unfurling banner on Mount RushmoreSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Environmentalists who hung a banner on Mount Rushmore National Memorial calling for a stop to global warming have been arrested. Oil jumps above $71 as China looks to boost resrves, Nigeria rebels attack Shell platformSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices settled above $71 a barrel Monday, as China said it would boost oil reserves and Nigerian militants partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Man arrested after trying to rob a South Dakota hotel with a butter knifeRAPID CITY, S.D. — Police arrested a man they said tried to rob a hotel around 6 p.m. on Sunday with a butter knife. The clerk refused to give the man any money, and he left the hotel on foot. Police said about an hour later they spotted a man matching the description given by the clerk. Oil jumps above $71 a barrel as rebels attack another oil installation in NigeriaSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices jumped above $71 a barrel Monday, as Nigerian militants damaged and partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Oil jumps above $70 a barrel as rebels attack another oil installation in NigeriaSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices jumped back above the $70 a barrel threshold Monday as Nigerian militants damaged and partly shut down an offshore oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell PLC. Correction: Underground Science storySIOUX FALLS, S.D. — In a June 22 story about a South Dakota underground science lab, The Associated Press reported erroneously that John Bahcall won a share of the 2002 Nobel Prize for physics for his solar neutrino work with Ray Davis Jr. Though Bahcall was a key collaborator in the neutrino experiment, it was Davis, Masatoshi Koshiba and Riccardo Giacconi who shared the 2002 physics prize. Crews begin work on world’s deepest underground science lab in quest to understand dark matterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world’s deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings — a place uniquely suited to scientists’ quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter. Retail gas prices on a streak as summer approachesSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Retail gas prices rose for the 49th straight day Tuesday even though crude fell yet again. Oil drops to near $68 a barrel as rally loses some steam; Shell CEO warns of price spikesSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices fell Monday as a four-month rally that has roughly doubled the price of crude lost some steam alongside the stock markets. Struggling South Dakota rancher wins $232M jackpot, wants to buy himself more room to roamPIERRE, S.D. — It has the makings of a Hollywood script: A young rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of the nation claims one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history — $232 million — after buying the ticket in a town called Winner. Struggling South Dakota rancher wins $232 million jackpot; wants to buy more room to roamPIERRE, S.D. — If this were a movie, nobody would believe it: A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history Friday — $232 million — after buying the ticket in a town by the name of Winner. Struggling SD rancher wins $232 million jackpot, wants to buy himself more room to roamPIERRE, S.D. — If this were a movie, nobody would believe it: A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history Friday — $232 million — after buying the ticket in a town by the name of Winner. 23-year-old rancher from poor area of South Dakota claims $232.1M Powerball jackpotPIERRE, S.D. — A 23-year-old rancher whose family has fallen behind in their taxes and recently had a mobile home repossessed claimed a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot on Friday, one of the largest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history. 23-year-old rancher from impoverished area of South Dakota claims $232.1M Powerball jackpotPIERRE, S.D. — A 23-year-old rancher whose family has fallen behind in their taxes and recently had a mobile home repossessed claimed a $232.1 million Powerball jackpot on Friday, one of the largest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery history. Weeklong energy rally stumbles with latest report on a big surplus in oilSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices took a dive Wednesday after a government report on unused crude in storage suggested the monthlong rally in energy prices may have been premature. Weeklong rally in energy prices stumbles as unused crude in storage rises againSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A weeklong rally in energy prices appeared to stumble Wednesday, with more evidence of anemic demand. Oil slips below $68, remains near 7-month highs ahead of expected fall in US crude stocksSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices slipped below $68 a barrel Wednesday before the government reported how much unused crude, now near 19-year highs, remains in storage. A barrel of oil crosses $69 for the first time this year; gasoline prices riseSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices briefly passed $69 per barrel Tuesday in a weeklong rally that appears short on fundamentals, yet exceedingly full of momentum. Oil slides to around $68 after 7 straight sessions of price jumpsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Oil prices slipped Tuesday as traders cashed out profits from seven straight sessions of price jumps built on hopes of an economic recovery and a falling dollar. Wall Drug, founded during Great Depression, endures recession with ice water, curios, charmWALL, S.D. — Ted Hustead’s family knows a thing or two about running a tourist attraction during tough economic times. Carlisle’s Trail King shutting Pennsylvania, North Dakota plants for 2 monthsSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Carlisle Cos. Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily close heavy truck trailer production operations in North Dakota and Pennsylvania. |