Articles by Christeen Damron

With the national average for a gallon of gas hitting its highest price since 2008 and the stock market on edge with the first land war in Europe since WWII being waged by one of the world’s biggest crude oil producers, crude oil prices and energy stocks are an area of focus for investors. It…

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U.S. stock index futures were lower during early morning trading on Monday, after the major averages posted their best week in months amid a stronger-than-expected start to earnings season.Futures contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 82 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both also traded in negative territory.The major averages…