Oil retreats after weak US economic data

Oil retreated on Thursday, after an early bounce, pressured by bearish data on the economy in top energy consumer the United States. U.S. light crude for September was down $2.32 at $124.45

US growth up modestly in Q2, aided by stimulus

Expansion accelerated modestly in the second quarter as government stimulus payments helped consumers add more buying punch to the economy, a Commerce Department report on Thursday showed. Gross Domestic Product or GDP