KQED Nightly Business Report December 11, 2015
Whats even more peculiar, Energy Shares were among todays tom performers even as one of the biggest names in the sector said it will slash its capital spending. More on that in just a moment. By the close today the dow industrials rose 82 points to 17,574. Nasdaq gained 22. And the s p 500 added 4. As for domestic crude, it fell another 1 to close at 36. 76 a barrel. A report from opec pressured prices. The cartel says it pumped more oil in november than during any month in the past three years. Those low oil prices prompting Conoco Phillips to cut spending on projects next year by 25 . It als...