5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (529+ words) Wall Street's major indexes inched higher on Thursday, as investors sought bargains in beaten-down technology stocks and kept a close watch on developments around the Middle East conflict. Chipmakers bounced back after Wednesday's selloff sent major Wall Street indexes down…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (667+ words) Houston " Oil prices jumped on Friday and settled at their highest in nearly four years, as Iraq declared force majeure on all oilfields developed by foreign oil firms and the Iran war escalated with the U. S. set to deploy thousands of…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (713+ words) Sydney " Share markets slid in Asia on Monday as the inflationary pulse from surging oil prices threatened to raise living costs, and perhaps interest rates, across the globe, while an investor hunger for liquidity kept the U. S. dollar in demand. Brent…...