U.S. stocks lower ... U.S. trade deficit eases by 3.8 percent ... PFGBest files for bankruptcy ... Chevy offers money-back guarantee ... News from United Press International.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The gulf oil spill will do more damage to the U.S. energy industry than any incident in decades, slowing production and vastly increasing costs, experts say.

Crude oil ends day above $74 a barrel ... Duke Energy to spend $93M for violations ... Home sales pushed higher in November ... Unemployment funds straining state budgets ... Stock indexes closes up on home sales news ... News from United Press International.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices rebounded from lower intraday trading to top $74 a barrel Tuesday on the U.S. Mercantile Exchange.

Stocks end day slightly up ... Oil falls, gas rises at trading close ... Back-to-school shopping hits hard economy ... Florida settles $2.3M price-gouging case ... News from United Press International.

NEW YORK, July 14 (UPI) -- Crude oil futures reversed field, closing down for Tuesday's U.S. commodity trading, with the per-barrel price falling 17 cents to $59.52.