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Oil near 7-month lows as Chinese economy ebbs
Oil lingered near seven-month lows around $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia as Europe's debt crisis festers and China's economy continues to slow.
Oil rises slightly off 7-month lows near $90
Oil bounced slightly off seven-month lows near $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia amid signs China's economy is continuing to slow. Benchmark oil for July ...
Oil drops below $90 for 1st time since October
The price of oil dropped below $90 per barrel Wednesday, the latest milestone in a weekslong decline brought on by uncertainty surrounding economies ...
Europe's leaders seek ways to boost growth
The leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union will meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in ...
Europe's leaders to tackle growth at summit
The leaders of the 27 countries that make up the European Union are to meet in Brussels on Wednesday to try and find a way to keep the debt crisis in ...
Argentina's long economic boom coming to an end
Argentina's nine-year economic expansion is slowing sharply, according to analysts, who predict growth of 2.5 percent to 3 percent this year, half the ...
Oil slips to near $92 as dollar gains on euro, yen
The price of oil slipped to near $92 a barrel Tuesday, on concerns about global economic growth and news that that Iran will allow the U.N.
Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their ...
Obama, G-8: Recovery takes both growth and cutting
Confronting an economic crisis that threatens them all, President Barack Obama and leaders of other world powers on Saturday declared that their ...
Activists to Obama: reassess Ethiopia partnership
Rights groups are asking President Barack Obama to re-evaluate the U.S.-Ethiopia relationship over allegations the leader of the East African nation ...
Oil dips further below $93 on euro crisis concern
Oil prices edged further below $93 a barrel on Thursday, extending a sharp two-week sell-off, as traders monitored Europe's debt crisis and its ...
Oil rises to above $93 as traders mull Europe
Oil prices rose slightly to above $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europe's debt crisis justifies extending a ...
Japan's economy grows 4.1 percent amid recovery
Japan's economy grew an at annual rate of 4.1 percent in the first quarter amid a gradual recovery from last year's catastrophic earthquake and ...
Singapore Q1 economic growth slows to 1.6 percent
Singapore's economic growth slowed in the first quarter as the government warned Thursday that political upheaval in Europe threatens to undermine the ...
Americans spending a bit more as gas prices fall
Americans are starting to see some relief from higher gas prices, a change that could revive the economy in the months ahead. Consumer prices were ...
US companies are adding more slowly to stockpiles
U.S. companies restocked more slowly in March, a trend that has helped slow economic growth this year. Companies' inventories rose 0.3 percent in ...
Eurozone avoids recession as Germany powers ahead
Germany prevented the economy of the 17 countries that use the euro from falling into a recession in the first quarter of the year despite a raging ...
France's economy fails to grow in 1st quarter
France's economy failed to grow in the first quarter of the year, according to data released Tuesday, raising concerns that the country could be ...
China faces pressure to reverse economic slump
Gao Runping, who makes mechanical components for the oil industry, founded his business in the central city of Taiyuan with equipment bought from ...
Oil falls below $95 amid China growth concerns
Oil prices fell below $95 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than ...
Oil falls to near $95 amid China growth concerns
Oil prices fell below $96 a barrel Monday in Asia amid investor concern that China's economy, the world's second-largest, is slowing faster than ...
California facing higher $16 billion shortfall
California's budget deficit has swelled to a projected $16 billion — much larger than had been predicted just months ago — and will force severe cuts ...
Cheaper gas drives US wholesale price index lower
A big decline in gas and energy costs drove a measure of U.S. wholesale prices lower in April. Outside that drop, prices barely rose. The Labor ...
Dismal China, India data signal slowing growth
Dismal data from China and India on Friday may signal a further weakening of the global recovery, undermining hopes the dynamic emerging economies of ...
Asian stocks lower as traders eye Greece, China
Asian stock markets were lower Friday as traders eyed political upheaval in Greece and signs of slowing economic growth in China. Japan's Nikkei 225 ...