... that have been blamed for killing at least three babies and making thousands ill. OPEC struggles to find balance in oil market CAIRO, Egypt (AP) OPEC oil ministers on Friday downplayed expectations of, but didn't dismiss outright, an immediate ...

... is only for energy purposes. - Advertisement - "The oil market is already psyched up because of Mideast tensions ... Iran would likely bring long-term consequences to the oil markets, said Frederic Lasserre, head of commodities research ...

... could help decide whether consumers worldwide will pay more or less at the gas pump and for their heating bills. With oil markets reaching for the $100 mark a little more than a week ago, traders were betting until recently that the oil ministers ...

... for access to overseas supplies, thereby edging up prices, American consumption still sets the pace in international oil markets. The reality is that as far as the current run-up in gasoline prices is concerned, other factors are more to blame ...

... a survey of stations by AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. Gas prices keep rising despite a downturn in the oil market over the last week, and will likely soon pass the $4 mark. Tiffany reports 19 pct rise in 1st-quarter profit NEW ...

... the city council. I don't anticipate anything else this year." The dramatic reversal in what had been a weakening oil market began Thursday after ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet suggested the bank could raise interest rates and the euro climbed ...

... would have given the government more power to address oil market speculation, opened the way for antitrust actions against ... oil company profits and the "orgy of speculation" on oil markets. But Republican leaders said little was to be gained ...

... sending oil prices soaring to record heights due in part to strong global demand, the move might be seen as marginal. The oil market largely ignored Saudi Arabia's 300,000-barrel-a-day output increase last month. In electronic trading on the ...

... Actress Maureen O'Sullivan died in Scottsdale, Ariz., at age 87. Five years ago: Iraq re-entered the world oil market with its first shipment of crude since the war, but sabotage and looting along its largest pipeline delayed the flow ...

... organization that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of member countries and ensures the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers ...