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Oil hovers above $66 after weak jobs data

PABLO GORONDI

Associated Press

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.

By mid-afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for August delivery w ...

Oil prices tumble as Europe and the U.S. shed jobs

CHRIS KAHN

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month Thursday following the release of woeful job numbers in Europe and the U.S.

Benchmark crude for August delivery fell $2.34, more than 3 percent, to $66.9 ...

Stocks fall as June job losses exceed estimates

IEVA M. AUGSTUMS AND STEPHEN BERNARD

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday.

Major stock indexes were down about 2 percent after the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high. European ma ...

467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent

JEANNINE AVERSA

Associated Press

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 ...

Oil prices decline despite falling supply

CHRIS KAHN

Associated Press

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.

Crude supplies have fallen in seven out of ...

Manufacturing index shrinks less than expected

BY TALI ARBEL

Associated Press

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.

Manufacturing sectors ov ...

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