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Oil falls below $93 as China manufacturing weakens

   The price of oil fell below $93 per barrel Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is fading. Full story

House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. Full story

Gold slips on speculation will Fed cut stimulus

Gold prices sank Wednesday as traders weighed the possibility that the Federal Reserve will start paring back its support for the economy in the coming months. Full story

Oil falls near $94 on small drop in supplies

The price of oil fell near $94 a barrel Wednesday as the nation's oil supply fell less than expected and demand for gasoline remained weak. Full story

Groups petition Wyo. to toughen up oil-gas rules

A coalition of groups has petitioned Wyoming's state oil and gas regulatory agency to adopt tougher rules for oil and gas development that include restrictions on practice of flaring and expanding the minimum distance between new oil and gas wells and homes, schools and businesses. Full story

Analysis: Oil saving win-win drives Saudi solar power boom

DUBAI (Reuters) - A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia: saving billions of dollars of crude for export while making electricity at less than half the cost. Full story

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  Crude Oil Inventories Down 624,000 Barrels

CNBC's Bertha Coombs reports the latest numbers on energy supplies from the EIA Inventory Report.

  April 26: Nightly News Friday broadcast

White House: Furlough solution a “Band-Aid” on economy’s wounds; Will newly found 9/11 debris be tested for human remains?; Carjacking victim’s daring escape from bombing suspects; Questions remain over Syria's chemical weapons; Fargo braces for record flooding; The oil at the heart of the Keystone

  The oil at the heart of the Keystone pipeline controversy

The Keystone pipeline, a project to transport heavy crude from Canada to the Gulf Coast, is expected to provide hundreds of temporary construction jobs in the U.S., but critics say the oil it carries comes at a terrible cost. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.

  Toxic BP oil clean-up chemical sickening those exposed

Mark Hertsgaard, contributor to The Daily Beast, talks with Rachel Maddow about the devastating health effects of Corexit, the oil dispersant used by BP in the Gulf to clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on the workers and residents of the area.

  'What if we never run out of oil?," The Atlantic asks in new issue

The Atlantic's James Bennet joins Morning Joe to discuss how new technologies may help prove that fossil fuel may not be finite.

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Solar dishes are seen behind the entrance sign of the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station, in this May 21, 2012 file photo. A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia:

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Fuel pumps are seen at a Shell petrol station in London May 15, 2013. Oil companies will face the full force of the law if they manipulated prices, Britain's energy minister said on Wednesday as the European Commission's demanded more firms provide information as part of its probe into oil pricing.

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A BP logo is seen at a petrol station in London

A BP logo is seen at a petrol station in London May 15, 2013. Oil companies will face the full force of the law if they manipulated prices, Britain's energy minister said on Wednesday as the European Commission's demanded more firms provide information as part of its probe into oil pricing. REUTERS/