Oil price hits new record high (AAP)
                   
yahoo.com     20-May-2008            

Oil soared to a record above $US129 a barrel on Tuesday as worries about US tensions with Iran heightened speculative fever in a market driven by concerns about tight global supplies and strong demand. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for June delivery, traded as high as... [read full story]                    


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City braces itself for Opec decision to cut oil output

scotsman.com     5 hrs ago   2 related          

Published Date: 07 September 2008 ATTENTION will turn to oil this week when Opec meets in Vienna to decide if it will cut production. Several Opec members, in p articular Iran, have prepared the way for a cut in production...                    

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Car sales plummet, more bad news for the steel industry?

steelstrip.co.uk     5 hrs ago   12 related          

Car sales are falling around the world to all times lows:- From the UK Society of Motor Manufacturers (SMMT) reported an 18.6 per cent annual decline in sales in August, with sales to private buyers rather than the fleets...                    

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Miliband comes under attack

bbc.co.uk     44 mins ago          

Foreign Secretary - and possible Labour leader of the future - David Miliband receives some less than flattering coverage in Sunday's papers. The Observer says he has come under a "venomous" attack from the leader the...                    

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Row over trial's 'Ramadan' delay

bbc.co.uk     1 hr ago   1 related          

Ramadan is a holy month of fasting and prayer for Muslims A row has broken out in France after a court postponed a trial, apparently because it was to take place during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Critics say the...                    

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