PERTH (Reuters) - Oil hovered close to record levels above $126 a barrel on Monday as violence in the Middle East heightened worries of supply disruptions in the world's largest crude producing region. ... By Fayen Wong PERTH (Reuters) - It closed $2.27 higher at $125.96...
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Retail shares opened lower Thursday amid a rise in oil prices and concerns about retailers' second-half outlooks. The S&P Retail Index shares tumbled 17% after the company gave a second-half outlook...
Quotes delayed at least 20 mins. NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Troubled times at U.S. airlines may not be over, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel, aviation industry analysts say. The biggest change in the last two...
STOCKS, FANNIE, FREDDIE, OIL, CURRENCIES, FED US stocks opened sharply lower Thursday as worries about the future of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Lehman Brothers weighed on the market. Due out later in the morning is a report on...
Oil prices jumped above $119 Thursday as rising antagonism with Russia underscored the possibility it could affect energy shipments from the world's second-largest oil producer. The weakening U.S. dollar, a fall in U.S....