By Bernd Debusmann By Bernd Debusmann WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) – If necessity really is the mother of invention, oil at $140 a barrel and gasoline at $4 a gallon will force
Oil fell sharply on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed a rise in crude oil and gasoline stocks last week. Prices had already dropped steeply in the previous session on expectations that
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Intel (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's top PC chip maker, on Tuesday launched the next-generation of its Centrino wireless chip that it hopes will provide a new revenue
Slovakia will be eurozone’s poorest By Peter Laca and Jan Lopatka SACA, Slovakia, July 16 (Reuters) – "What can I buy with 300?" cries Marca Tancosova, a Roma woman worried that her
The European Commission presented a Report and a proposal for a Directive to amend the current EU excise duty legislation on tobacco. The draft Directive foresees a gradual increase in the EU
U.S. consumer prices in June rose by the biggest amount since 1982 on a continued surge in gasoline prices, adding more weight to an economy struggling through a strained banking system and
The European Commission has proposed an important revision of the EU framework for investment funds, which provides consumers with access to professionally managed investments on affordable terms. These funds, known as 'UCITS'
By George Hatzidakis and Tatiana Fragou ATHENS, July 16 (Reuters) – Greek villagers fled their homes as hundreds of firefighters battled forest blazes that raged near the Greek capital Athens on Wednesday,
Public confidence in U.S. economic policy dipped this month as unstable markets and shaky financial institutions left Americans uneasy about the future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. The Reuters/Zogby
Stock futures slipped on Wednesday due to caution ahead of a key inflation report and mounting concerns about the health of the financial sector. The government is scheduled to release June's Consumer
