Commodities enjoy strong start with benchmark Brent crude benefiting from geopolitical concerns and the demise of Petroplus

Demand for gold has jumped this year, but its stint as a hybrid between a haven and a risk asset could be coming to an end, says Gregory Meyer

Exxon Mobil announced that the gas flow from its two exploratory wells drilled in Poland did not justify bringing them into production.

Wall Street is optimistic about FMC (FMC), which is slated to report its fourth quarter results on Wednesday, February 8, 2012. Analysts project a profit of $1.38 a share, a rise from $1.07 per share a year ago.

Expectations have dropped for IntercontinentalExchange's (ICE) fourth quarter results in the month leading up to the company's earnings announcement slated for Wednesday, February 8, 2012. The consensus analyst estimate has dropped from $1.72 a share to the current estimate of earnings of $1.68 a share.