BY ALEX MILLS
A few market indicators point to a firmness in the price of crude oil and natural gas.
One of the largest factors is the U.S. economy. Even though unemployment has declined over the past year, it appears to have hit bottom. U.S. home sales register a comeback in December, registering the largest monthly increase [...]

United States - By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. heating season gets underway, the average price that homeowners paid for heating oil was $3.67 per gallon this week, the government said Wednesday.
The nationwide heating oil price is 90 cents higher than a year ago, according the federal Energy Information Administration’s weekly [...]