Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
Kinshasa (AFP) - Long queues of cars and motorcycles have built up at petrol stations in DR Congo's sprawling capital ...
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IEA chief says ‘ready’ to release more oil reserves if needed
Tokyo (AFP) - The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday that he was "ready" to approve the ...
Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled and stocks rose Wednesday after reports that Washington sent a peace plan to ...
Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:- Vietnam diesel prices surge -The ...
Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump’s Iran remarks
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Thousands of oil contracts -- a far higher volume than normal -- were traded 15 ...
Oil prices jump as Trump’s Iran claims raise doubts
New York (AFP) - Oil prices jumped Tuesday as traders turned cautious over the prospect of a negotiated agreement between ...
Trump administration seeks to ease oil fears but industry wary
Houston (AFP) - A top US official in President Donald Trump's government sought to reassure fears about the oil market ...
Oil slides, stocks rebound on Trump’s Iran remarks
New York (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rebounded Monday after US President Donald Trump suddenly ordered a ...
Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25 percent as war bites
Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25 percent on Sunday, the second increase in two weeks, as ...
Stocks drop, oil jumps as Mideast war persists
New York (AFP) - Stocks tumbled while oil prices pushed higher Friday at the end of a turbulent week in ...
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