Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent prices tumbling.
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mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for August delivery w ...
WASHINGTON — Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000
jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5
percent. Workers also saw weekly wages fall, suggesting Americans will
have little ...
NEW YORK — Oil prices fell Wednesday despite another
decline in crude supply, with lingering doubts about whether people and
businesses will be using more energy anytime soon.
NEW YORK — A report on manufacturing activity shows the
sector contracted less than expected in June, posting its best showing
since last August and another sign that a recovery may be near.