Profits surge at US oil giant amid Iran war supply shock
New York (AFP) - US petroleum giants ExxonMobil and Chevron released blowout profits Friday, reflecting a major lift in business ...
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Shell profit surges as Mideast war fuels oil prices
London (AFP) - British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit tripled to $10. 8 billion in the ...
Oil prices surge while US stocks fall as Fed keeps rates unchanged
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged despite ...
Tech stocks plunge further but London market hits record high
London (AFP) - Global stock markets largely retreated Wednesday, with South Korea's index suffering one of its steepest plunges as ...
Crude jumps on fresh Mideast flare-up, tech rout deepens
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices spiked Wednesday after a fresh flare-up of fighting in the Middle East that revived ...
Oil prices slump as US and Iran pause strikes
New York (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled Monday as the United States and Iran paused tit-for-tat strikes, helping most stock ...
Mixed day for global equities as oil prices retreat
New York (AFP) - The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past ...
Stock markets recover as oil retreats
London (AFP) - The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past the ...
Oil prices retreat after surge, as stock markets diverge
London (AFP) - The main international oil contract Brent North Sea fell back under $100 Friday after surging past the ...
Oil passes $100 a barrel again: why it’s more serious this time
Paris (France) (AFP) - Brent crude went back over $100 a barrel Thursday for the first time since May, as ...
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