Energy Markets

Oil near 4-year low on weak economic news

Some say oil price could tumble below $40 by the end of the year Our cartoonists take a look at soaring oil and gas prices. VIENNA, Austria - Oil prices sank Thursday to lows last seen nearly four years ago as more bleak news...

Iran Confronts an ‘Economic Evolution': Ahmadinejad's Plan to Curb Government Subsidies...

TEHRAN, Nov. 3 -- Gasoline? It's 36 cents a gallon. Laundry detergent? Fifty cents for a standard-size box. Milk? About 20 cents a quart. These prices are so low because Iran's government spends half its national budget to...

Oil down to $46 after nearly four-year low

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell below $46 a barrel to its lowest in nearly four years on Thursday, extending four consecutive days of declines in response to the bleak outlook for the world economy and oil demand. Oil prices have...

Oil falls as global economy falters

Crude drops as European rate cuts emphasize economic weakness and decline in world energy demand. Oil prices fell Thursday as concern about the economies of Europe and the United States continued to weigh on energy demand. The...

European markets surge ahead of rate decisions

LONDON -- European stock markets rose Thursday, despite a mixed performance in Asia, as investors cheered Sweden's Riksbank massive rate cut and predicted aggressive moves later from the European Central Bank and the Bank of...

Oil prices slide under & #36;44

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices sank under 44 dollars on Thursday, reaching the lowest points for almost four years as the world's biggest energy consuming nation, the United States, faces a deep recession, traders said.

Economic Gloom Shrouds Holiday Cheer

Retail, Jobless Numbers To Be Announced POSTED: 5:15 am EST December 4, 2008 UPDATED: 5:29 am EST December 4, 2008 Some economists said shoppers and workers are finding out there is no Santa Claus this holiday season. And...

India's Weekly Inflation Drops Further

India's inflation for the week ended November 22 dipped for the fourth straight week in a row to 8.40% from 8.84% in the previous week and 3.11% during the corresponding week of the previous year, as per data published by the...

Gold slips on dollar and oil

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold slipped on Thursday, slightly extending losses made on the back of the firmer dollar earlier in the session, as the European Central Bank cut rates by a larger than expected 75 basis points.

Bank profits nudge TSX higher; N.Y. lower as retail data disappoint

TORONTO - The Toronto stock market was positive in early trading as investors responded favourably to earnings from three of the big banks while energy stocks declined as oil prices hit four-year lows...

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