Oil eases as weak demand outweighs OPEC

Oil eased on Tuesday, pressured by expectations that a global recession will crush demand for oil, which could limit the impact of any supply cuts by OPEC. U.S. light crude for November

Britain takes steps to help small businesses

The government said on Tuesday it would channel more training funds to small businesses and pay small business suppliers promptly to help them through an expected economic downturn. It said 350 million

Moody’s downgrades 12 Ukrainian banks

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the global local currency (GLC) deposit ratings and the National Scale Ratings (NSRs) of 12 Ukrainian banks. It has also lowered the outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘positive’

Jordan’s Sovereign Ratings Affirmed

Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency announced that it has affirmed Jordan’s longterm foreign and local currency ratings of ‘BB’ and ‘BBB-‘, respectively. The sovereign’s short-term ratings are also unchanged at

Sony delays videogame over offensive music

Sony Corp has delayed sales of "LittleBigPlanet," one of its most widely anticipated videogames, by at least one week in the United States after finding potentially offensive background music in the game.