Tag: prices

  • House prices UK: Annual growth is slowest for five years ahead of Brexit

    House prices UK: Annual growth is slowest for five years ahead of Brexit

    [ad_1] In its monthly residential market survey of members, RICS points to a “deteriorating backdrop, as enquiries, sales and new instructions all fell further in January.” Surveyors suggest the reason for the muted outlook is due to consumer concerns over the potential impact of Brexit, together affordability constraints, both factors which are causing buyers and…

  • Galaxy S9 prices plummet as big new update announced by Samsung

    Galaxy S9 prices plummet as big new update announced by Samsung

    [ad_1] With the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10, it seems now is a very good time to buy a Galaxy S9. This current flagship is now more affordable than ever with some retailers selling it at a huge discount. In fact, you can pick up this device for just £574 on Amazon’s site and…

  • Lower gasoline prices restrain U.S. consumer inflation

    Lower gasoline prices restrain U.S. consumer inflation

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices were unchanged for a third straight month in January, leading to the smallest annual increase in inflation in more than 1-1/2 years, which could allow the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady for a while. A Shell gas station is shown in Encinitas, California January 25, 2016.…

  • Oil prices rise on OPEC supply cuts, Venezuela sanctions

    Oil prices rise on OPEC supply cuts, Venezuela sanctions

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as producer club OPEC said it had cut supply deeply in January and as U.S. sanctions hit Venezuela’s oil exports. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude…

  • Virgin Media prices cut as huge broadband speed boost revealed

    Virgin Media prices cut as huge broadband speed boost revealed

    [ad_1] There’s not a week that goes by without either Virgin Media or Sky cutting prices. The two firms continue to offer big savings on TV and broadband with the latest discount available to those who want Virgin Media’s service beamed into their home. The company has just announced a flash sale which not only…

  • Oil prices rise on OPEC output cuts, as U.S. sanctions bite

    Oil prices rise on OPEC output cuts, as U.S. sanctions bite

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid OPEC-led supply cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela, although analysts expect surging U.S. production and concerns over economic growth to keep markets in check. FILE PHOTO: An oil pumpjack is seen in Velma, Oklahoma U.S. April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Luc Cohen U.S. West Texas…

  • Sanctions, OPEC cuts push Asia’s sour crude oil prices above Brent

    Sanctions, OPEC cuts push Asia’s sour crude oil prices above Brent

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Middle East oil benchmarks Dubai and DME Oman have nudged above prices for Brent crude, an unusual move as U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran along with output cuts by OPEC tighten supply of medium to heavy sour oil, traders and analysts said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Organization of…

  • U.S. PhRMA’s fight to prevent lower Canadian drug prices

    U.S. PhRMA’s fight to prevent lower Canadian drug prices

    [ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Offers of voluntary price freezes, backroom meetings with the powerful U.S. drug lobby, and rising industry rhetoric — those are…

  • J&J becomes first drugmaker to add prices to television ads

    J&J becomes first drugmaker to add prices to television ads

    [ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo CHICAGO (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it will start adding the price of its medicines to television commercials by next month, becoming the first drugmaker to heed a call by U.S. President…

  • Uber Raises Prices in New York City, Citing Minimum Wage Law

    Uber Raises Prices in New York City, Citing Minimum Wage Law

    [ad_1] Uber is raising prices – and narrowing some perks for drivers – in New York City, where a new minimum wage rule is in effect. Uber Technologies will increase the price of trips in the city starting Friday in response to the new rule, the company said in a statement to Bloomberg. In addition,…

  • As Amazon Echo prices cut here’s some things you must as Alexa TODAY

    As Amazon Echo prices cut here’s some things you must as Alexa TODAY

    [ad_1] Amazon’s popular Echo smart speakers are back on offer with the online retailer slashing prices yet again. There’s a few offers available right now with the standard Echo dropped by £10 to £79.99 and the smaller Echo Dot now £29.99 – a saving of £20. For anyone wanting to make their home event smarter,…

  • Mercedes X350d: Reviewed and prices

    Mercedes X350d: Reviewed and prices

    [ad_1] Since the four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz X-Class launched in April last year, sales have been pretty slow. Perhaps one-tonner buyers are unimpressed by a badge and well-informed about hardware, which in the case of the X-Class is mostly shared with the Nissan Navara. The X-Class hasn’t done any damage — yet — to the front-running Ford…

  • Ontario may allow realtors to disclose offer prices in bidding wars

    Ontario may allow realtors to disclose offer prices in bidding wars

    [ad_1] Ontario is considering allowing realtors to tell prospective home buyers the prices of other offers in bidding wars. The government launched a consultation Thursday looking at the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, and that’s one rule they’re looking at changing. Currently, if there are multiple bids on a home, the seller’s broker can…

  • Alberta eases oil production limits as prices increase

    Alberta eases oil production limits as prices increase

    [ad_1] The Alberta government is easing mandatory limits to the province’s oil production imposed at the start of January, crediting an increase in prices. On Wednesday, Premier Rachel Notley said in a news release that the province would increase allowed production in February and March to 3.63 million barrels per day. That’s a jump of 75,000…

  • Google Home takes aim at Amazon Echo as prices slashed to new low

    Google Home takes aim at Amazon Echo as prices slashed to new low

    [ad_1] The battle of the smart speakers continues to rage on with Google and Amazon both vying for your attention. These two tech giants have some of the most popular voice-powered gadgets on the market with the Google Home and Amazon Echo taking the world by storm. Now it seems there’s an even bigger reason…

  • Apple lowers some iPhone prices outside U.S. to offset strong dollar

    Apple lowers some iPhone prices outside U.S. to offset strong dollar

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to cut the price of some of its flagship iPhones for only the second time in the device’s 12-year history, pegging its retail value to past prices in local currencies outside the United States instead of the rising U.S. dollar. FILE PHOTO: People experience new Apple’s iPhone XS and…

  • Oil prices rise on Venezuelan supply concerns following U.S. sanctions

    Oil prices rise on Venezuelan supply concerns following U.S. sanctions

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as concerns about supply disruptions following U.S. sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry outweighed downward pressure from a darkening outlook for the global economy. FILE PHOTO – Oil facilities are seen on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela January 29, 2019. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…

  • China’s industrial profits shrink again in Dec. on weak prices, demand

    China’s industrial profits shrink again in Dec. on weak prices, demand

    [ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Earnings at China’s industrial firms shrank for a second straight month in December, putting pressure on policymakers to support industries hurt by slowing prices and weak factory activity amid a protracted U.S.-Sino trade war. FILE PHOTO: A worker welds a pressure vessel at a company manufacturing industrial equipment in Nantong, Jiangsu…

  • Homebuilder Horton hopes for better spring as higher prices bite

    Homebuilder Horton hopes for better spring as higher prices bite

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – D.R. Horton Inc held out hope on Friday of improved demand for its homes in the spring selling season after a tough few months where higher prices and mortgage rates kept some buyers out of the market. FILE PHOTO: A house built by the D.R. Horton company is seen for sale in…

  • Oil prices climb as U.S. threatens sanctions against Venezuela

    Oil prices climb as U.S. threatens sanctions against Venezuela

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Friday as turmoil in Venezuela increased the chances of tighter global supply if the United States makes good on signals that it could impose sanctions on Venezuelan exports. FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department…

  • Oil prices jump as U.S. threatens sanctions against Venezuela

    Oil prices jump as U.S. threatens sanctions against Venezuela

    [ad_1] SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than one percent on Friday as turmoil in Venezuela triggered concerns that its oil exports could soon be disrupted. FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department of Energy at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport,…

  • Here Are Overwatch’s 2019 Lunar New Year Costumes And Prices

    Here Are Overwatch’s 2019 Lunar New Year Costumes And Prices

    [ad_1] With a new year comes new beginnings, but it also means new Overwatch events and thus new costumes. Overwatch’s third iteration of the Lunar New Year event, Year of the Pig, is no exception, bringing new costumes, poses, and other cosmetics with it again this year. The event is now live, letting us get…

  • Oil prices dip on worries fuel demand to stall as global growth slows

    Oil prices dip on worries fuel demand to stall as global growth slows

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices declined on Thursday on lingering concerns that slowing global economic growth may limit fuel demand and after a surprise build in U.S. crude inventories. FILE PHOTO: Oil takners pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo International Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were at…

  • Egypt wants an Apple hub despite ongoing fight over iPhone prices

    Egypt wants an Apple hub despite ongoing fight over iPhone prices

    [ad_1] “Egypt is enjoying the privilege of having a very good-skilled, educated youth people, they are very cheap in terms of labor forces comparing with any other destination … So this could present a very attractive market for any supplier to consider Egypt as a hub,” Madbouli said. Egypt has seen significant macroeconomic improvement since…

  • U.S. home sales hit three-year low, prices rise slowly

    U.S. home sales hit three-year low, prices rise slowly

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales tumbled to their lowest level in three years in December and house price increases slowed sharply, suggesting a further loss of momentum in the housing market. FILE PHOTO – A sold sign hangs in front of a house in Dallas, Texas September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi The weak…

  • Oil prices drop as China economic slowdown threatens to spread

    Oil prices drop as China economic slowdown threatens to spread

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday on signs that an economic slowdown in China, the world’s second-largest economy and oil consumer, was spreading, stoking concerns over future fuel demand. An oil well pump jack is seen at an oil field supply yard near Denver, Colorado, U.S., February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo…

  • Oil prices fall 1 percent as China warns of job losses, Korea growth stalls

    Oil prices fall 1 percent as China warns of job losses, Korea growth stalls

    [ad_1] SYDNEY/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by around one percent on Tuesday as signs of a spreading global economic slowdown stoked concerns over future fuel demand. An oil well pump jack is seen at an oil field supply yard near Denver, Colorado, U.S., February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo International Brent crude oil futures…

  • Oil prices edge down as global growth worries threaten demand

    Oil prices edge down as global growth worries threaten demand

    [ad_1] An oil well pump jack is seen at an oil field supply yard near Denver, Colorado, U.S., February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as concerns over global economic growth stoked fears over future demand. International Brent crude oil futures were down 10 cents, or 0.2…

  • ProSieben sees pressure easing as Netflix raises prices

    ProSieben sees pressure easing as Netflix raises prices

    [ad_1] MUNICH (Reuters) – ProSiebenSat.1 Media believes that price increases by U.S. streaming giant Netflix could ease competitive pressures on the German group’s core TV business and is bullish on growth at its e-commerce arm, CEO Max Conze said. FILE PHOTO – The Netflix logo is seen on their office in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California,…

  • Big telcos hike internet prices amid soaring demand, revenues

    Big telcos hike internet prices amid soaring demand, revenues

    [ad_1] You can run but you can’t hide from internet price hikes. That’s what Sean Barry in Powell River, B.C., learned after leaving his provider, Shaw, following a couple of price increases. He switched to competitor Telus in September only to discover that the cost of his current Telus internet plan is also going up — by $5 a month.…

  • We take a look at Beaumont’s history, amenities, and house prices…

    We take a look at Beaumont’s history, amenities, and house prices…

    [ad_1] Beaumont trumpets serene, leafy living just 15 minutes from the heart of the city. Rachel and Sean Brennan chose the peaceful, foothills location to buy their family home in 2010 after moving to Australia from the UK. They are now selling their updated, five-bedroom house in Dashwood Rd, but hope to keep Beaumont as…

  • House sale prices: Do this one thing if you want to sell in 2019

    House sale prices: Do this one thing if you want to sell in 2019

    [ad_1] House prices have fallen to their lowest point in the past six years, as the UK looms closer to Brexit and the uncertainty of the government’s deal drags on. Prices are continuing to fall at their fastest rate, leaving sellers and first time buyers unsure of their next move. The UK is planning to officially…

  • Fitch predicts fall in prices will be worst globally

    Fitch predicts fall in prices will be worst globally

    [ad_1] The drop in house prices in Australia this year will be the worst in the world, one of the world’s major credit rating agencies has predicted. Fitch Ratings believes house prices will fall by another 5 per cent this year and values won’t recover until 2020. The report released on Wednesday predicted Australia’s housing…

  • Netflix Raises Prices for Its US Subscribers by Up to 18 Percent

    Netflix Raises Prices for Its US Subscribers by Up to 18 Percent

    [ad_1] Netflix is raising monthly fees for its US subscribers by between 13 percent and 18 percent, the video streaming pioneer’s first price increase since 2017 as it spends heavily on original content and international expansion. Prices for its popular standard plan, which allows streaming on two devices at the same time, will rise to $12.99 (roughly…

  • Netflix Raises Prices On Streaming Service Again

    Netflix Raises Prices On Streaming Service Again

    [ad_1] Netflix has announced that the service will once again be raising their prices on all plans, meaning that every plan now requires payments of over $100 a year. The streaming company has announced the price goes into effect today for new customers and in the coming months for existing ones. The $8 plan is…

  • Netflix hikes U.S. prices by up to 18 per cent

    Netflix hikes U.S. prices by up to 18 per cent

    [ad_1] Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 per cent to 18 per cent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago. Its most popular plan will see the largest hike, to $13 per month from $11. That option offers high-definition streaming on up to two different internet-connected devices…

  • Netflix to raise prices by 13% to 18%, its biggest increase ever

    Netflix to raise prices by 13% to 18%, its biggest increase ever

    [ad_1] Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago. Shares of Netflix soared 6 percent ahead of the market open Tuesday. Its most popular plan will see the largest hike, to $13 per month from $11. That option…

  • Oil prices rise on supply cuts, but global slowdown looms

    Oil prices rise on supply cuts, but global slowdown looms

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid supply cuts by producer club OPEC and Russia, although a darkening economic outlook may soon weigh on growth in fuel demand. FILE PHOTO: A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo Brent crude oil futures LCOc1…

  • Oil prices edge up on supply cuts, but weakening economic outlook caps gains

    Oil prices edge up on supply cuts, but weakening economic outlook caps gains

    [ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A worker at an oil field owned by Bashneft, Bashkortostan, Russia, January 28, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo – D1BEUBAWKVAB SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices inched up on Tuesday amid supply cuts by producer club OPEC and Russia, although the darkening economic outlook capped gains. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1…

  • Inside Katie Price’s mansion makeover

    Inside Katie Price’s mansion makeover

    [ad_1] Her £2million property previously stood decrepit and unkempt, as she faced her looming bankruptcy deadline. However Katie Price has now completely overhauled her once messy mansion and transformed it into its former glittering glory as she appears back on top following a spate of court appearances. The 40-year-old former glamour model’s home appeared to have…

  • Cheapest supermarket: The best online supermarket with LOWEST prices

    Cheapest supermarket: The best online supermarket with LOWEST prices

    [ad_1] Which? conducted a study to find the supermarket with the cheapest online shopping basket and the results have just been revealed. Looking at Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Ocado and Waitrose, the best shop that’ll provide you the cheapest bill might be surprising to some shoppers. Using the cost of 77 popular branded products across…

  • China retailers slash iPhone prices after Apple sales warning

    China retailers slash iPhone prices after Apple sales warning

    [ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Several Chinese electronics retailers including Alibaba-backed Suning (002024.SZ) and JD.com (JD.O) have slashed iPhone prices this week, after Apple (AAPL.O) recently blamed poor sales of the smartphone in the country for a rare revenue warning. The discounting, as steep as $118 for the recently launched 64GB iPhone XR, is the latest…

  • Retailers are slashing prices across China

    Retailers are slashing prices across China

    [ad_1] Visual China Group | Getty Images A customer shows his iPhone XS Max during the launch of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max at an Apple store on the Nanjing East Road on September 21, 2018 in Shanghai, China.  Apple’s latest iPhone models are facing huge discounts in China as retailers try to sell…

  • J&J raises U.S. prices on around two dozen drugs

    J&J raises U.S. prices on around two dozen drugs

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) raised U.S. prices on around two dozen prescription drugs on Thursday, including the psoriasis treatment Stelara, prostate cancer drug Zytiga and blood thinner Xarelto, all among its top-selling products. FILE PHOTO: A Johnson & Johnson building is shown in Irvine, California, U.S., January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike…

  • Sen. Sanders, Rep. Cummings introduce bill to lower U.S. drug prices

    Sen. Sanders, Rep. Cummings introduce bill to lower U.S. drug prices

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Elijah Cummings introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs for American consumers, critiquing President Donald Trump administration’s efforts to curb medicine prices. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacy employee looks for medication as she works to fill a prescription while working at…

  • Stocks boosted by U.S.-China trade hope, oil prices soar

    Stocks boosted by U.S.-China trade hope, oil prices soar

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks around the world extended recent gains and oil prices jumped on Wednesday on optimism the United States and China may be inching toward a trade deal, soothing fears of an all-out trade war and its possible impact on global growth. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the…

  • Oil prices climb amid U.S.-China trade talk optimism

    Oil prices climb amid U.S.-China trade talk optimism

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than 1 percent on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session on signs that Washington and Beijing may soon resolve a trade dispute that has cast a pall over the global economy. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province,…

  • Oil prices surge on hopes of successful U.S.-China trade talks

    Oil prices surge on hopes of successful U.S.-China trade talks

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday, extending gains from the previous session on hopes that Washington and Beijing can resolve a trade dispute that has triggered a global economic slowdown. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer U.S. West…

  • Oil prices decline on swelling oversupply, volatile markets

    Oil prices decline on swelling oversupply, volatile markets

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday amid volatile currency and stock markets, coupled with concerns that an economic slowdown in 2019 will cut into fuel demand just as crude supplies are surging. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. Picture…

  • Oil prices drop on swelling oversupply, volatile markets

    Oil prices drop on swelling oversupply, volatile markets

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by 1 to 2 percent on Thursday amid volatile currency and stock markets, and on concerns that an economic slowdown in 2019 will cut into fuel demand just as crude supplies are surging. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province,…

  • Oil prices fall on demand fears, market volatility

    Oil prices fall on demand fears, market volatility

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by 1 to 2 percent on Thursday amid volatile currency and stock markets, and on concerns that an economic slowdown in 2019 will cut into fuel demand just as crude supplies are surging. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province,…

  • Oil prices fall amid currency and share market turmoil, crude supply surge

    Oil prices fall amid currency and share market turmoil, crude supply surge

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday amid volatile currency and stock markets, and as analysts warned of an economic slowdown for 2019 just as crude supply is rising globally. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. Picture taken December 7,…

  • Oil prices drop amid currency and stock market turmoil

    Oil prices drop amid currency and stock market turmoil

    [ad_1] Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. Picture taken December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by more than one percent on Thursday amid volatile currency and stock markets, and as analysts warned of an economic slowdown for 2019.…

  • Western Canada oil prices remain strong as Alberta production cutbacks kick in

    Western Canada oil prices remain strong as Alberta production cutbacks kick in

    [ad_1] Crude oil prices in Western Canada remain elevated as Alberta’s government-mandated oil production curtailments come into force. Calgary oil brokerage Net Energy says the difference between Western Canadian Select bitumen-blend heavy oil and New York-traded West Texas Intermediate oil prices was about $12.50 US per barrel on Wednesday afternoon, an improvement over the $17.52…

  • Tesla cuts prices by $2,000 to offset reduced federal tax credit

    Tesla cuts prices by $2,000 to offset reduced federal tax credit

    [ad_1] Mason Trinca | The Washington Post | Getty Images A Tesla Model 3 is seen in the general assembly line at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Tesla is cutting the prices on all of its models by $2,000 to help offset a reduction in federal tax credits for…

  • U.S. oil prices rise by 1 percent amid expectations of volatile 2019

    U.S. oil prices rise by 1 percent amid expectations of volatile 2019

    [ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Oil rigs in a storage facility wait to be transported to the oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil began 2019 in positive territory on Wednesday, although the general outlook for the year is weak amid soaring U.S. crude supply and concerns of…

  • Share prices sink but GFC lessons can help steady your mind

    Share prices sink but GFC lessons can help steady your mind

    [ad_1] Well, investors, it’s been an ugly 2018. The past few months have been some of the worst in a long time for Aussies with shares, managed funds and super. Ugly enough to make onions cry, and if it went to the beach cats would try to bury it in the sand. Aussie shares have…

  • Oil prices steady near year-and-a-half lows ahead of New Year

    Oil prices steady near year-and-a-half lows ahead of New Year

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Friday after a week of volatile trading ahead of the New Year holiday, supported by a rise in U.S. equity markets but pressured by worries about a global glut of crude. Brent crude LCOc1 futures rose 6 cents to $52.22 a barrel by 1:12 p.m. EST…

  • Oil prices rebound but still weak due to oversupply

    Oil prices rebound but still weak due to oversupply

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded on Friday, clawing back some of the ground lost this week, but remained close to their lowest levels in more than a year as rising U.S. inventories and concern over global economic growth kept markets under pressure. FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is…

  • Oil prices slide as concerns about global economy, oversupply weigh

    Oil prices slide as concerns about global economy, oversupply weigh

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday, retreating from an 8 percent rally in the previous session as the oil market focused on signs of faltering global economic growth and record production of crude. FILE PHOTO: A maze of crude oil pipes and valves is pictured during a tour by the Department…

  • Oil prices drop after jump the day before; glut, economy concerns drag

    Oil prices drop after jump the day before; glut, economy concerns drag

    [ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil fell on Thursday after soaring 8 percent in the previous session, as worries over a glut in crude supply and concerns over a faltering global economy pressured prices even as a stock market surge offered support. FILE PHOTO: Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin Drake’s original 1859 well…

  • Oil prices fall after jump the day before; glut, economy worries weigh

    Oil prices fall after jump the day before; glut, economy worries weigh

    [ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil fell on Thursday after soaring 8 percent in the previous session, as worries over a glut in crude supply and concerns over a faltering global economy pressured prices even as a stock market surge offered support. FILE PHOTO: Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin Drake’s original 1859 well…

  • Russia’s energy minister sees oil prices stabilizing in first-half 2019

    Russia’s energy minister sees oil prices stabilizing in first-half 2019

    [ad_1] Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak arrives at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that oil prices, which fell by more than a third this quarter, would become more stable in the first half of 2019. The Organization of…

  • Canada Post stamp prices to increase on Jan. 14

    Canada Post stamp prices to increase on Jan. 14

    [ad_1] Canada Post says the cost for an individual stamp on a letter sent within Canada will jump to $1.05, instead of a loonie, starting Jan. 14. Other increases for mail within the country range between a dime and 35 cents depending on the size of the letter. The cost of sending letters to the…

  • Tesla cut prices in China and will pay for missed tax credit

    Tesla cut prices in China and will pay for missed tax credit

    [ad_1] Tesla fell as much as 6.7 percent Monday after the company cut prices in China and said it would pay customers who missed a tax credit deadline due to the company’s production delays. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down about 1 percent on Monday morning. CEO Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that it would make…

  • LNG Canada partner Petronas cuts natural gas output due to plunging prices

    LNG Canada partner Petronas cuts natural gas output due to plunging prices

    [ad_1] Natural gas prices in Western Canada are so low that a partner in the country’s first LNG export project is shutting off money-losing wells and throttling back its exploration program. Malaysian-owned Petronas, which has a 25 per cent interest in the $40-billion LNG Canada project, has been curtailing production by between 50 and 200…

  • Tesla cuts Model 3 prices in China

    Tesla cuts Model 3 prices in China

    [ad_1] A Tesla Model 3 car is displayed during a media preview at the Auto China 2018 motor show in Beijing, China April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has slashed prices on its Model 3 electric car in China. According to the California-based electric carmaker’s Chinese website, prices of certain…

  • Canadian wireless prices down, still higher than most G7 countries

    Canadian wireless prices down, still higher than most G7 countries

    [ad_1] An annual snapshot of telecom services taken last summer for the federal government shows a year-over-year decline in Canadian wireless prices but, as usual, most other G7 countries had less expensive packages. For example, Canadian plans with two gigabytes per month of data cost an average of $75.44 per month when the 2018 survey…

  • Oil prices resume fall, shed last session’s gains

    Oil prices resume fall, shed last session’s gains

    [ad_1] BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday to erase most of their gains from the day before, resuming declines seen earlier in the week amid worries about oversupply and the outlook for the global economy. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas U.S. August…

  • Oil prices resume fall, shed most of their gains from last session

    Oil prices resume fall, shed most of their gains from last session

    [ad_1] BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday to erase most of their gains from the day before, resuming declines seen earlier in the week amid worries about oversupply and the outlook for the global economy. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas U.S. August…

  • Canadian inflation rate sinks to 1.7% as gas prices fall

    Canadian inflation rate sinks to 1.7% as gas prices fall

    [ad_1] Lower gas prices pulled Canada’s annual inflation rate in November down to 1.7 per cent, the first time in 10 months it has been below the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target, underscoring market expectations that imminent interest rate hikes are off the table. Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast the annual rate…

  • Oil prices claw back some ground, but oversupply worries drag

    Oil prices claw back some ground, but oversupply worries drag

    [ad_1] BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices clawed back some ground on Wednesday as global equity markets showed signs of stabilizing, but crude was still under pressure from worries about oversupply and a slowing global economy that had driven sharp losses in the last three sessions. A worker fills a tank with subsidized fuel at a…

  • Oil prices climb after tumble on hint markets stabilizing

    Oil prices climb after tumble on hint markets stabilizing

    [ad_1] BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday after falling for the past three sesssions with worries about oversupply and a slowing global economy keeping markets under pressure though sentiment may be shifting as falling equity markets seemed to stabilize. A worker fills a tank with subsidized fuel at a fuel station in Jakarta…

  • Micron sales, profit miss estimates as chip glut hurts prices

    Micron sales, profit miss estimates as chip glut hurts prices

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) gave on Tuesday quarterly sales and profit forecasts well below Wall Street estimates, citing a market glut of memory chips as consumer and business demand for phones and computers is weakening. Memory chip parts of U.S. memory chip maker MicronTechnology are pictured at their fair booth…

  • Micron sales miss target as chip glut hurts prices

    Micron sales miss target as chip glut hurts prices

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) on Tuesday gave quarterly sales and profit forecasts well below Wall Street estimates, citing a market glut of memory chips as consumer and business demand for phones and computers is weakening. Memory chip parts of U.S. memory chip maker MicronTechnology are pictured at their fair booth…

  • Concerns of oversupply, slower global economy weigh on oil prices

    Concerns of oversupply, slower global economy weigh on oil prices

    [ad_1] Concern that there’s too much oil for a slowing global economy sent a tremor through oil markets Tuesday, as the benchmark price for North American crude fell more than seven per cent to its lowest level since the summer of 2017.  Benchmark U.S. crude plunged to $46.24 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to…

  • Micron misses sales estimates as chip supply glut hurts prices

    Micron misses sales estimates as chip supply glut hurts prices

    [ad_1] Memory chip parts of U.S. memory chip maker MicronTechnology are pictured at their fair booth at an industrial fair in Frankfurt, Germany, July 14, 2015. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc (MU.O) on Tuesday missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue, hurt by falling prices for its memory chips due…

  • Oil prices drop for third session as oversupply worries drag

    Oil prices drop for third session as oversupply worries drag

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than $1 on Tuesday, dropping for a third session as reports of growing inventory and forecasts of record shale output in the United States stoked worries about oversupply. Pump jacks operate in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018.…

  • Oil prices fall for third straight session amid supply glut worries

    Oil prices fall for third straight session amid supply glut worries

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped over 1 percent on Tuesday, falling for a third straight session, as reports of inventory builds and forecasts of record shale output in the United States, currently the world’s biggest producer, stoked worries about oversupply. Pump jacks operate in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22,…

  • Oil prices fall 1 percent amid supply glut worries

    Oil prices fall 1 percent amid supply glut worries

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped 1 percent on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session as reports of a big climb in U.S. inventories and forecasts of record shale output stoked worries about oversupply. Pump jacks operate in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018.…

  • U.S. oil prices drop 1 percent on oversupply fears

    U.S. oil prices drop 1 percent on oversupply fears

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices fell 1 percent on Tuesday after slipping below $50 a barrel in the previous session, with reports of a big climb in U.S. inventories and forecasts of record shale output stoking worries about oversupply. Pump jacks operate in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018.…

  • Ford Endura review: prices, specifications

    Ford Endura review: prices, specifications

    [ad_1] Welcome to the cluttered Australian SUV market, Ford Endura. Hop right in, the water’s very warm. If a mainstream brand’s SUV portfolio isn’t bubbling over it’s being left behind, and Ford’s been playing SUV catch-up since the seven-seat Territory’s sad demise in 2016. Ford insists we can’t call Endura a Territory replacement, and in…

  • U.S. oil prices inch up, but global economic concerns weigh

    U.S. oil prices inch up, but global economic concerns weigh

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices edged up on Monday amid a fall in drilling activity in the United States, but lingering concerns about weaker economic growth in major economies kept a lid on gains. A gas station worker pumps fuel into a motorbike at a gas station of the Venezuelan state-owned oil company…

  • Tesla cuts prices in China after Beijing reduces US auto tariffs

    Tesla cuts prices in China after Beijing reduces US auto tariffs

    [ad_1] Tesla is slashing prices on its Model S sedan and Model X sport utility vehicle in China after Beijing suspended some tariffs on cars imported from the U.S.. The company confirmed the news on Friday. Tariffs on U.S.-made cars and light trucks will be temporarily reduced to 15 percent from Jan. 1 until March…

  • Tesla cuts China prices after tariff drop on U.S.-made cars

    Tesla cuts China prices after tariff drop on U.S.-made cars

    [ad_1] Cars pass by the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory 2, which is also known as RiverBend, a joint venture with Panasonic to produce solar panels and roof tiles in Buffalo, New York, U.S., August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has cut prices on its Model S and Model X vehicles in…

  • Oil prices edge up on hopes global supplies will tighten

    Oil prices edge up on hopes global supplies will tighten

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed more than 2 percent on Thursday, after data showed inventory declines in the United States and as investors began to expect that the global oil market could have a deficit sooner than they had previously thought. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil…

  • ‘We are tired of people asking us about target prices’  

    ‘We are tired of people asking us about target prices’  

    [ad_1] The best-known bitcoin bull on Wall Street is getting tired of forecasting short-term prices. For the last time this year, co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisor Tom Lee updated his estimate for what a fair price for bitcoin should be: Between $13,800 and $14,800. The model still puts bitcoin about $10,000 above where the world’s…

  • Oil prices steady as China-U.S. trade tensions ease

    Oil prices steady as China-U.S. trade tensions ease

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday, under pressure from high inventories but buoyed by a drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles and indications that the trade war between the United States and China may be easing. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December…

  • Oil prices steady as Sino-U.S. trade tensions ease

    Oil prices steady as Sino-U.S. trade tensions ease

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday, under pressure from high inventories but buoyed by a drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles and indications that the trade war between the United States and China may be easing. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December…

  • Oil prices rise as Sino-U.S. trade tensions show signs of easing

    Oil prices rise as Sino-U.S. trade tensions show signs of easing

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday, buoyed by a drawdown in U.S. crude stockpiles and indications that China is taking concrete steps to put a trade war truce with Washington into action. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. Picture…

  • Brexit news: Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis property house prices advice

    Brexit news: Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis property house prices advice

    [ad_1] Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, 46, has been giving out sage advice today. The financial expert discussed property and Brexit on a Facebook Live video today. Many Britons may be pondering when is the right time to buy, especially considering current Brexit news. Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership is being voted upon by…

  • Oil prices climb amid signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions

    Oil prices climb amid signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday, buoyed by a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories and signs that China is taking more concrete steps to put a trade war truce with Washington into action. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018.…

  • U.S. oil prices inch up amid stockpile drop, signs of easing trade tensions

    U.S. oil prices inch up amid stockpile drop, signs of easing trade tensions

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices edged up on Thursday, buoyed by a drawdown in inventories and by signs of easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Pumpjacks are seen against the setting sun at the Daqing oil field in Heilongjiang province, China December 7, 2018. Picture taken December 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer Oil prices…

  • Power prices left to the market: Taylor

    Power prices left to the market: Taylor

    [ad_1] A competitive energy market should determine power costs for Australians, the federal energy minister says. Since being appointed to the role in late August, Angus Taylor has solely focused on lowering power prices, but has not been able to suggest what an appropriate cost is. “At the end of the day, competitive markets determine…

  • Stocks walloped by Brexit, falling oil prices

    Stocks walloped by Brexit, falling oil prices

    [ad_1] Canada’s main stock index fell on Monday after crude oil prices fell 3.4 per cent in New York, pressuring shares of energy companies. The West Texas Intermediate crude contract closed down $1.79 at $50.82 US, wiping out gains made last week because of a deal between OPEC and Russia to cut production. The Western…

  • Japan’s SoftBank prices IPO, to raise $23.5 billion with overallotment

    Japan’s SoftBank prices IPO, to raise $23.5 billion with overallotment

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Corp (9434.T) priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 1,500 yen per share and will sell an extra 160 million shares to meet strong demand, a regulatory filing showed, raising 2.65 trillion yen ($23.5 billion) in Japan’s biggest-ever IPO. FILE PHOTO – A pedestrian holding a mobile phone walks past…

  • House prices Brexit: How leaving the EU will affect your house price

    House prices Brexit: How leaving the EU will affect your house price

    [ad_1] Britain will officially begin its separation from the European Union on 29 March. As business owners express concern about how the decision will change their trade operations, there are also concerns about travel and immigration. And another concern growing among home owners and first-time buyers is how Brexit will affect house prices and the…

  • Oil prices spike after OPEC countries decide on production cut

    Oil prices spike after OPEC countries decide on production cut

    [ad_1] Oil prices spiked sharply higher Friday after OPEC countries agreed to a proposal that would see global oil production reduced by 1.2 million barrels a day. Following a morning meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Iraq Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban told reporters the proposed cut would be made up of 800,000…

  • Sharpest prices on 2018 models

    Sharpest prices on 2018 models

    [ad_1] THERE’S a clause in Santa’s contract specifying he doesn’t have to deliver new cars so if you want something flashier than tinsel around the Christmas tree this year, there’s no time like the present. Car sales have slowed in the second half of the year but it takes a while for the makers to…

  • Oil prices ease in cautious trading ahead of OPEC meeting

    Oil prices ease in cautious trading ahead of OPEC meeting

    [ad_1] The logo of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen at OPEC’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Thursday in tepid trading ahead of a meeting by producer group OPEC that is expected to result in a supply cut aimed at…

  • Oil prices fall on swelling glut, economic growth concerns

    Oil prices fall on swelling glut, economic growth concerns

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil fell on Wednesday as a swelling supply glut and signs of an economic slowdown weighed on crude prices a day ahead of an OPEC meeting at which the producer club is expected to decide supply cuts. A pump jack lifts oil out of a well, during a sandstorm in Midland,…

  • Trump panel wants to give USPS right to hike prices for Amazon, others

    Trump panel wants to give USPS right to hike prices for Amazon, others

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Postal Service should have more flexibility to raise rates for packages, according to recommendations from a task force set up by President Donald Trump, a move that could hurt profits of Amazon.com Inc and other large online retailers. FILE PHOTO – A view shows U.S. postal service mail…

  • Oil prices slip on global growth concerns, swelling U.S. supply

    Oil prices slip on global growth concerns, swelling U.S. supply

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pulled down by swelling U.S. inventories and a plunge in global stock markets as China’s government warned of increasing economic headwinds. A pump jack lifts oil out of a well, during a sandstorm in Midland, Texas, U.S., April 13, 2018. Picture taken April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ann…

  • Oil prices skid amid global stock market slump, swelling U.S. supply

    Oil prices skid amid global stock market slump, swelling U.S. supply

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell 1 percent on Wednesday, weighed down by swelling U.S. inventories and a plunge in global stock markets as China’s government warned of increasing economic headwinds. A pump jack lifts oil out of a well, during a sandstorm in Midland, Texas, U.S., April 13, 2018. Picture taken April 13,…

  • Oil prices advance 1 percent on expectations of OPEC-led output cuts

    Oil prices advance 1 percent on expectations of OPEC-led output cuts

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent on Tuesday, extending bigger gains from the previous day amid expected OPEC-led supply cuts and a mandated reduction in Canadian output. Oil pumps are seen after sunset outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude…

  • Oil prices extend gains on expected OPEC-led supply cuts

    Oil prices extend gains on expected OPEC-led supply cuts

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending strong gains from the previous day amid expected OPEC-led supply cuts and a mandated reduction in Canadian output. Oil pumps are seen after sunset outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France November 14, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann The 90-day truce in the trade dispute between the United States…

  • Oil prices soar after U.S., China suspend trade hostilities

    Oil prices soar after U.S., China suspend trade hostilities

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices shot higher on Monday after the United States and China agreed a 90-day truce in their trade conflict and ahead of a meeting by producer club OPEC this week that is expected to result in a supply cut. FILE PHOTO: A female employee fills the tank of a car…

  • Netflix hikes subscription prices in Canada

    Netflix hikes subscription prices in Canada

    [ad_1] Another price hike is on the way for Netflix Canada subscribers as competition heats up among the biggest streaming video services. The company behind Narcos and Orange Is the New Black is introducing its biggest price increase yet for both new subscribers and current members. The basic plan — which does not offer high-definition video and…

  • Google Home gets a colourful update as prices for this smart speaker crash

    Google Home gets a colourful update as prices for this smart speaker crash

    [ad_1] Google Home Mini is the Mountain View firm’s cheapest smart speaker that comes with its Assistant built-in. While the hardware does not come with the biggest speaker system, it can get surprisingly loud for its size. Google Home Mini was previously available in just chalk, charcoal and coral colours. However, now the speaker is…

  • Oil prices claw back some losses after ‘Black Friday’ plunge

    Oil prices claw back some losses after ‘Black Friday’ plunge

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices on Monday clawed back some losses from a nearly 8-percent plunge the previous session, but Brent failed to hold above $60 per barrel amid generally weak financial markets. FILE PHOTO: Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin Drake’s original 1859 well that launched the modern petroleum industry at…

  • Oil prices edge up after nearly eight-percent ‘Black Friday’ plunge

    Oil prices edge up after nearly eight-percent ‘Black Friday’ plunge

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices won back some ground after hefty losses on Friday, but remained under pressure with Brent crude below $60 per barrel amid weak fundamentals and struggling financial markets. FILE PHOTO: Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin Drake’s original 1859 well that launched the modern petroleum industry at the…

  • Worry and frustration mount in Alberta as oil prices languish

    Worry and frustration mount in Alberta as oil prices languish

    [ad_1] The street outside Calgary’s downtown Hyatt hotel was teeming with pro-oil demonstrators Thursday, forcing police to close traffic along a busy avenue as the growing crowd spilled over the sidewalks.  While a business audience streamed inside the hotel to listen to the prime minister speak, the large crowd chanted, “Build that pipe!” and “Trudeau must go!” But amidst the rally’s clamour, there emerged…

  • Oil prices hit year low; OPEC considers output cut

    Oil prices hit year low; OPEC considers output cut

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell to their lowest in more than a year on Friday, on course for their biggest one-month decline since late 2014, even as oil producers considered cutting production to try to stem a rising global surplus. Oil supply, led by U.S. producers, is growing more quickly than demand and…

  • Oil prices hit year low as OPEC considers output cut

    Oil prices hit year low as OPEC considers output cut

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell to their lowest in a year on Friday, on course for their biggest one-month decline since late 2014, even as oil producers consider cutting production to try to stem a rising global surplus. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack on a lease owned by Parsley Energy operates at sunset…

  • Oil prices rise after 6-percent plunge, but market on edge

    Oil prices rise after 6-percent plunge, but market on edge

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices on Wednesday clawed back some of the previous day’s more than 6 percent fall, supported by a report of an unexpected drop in U.S. commercial crude inventories as well as record Indian crude imports. Oil pump jacks are seen next to a strawberry field in Oxnard, California February 24,…

  • Tom Lee stands by $15,000 year-end bitcoin target as prices sink

    Tom Lee stands by $15,000 year-end bitcoin target as prices sink

    [ad_1] Wall Street strategist Tom Lee told CNBC he remains bullish on bitcoin and bets on a recovery soon despite prices of the world’s largest cryptocurrency falling to their lowest levels in more than year on Tuesday. Last week, Lee cut his year-end bitcoin target to $15,000 from $25,000. In Tuesday’s CNBC interview, he stood…

  • Oil prices drop as broad market sell-off outweighs supply concerns

    Oil prices drop as broad market sell-off outweighs supply concerns

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets lost steam on Tuesday as a deteriorating economic outlook and a surge in U.S. production outweighed expected supply cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). FILE PHOTO: Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin Drake’s original 1859 well that launched the modern petroleum industry at…

  • Oil prices edge up on expected OPEC supply cuts

    Oil prices edge up on expected OPEC supply cuts

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Tuesday as markets expected producer club OPEC to agree to supply cuts at their next meeting on Dec. 6, aimed at preventing oversupply amid slowing demand growth and a surge in output from the United States. FILE PHOTO: Oil pours out of a spout from Edwin…

  • Oil prices climb amid expected OPEC cut, but markets remain wary

    Oil prices climb amid expected OPEC cut, but markets remain wary

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose around 1 percent on Monday as traders expected top exporter Saudi Arabia to push producer club OPEC to cut supply toward year-end. A rainbow is seen over a pumpjack during sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Despite that, market sentiment remains weak on…

  • Mexican protests could signal fluctuating avocado prices this season

    Mexican protests could signal fluctuating avocado prices this season

    [ad_1] Avocados have become so ubiquitous they are easy to take for granted. But there’s a battle taking place behind the scenes that could cause prices to rise for the hot commodity. Canadians love avocado. In fact, imports to the country have increased 40 per cent since 2013, and the vast majority — 94 per cent — of…

  • Chaos in France: One killed as mass protests breakout across France over fuel prices | World | News

    Chaos in France: One killed as mass protests breakout across France over fuel prices | World | News

    [ad_1] The demonstrators, part of a grassroots movement dubbed the “yellow vests”, caused logjams on highways and blocked roundabouts as they railed against the fuel tax hikes introduced by Mr Macron, whose approval rating has plummeted according to recent opinion polls. The protests, which have been largely orchestrated on social media and which are aimed at…

  • Oil prices stable on expected OPEC cuts, but surging U.S. supply drags

    Oil prices stable on expected OPEC cuts, but surging U.S. supply drags

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday, supported by expected supply cuts from OPEC but held back by record U.S. production. FILE PHOTO: A worker checks the valve of an oil pipe at the Lukoil company owned Imilorskoye oil field outside the West Siberian city of Kogalym, Russia, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei…

  • Tesla slashes prices on home solar systems to spur sales

    Tesla slashes prices on home solar systems to spur sales

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has cut prices on its residential solar systems by as much as 25 percent in a bid to lift lagging sales after the company streamlined its sales and marketing organization, a company official told Reuters on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Flags fly over the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory 2, which is…

  • Trump duped Saudis into tanking oil prices, analysts say

    Trump duped Saudis into tanking oil prices, analysts say

    [ad_1] Over the last six weeks, that rally has unwound in spectacular fashion, with oil prices tumbling into a bear market. The pullback has several causes, including a weaker demand outlook for crude and a wider market sell-off, but analysts say OPEC‘s output hike earlier this year and the sanctions waivers play a major part…

  • Canadian gas prices fall as crude oil continues slide

    Canadian gas prices fall as crude oil continues slide

    [ad_1] Canadian drivers are seeing the lowest prices for gasoline in months, as a slump in the price of crude oil has hit gas stations. The price of the North American crude oil benchmark known as West Texas Intermediate is hovering at just over $56 a barrel on Thursday, a drop of more than $20 since…

  • House prices could fall 30% in ‘deep recession’

    House prices could fall 30% in ‘deep recession’

    [ad_1] House prices could fall more than 30 per cent as the country plunges into a “deep recession” if disgruntled borrowers launch class actions against the major banks for breaching responsible lending laws, new analysis suggests. The worst-case scenario is one of five outlined by UBS analyst Jonathan Mott in a client note this week,…

  • Sony Xperia deals slash prices and offer huge savings on PS4 consoles

    Sony Xperia deals slash prices and offer huge savings on PS4 consoles

    [ad_1] Sony has had another stellar year with numerous flagships launching in 2018 including the new XZ3 which arrived in the autumn. This phone packs a stunning 6.1-inch OLED display, wireless charging and striking design. You can buy the XZ3 for £699 with contract prices starting from around £28.99 per month. If that sounds a little…

  • Slump in oil prices and China data weighs on stocks

    Slump in oil prices and China data weighs on stocks

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks around the globe suffered their biggest drop in two weeks on Friday as weak Chinese economic data sapped demand for equities while oil prices weakened again on Friday. U.S. stocks were broadly lower, with energy shares .SPNY falling more than 1.0 percent as benchmark Brent crude oil saw a…

  • Wall Street drops on worries over China, oil prices

    Wall Street drops on worries over China, oil prices

    [ad_1] Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s three major indexes closed down on Friday after weak Chinese data and volatile oil prices raised concerns about global growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI…

  • Energy, services fuel jump in U.S. producer prices

    Energy, services fuel jump in U.S. producer prices

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices rose more than expected in October and at their fastest pace in six years but measures of underlying price pressure cooled, bolstering the view that the U.S. central bank is not facing a resurgence in inflation. FILE PHOTO: An Auvil Fruit Company warehouse is pictured in Orondo, Washington,…

  • Oil prices fall into bear market on rising supply, economic concerns

    Oil prices fall into bear market on rising supply, economic concerns

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets on Friday remained weak as rising supply and concerns of an economic slowdown pressured prices, with U.S. crude now down by around 20 percent since early October. FILE PHOTO: Flames emerge from a pipeline at the oil fields in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani U.S.…

  • Oil prices down 20 percent in a month as fundamentals weaken

    Oil prices down 20 percent in a month as fundamentals weaken

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets on Friday remained weak as rising supply and concerns of an economic slowdown pressured prices, with U.S. crude now down by 20 percent since early October. FILE PHOTO: Flames emerge from a pipeline at the oil fields in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, September 30, 2016. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani U.S. West…

  • Samsung Galaxy S9 prices crash ahead of Black Friday

    Samsung Galaxy S9 prices crash ahead of Black Friday

    [ad_1] Galaxy S9 was released back in March and boasts a number of great features that make it appealing to Android fans. The hardware comes with a 5.8-inch AMOLED display that boasts an incredibly-high density of 570 pixels-per-inch. Moreover, the hardware differentiates itself from a number of its rivals by coming without a notch at…

  • Small internet providers say CRTC rules lead to ‘higher prices and less choice’

    Small internet providers say CRTC rules lead to ‘higher prices and less choice’

    [ad_1] Canada’s smaller internet service providers say the CRTC needs to revamp rules that protect the big telcos and erode consumer choice when it comes to high-speed internet service.  On Wednesday, the Canadian Operators Network Consortium (CNOC) filed an application asking the telecom regulator to revise regulations that CNOC says block small providers from accessing the big telcos’ ultra-fast fibre optic networks. CNOC represents 35 internet providers including TekSavvy, Distributel and Primus. The organization…

  • Iran sanctions may have little impact in Canada, except on oil prices

    Iran sanctions may have little impact in Canada, except on oil prices

    [ad_1] The fresh round of sanctions the U.S. imposed on Iran Monday threatens to close off all channels of international banking to the regime, but is unlikely to affect Canadian businesses. The sanctions aim to block Iran’s oil exports, but the impact on oil prices may have already worked its way through the markets, though…

  • Oil prices fall as U.S. grants Iran sanction waivers to major importers

    Oil prices fall as U.S. grants Iran sanction waivers to major importers

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday as the start to U.S. sanctions against Iran’s fuel exports was softened by waivers that will allow major buyers to still import Iranian crude, at least temporarily. A pumpjack is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Front-month Brent crude…

  • Oil prices fall as U.S. grants Iran sanction waivers to eight importers

    Oil prices fall as U.S. grants Iran sanction waivers to eight importers

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday as the start to U.S. sanctions against Iran’s fuel exports was softened by waivers that will allow some countries to still import Iranian crude, at least temporarily. A pumpjack is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann Front-month Brent crude…

  • UK property news: House prices drop thanks to Brexit and the Budget

    UK property news: House prices drop thanks to Brexit and the Budget

    [ad_1] Figures released this morning by Nationwide reveal that annual house price growth in October slowed to 1.6 per cent, down from 2 per cent in the previous month. This means that the average house price dropped slightly to £214,534 last month from £214,922 September. Many suggest that the subdued market has been, in part,…

  • Apple spruces up Macs, iPad Pros and raises prices

    Apple spruces up Macs, iPad Pros and raises prices

    [ad_1] NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) refreshed some of its lesser-known products at a New York event on Tuesday, adding iPhone features like facial recognition to the iPad Pro and faster processors and better displays to some Mac computers that had gone years without a major update. The devices will hit stores…

  • Oil prices down more than 1 percent on rising supply, trade war

    Oil prices down more than 1 percent on rising supply, trade war

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped more than 1 percent on Tuesday on signs of rising supply and concern that global economic growth and demand for fuel will fall victim to the U.S.-China trade war. FILE PHOTO – An employee holds a gas pump to refill a car at a petrol station in…

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    Brent oil prices dips on rising supply, global market woes

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    Brent crude prices dip on rising supply, global market woes

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  • Oil prices fall on rising supply, global market woes

    Oil prices fall on rising supply, global market woes

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    Airlines, trucking industry face sharp rise in fuel prices

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  • Oil prices fall as investors wary of trade slowdown

    Oil prices fall as investors wary of trade slowdown

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  • PM ‘wants answers’ over rising fuel prices

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    Stocks slide globally, U.S. Treasury prices rise

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  • Treasury prices higher amid market volatility

    Treasury prices higher amid market volatility

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    Oil prices recover after stock markets plunge

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    Asian shares resume decline, Saudi tensions lift oil prices

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    Asian shares resume descent, oil prices up on Saudi tensions

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    Oilands bitumen prices in negative territory, analyst calculates

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    Oil prices rise, but still set for weekly fall amid equities rout

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    Oil prices hold ground, but set for 4 percent weekly fall

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    Delta profit beats on strong demand, higher ticket prices

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    Property UK: Latest house prices data show Brexit affect across the market

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    U.S. producer prices rebound in September

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    Irving oil refinery explosion unlikely to hike gasoline prices in Canada

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    Citi raises its price forecast for Apple, citing falling chip prices

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  • Oil prices mark weekly gain ahead of Iran sanctions

    Oil prices mark weekly gain ahead of Iran sanctions

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Crude futures steadied on Friday after climbing to four-year highs earlier this week, and both Brent and U.S. crude marked weekly gains ahead of U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil exports. FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks are seen near Aneth, Utah, U.S., October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…

  • Oil prices rise, supported by U.S. jobs data, Iran sanctions

    Oil prices rise, supported by U.S. jobs data, Iran sanctions

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  • Oil prices rise on Iran sanctions, outlook uncertain

    Oil prices rise on Iran sanctions, outlook uncertain

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    Oil prices rise as U.S. sanctions against Iran’s crude exports loom

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    Govt warns companies over high fuel prices

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  • Oil prices rise 1 percent ahead of U.S. sanctions against Iran

    Oil prices rise 1 percent ahead of U.S. sanctions against Iran

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    Oil prices rise ahead of U.S. sanctions against Iran

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    Oil eases, but Iran sanctions keep prices near late 2014 highs

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  • Oil prices drop, Brent moves further away from four-year high

    Oil prices drop, Brent moves further away from four-year high

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    Oil prices at highest levels in 4 years

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    Galaxy S9 price drop – Samsung slashes prices as new phones revealed

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  • Trump says OPEC producers must bring prices down

    Trump says OPEC producers must bring prices down

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    Falling home prices risky for small businesses

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    Apple’s Tim Cook explains expensive prices of iPhone XS and XS Max

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    Oil prices inch up as supply concerns outweigh U.S. output assurances

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    Property News: UK house prices rise by 1.8% in 12 months

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    Oil prices ease as trade row clouds demand outlook

    [ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Global oil prices eased in early Asian trading on Monday on concerns that the United States is poised to impose additional tariffs on China, outweighing supply fears from upcoming sanctions on Iran. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S.…

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    U.S. retail sales barely rise; import prices drop

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    Oil prices claw back on supply concerns, but demand worries drag

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  • Oil prices claw back on supply concerns though but demand worries drag

    Oil prices claw back on supply concerns though but demand worries drag

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil on Friday clawed back some of its losses from the previous session, when prices fell the most in a month, as concerns about oil supply are countering worries that emerging market crises and trade disputes could dent demand. Oil barrels are pictured at the site of Canadian group Vermilion Energy…

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    Oil prices claw back some ground, but demand worries drag

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    Companies race to solve bitcoin’s security problem despite slumping prices

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    U.S. consumer prices rise slowly; jobless claims near 49-year low

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    Oil prices rise on declining U.S. crude stockpiles, looming Iran sanctions

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    Oil prices rise on lower U.S. crude inventories, looming Iran sanctions

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    Chinese automaker NIO’s IPO prices at $6.25 per share: source

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    iPhone prices would rise up to 20% if they moved

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    Oil prices climb as U.S. drilling stalls, Iran sanctions loom

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    Marvel’s Spider-Man cheapest prices REVEALED – Buy at Argos, HMV, ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury’s | Gaming | Entertainment

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    Apple’s new iPhone prices likely higher than Wall Street expects

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    After a Starbucks opens in town, housing prices rise

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    U.S. crude prices rise as Gulf oil rigs evacuated; Brent dips

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    U.S. oil prices rise as Gulf oil rigs evacuated ahead of hurricane

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    U.S. oil prices rise as Gulf platforms shut ahead of hurricane

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    Oil prices latest: China slows downas oil SOARS | World | News

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    Oil prices higher as U.S. sanctions limit Iran exports

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    Novartis to streamline production in response to lower U.S. prices: NZZ am Sonntag

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    Blockchain jobs boom in Asia, even as cryptocurrency prices struggle

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    Chinese stocks are down, but steel prices tell different economy story

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  • Global stocks rally after speech by Fed’s Powell, oil prices surge

    Global stocks rally after speech by Fed’s Powell, oil prices surge

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets rose on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. central bank’s policies are best to keep the economy humming, spurring new highs on Wall Street, while oil surged on signs Iran sanctions may crimp worldwide supply. Traders work on the floor of the New…

  • Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC traders await ETF decision as prices stagnate | City & Business | Finance

    Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC traders await ETF decision as prices stagnate | City & Business | Finance

    [ad_1] DAILY HEADLINES Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of all things cryptocurrency, including price, regulation, innovation and financial crime.  The cryptocurrency market is posting small losses today as a slump in confidence causes prices to slip.  Bitcoin rose just 0.02 percent on the day to trade for $6,451.49. Ethereum slipped 4.74 percent…

  • Labor unveils plan to cut power prices

    Labor unveils plan to cut power prices

    [ad_1] LABOR has unveiled its own plan to push down power prices as the coalition party room remains at loggerheads over energy policy. Simpler pricing and capped power price deals will cut $165 from the annual bill of more than a million households, with small businesses to save $1500 per year, Labor claims. “The Turnbull…

  • Used car prices are weirdly spiking, and tariffs may be to blame

    Used car prices are weirdly spiking, and tariffs may be to blame

    [ad_1] MANHEIM, PA — Surrounded by the quiet corn fields of Pennsylvania’s Amish country are 400 acres of paved lots packed with used cars that make up the world’s largest used auto auction here. The voices of dozens of auctioneers across 36 lanes simultaneously rattle off prices, makes and models in a rhythmic repetition. “SOLD!”…

  • UK house prices: This Northern city has BIGGEST rise in past year

    UK house prices: This Northern city has BIGGEST rise in past year

    [ad_1] UK house prices have seen the biggest growth in one particular area of the country, which is located in the north. Burnley, a town in the north west of England, has seen the most significant rise in house prices per square metre, according to new data. Homes in this part of the country have…

  • Oil prices slip over concerns of global economic slowdown

    Oil prices slip over concerns of global economic slowdown

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Friday, with U.S. crude heading for a seventh weekly decline amid increasing concerns about slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for petroleum products as inventories build. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates at a well site leased by Devon Energy Production Company near Guthrie, Oklahoma…

  • Oil prices slip amid fears over global economic growth

    Oil prices slip amid fears over global economic growth

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday, with U.S. crude heading for a seventh weekly decline amid increasing concerns about slowing global economic growth that could hit demand for petroleum products as inventories build. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates at a well site leased by Devon Energy Production Company near Guthrie, Oklahoma…

  • Metro faces supplier pressure, expects higher grocery prices in the future

    Metro faces supplier pressure, expects higher grocery prices in the future

    [ad_1] Canadian grocery giant Metro Inc. is already facing pressure from suppliers to accept higher prices in light of a recent tariff war with the United States and consumers should expect slightly higher food bills in the future, its CEO said Wednesday. “We’re starting to get demands from some suppliers who are, whose products will…

  • New Zealand bans most foreigners from buying homes amid rise in prices

    New Zealand bans most foreigners from buying homes amid rise in prices

    [ad_1] New Zealand has banned most foreigners from buying homes as it tries to tackle runaway housing prices. The housing market had been open to investors worldwide, but the government on Wednesday passed legislation that allows only New Zealand residents to purchase homes. In recent years, there have been many anecdotal stories of wealthy foreigners from Silicon…

  • Venezuela gasoline prices should rise to international levels: Maduro

    Venezuela gasoline prices should rise to international levels: Maduro

    [ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s heavily subsidized domestic gasoline prices should rise to international levels to avoid billions of dollars in annual losses due to fuel smuggling, President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised address on Monday. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with ministers at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela August…

  • Bitcoin price LIVE: Crypto prices rally into the green but it may not be recovery | City & Business | Finance

    Bitcoin price LIVE: Crypto prices rally into the green but it may not be recovery | City & Business | Finance

    [ad_1] DAILY HEADLINES Good afternoon and welcome to our rolling coverage of all things cryptocurrency, including price, regulation, innovation and financial crime.  Some good news finally arrives for crypto investors as bitcoin prices slowly climb back into the green and sustain.  BTC rose 3.21 percent to trade at $6,348.56 as of 12am today. The rest of the market…

  • Mazda3 used car: Review and prices

    Mazda3 used car: Review and prices

    [ad_1] BEFORE Australians went guano-crazy for dual-cab utes, the battle for annual bestseller was between small cars, the Toyota Corolla and Mazda3. Far from the last word in excitement, both proved ideal for a huge range of buyers, with private shoppers in particular picking the Mazda. The hatch and sedan of 2014-16 is a smart…

  • BITCOIN scam kits and fraud guides go for rock-bottom prices on DARK WEB | The Crusader | Finance

    BITCOIN scam kits and fraud guides go for rock-bottom prices on DARK WEB | The Crusader | Finance

    [ad_1] Even comprehensive hacking tool kits, giving rookies everything they need to start committing fraud, can be snapped up for £100, according to the latest Dark Web Market Price index compiled by comparison service Top10VPN.com. Its research head Simon Migliano warned: “It’s easy to forget the majority of attacks aren’t particularly sophisticated. We found countless listings…

  • Property news: UK rent prices ‘to SURGE 15 percent by 2023’

    Property news: UK rent prices ‘to SURGE 15 percent by 2023’

    [ad_1] A survey carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) showed 22 percent more respondents reporting a fall in new landlord instructions in the last three months. It is the eighth consecutive quarter the number of rental properties has fallen, RICS added. A dearth of properties means that expectations for rental growth…

  • S&P 500, Dow edge down as oil prices, trade worries weigh

    S&P 500, Dow edge down as oil prices, trade worries weigh

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 closed slightly lower on Wednesday as falling crude prices and trade jitters held markets in check. The Nasdaq posted its seventh consecutive daily advance, while the Dow was down marginally. The S&P 500’s dip occurred as the index has inched closer in recent days to its record…

  • IKEA strives to keep prices low as it opens first store in India

    IKEA strives to keep prices low as it opens first store in India

    [ad_1] HYDERABAD (Reuters) – IKEA will set some prices even lower in India than elsewhere when it opens its first store in the country on Thursday, as it woos cost-conscious shoppers unaccustomed to DIY furniture. Over a decade since floating the idea of Indian expansion, the Swedish retailer will finally mark its entry with a…

  • Oil prices drop on China import data, weighing on equities

    Oil prices drop on China import data, weighing on equities

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell after Chinese import data showed a slowdown in demand, weighing on world equity markets which fell modestly, even as U.S. technology shares extended recent gains. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid China…

  • China soybean prices spike as trade war worries feed supply fears

    China soybean prices spike as trade war worries feed supply fears

    [ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s soybean and soymeal prices jumped as data showing a drop in soybean imports stirred supply concerns as a bitter trade dispute between Washington and Beijing plays out. FILE PHOTO: A man displays imported soybeans at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 9, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer Soybean prices in the…

  • Tesla news sends bond prices higher

    Tesla news sends bond prices higher

    [ad_1] Getty Images Headquarters of Hospital Corporation of America, one of the nation’s largest hospital operators, in Nashville, Tenn. Not long ago, hospital stocks like HCA Healthcare Inc. fell out of favor with investors amid the Trump administration’s push to dismantle Obamacare and news of the health-care venture between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan’s…

  • Iran news Oil Prices soar as result of Donald Trump sanctions on Iran’s Hassan Rouhani | World | News

    Iran news Oil Prices soar as result of Donald Trump sanctions on Iran’s Hassan Rouhani | World | News

    [ad_1] The news comes amid heightened energy market fears of an impending supply shock and the Iranian president’s rebuke of Trump’s sanctions as “psychological warfare”. President Donald Trump is employing an increasingly bellicose stance towards the Iranian commander in chief Hassan Rouhani as he rejected an international agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear programme. The US…

  • Oil prices rise after Saudi output dips, U.S. drilling stalls

    Oil prices rise after Saudi output dips, U.S. drilling stalls

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday after Saudi crude production registered a surprising dip in July and as American shale drilling appeared to plateau. A man pumps gas into his car at a gas station in Caracas, Venezuela August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Bello Markets also anticipated an announcement from Washington due later…

  • Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC prices slump but could a larger correction be around the corner? | City & Business | Finance

    Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC prices slump but could a larger correction be around the corner? | City & Business | Finance

    [ad_1] MORNING HEADLINES Good morning and welcome to our rolling coverage of all things cryptocurrency, including price, regulation, innovation and financial crime. Another morning of losses for the crypto market, as most digital tokens tumble below resistance.  Bitcoin lost 4.24 percent on the day, trading at $7,353.07, while Ethereum lost 4.22 percent to trade at $403.83. Ripple…

  • Smart speaker company prices shares at $15

    Smart speaker company prices shares at $15

    [ad_1] Sonos, the maker of smart speakers for the home, cut the price of its initial public offering on Wednesday. The company priced its IPO at $15 a share, below the expected range of $17 to $19. At the offer price, Sonos is valued at just under $1.5 billion. In April, MarketWatch said Sonos could…

  • House prices: Surprise increase in property price growth in July

    House prices: Surprise increase in property price growth in July

    [ad_1] The average UK home now valued at £217,010 having risen from £215,444 the previous month. (Image: GETTY ) The data indicates that house price growth rose to 2.5 per cent in July, up from two per cent in June, with the average UK home now valued at £217,010 having risen from £215,444 the previous…

  • Prices for canned goods about to go up in Canada as tariffs start to bite

    Prices for canned goods about to go up in Canada as tariffs start to bite

    [ad_1] Canadians should brace for higher prices on everything from soda to soup as manufacturers begin to feel the impact of the U.S.-Canada trade war and pass on the cost of aluminum and other tariffs to retailers. PepsiCo Beverages Canada recently advised retailers that it plans to raise its prices by about a penny per can, starting…

  • Energy policy key to renewables, prices

    Energy policy key to renewables, prices

    [ad_1] Australians will be denied cheaper electricity unless swift action is taken on a national energy policy, the Turnbull government has been advised. The Energy Security Board published its final design on Wednesday along with a letter from chairwoman Kerry Schott warning of the risk to household bills and business competition if it doesn’t get…

  • MoviePass Hikes Prices in the Face of Mounting Losses

    MoviePass Hikes Prices in the Face of Mounting Losses

    [ad_1] MoviePass, the discount service for movie tickets, is raising prices by 50 percent and barring viewings of most major releases during the first two weeks. The new $15-a-month rate (roughly Rs. 1,000) for up to one movie each day still won’t make MoviePass profitable. Because it typically pays theatres the full cost of tickets…

  • WestJet posts $20.8M loss amid labour dispute, higher fuel prices

    WestJet posts $20.8M loss amid labour dispute, higher fuel prices

    [ad_1] WestJet Airlines Ltd. reported a rare loss of $20.8 million in the second quarter as it was beset by a labour dispute with its pilots, higher fuel prices and increased competition. The loss amounted to 18 cents per share, which was better than analyst estimates, but down from a year-earlier profit of $48.6 million…

  • EA’s Origin Access Premier is live now! Monthly & Yearly Prices revealed

    EA’s Origin Access Premier is live now! Monthly & Yearly Prices revealed

    [ad_1] Electronic Art’s souped-up game subscription service Origin Access Premier is available as of now. The premium tier subscription offers even the newest full-price games for only $14.99/month or $99.99/year. Head over to the Origin Access website to subscribe. We have long reported on Electronic Art’s plans to expand the publisher’s game service Origin Access.…

  • Exclusive: BMW to raise prices of two U.S.-made SUV models in China

    Exclusive: BMW to raise prices of two U.S.-made SUV models in China

    [ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW (BMWG.DE) said it will raise the prices of two U.S.-made crossover sport-utility vehicles in China to cope with the additional cost of tariffs on U.S. car imports into the world’s biggest auto market. FILE PHOTO: The BMW logo is seen on a vehicle at the New York Auto…

  • Man Utd transfer news: Harry Maguire and Toby Alderweireld prices set as board get tough | Football | Sport

    Man Utd transfer news: Harry Maguire and Toby Alderweireld prices set as board get tough | Football | Sport

    [ad_1] Manchester United have been tipped to raid Leicester and Tottenham for defenders Maguire and Alderweireld this summer. Both players are highly rated by Jose Mourinho who, despite having Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Victor Lindelof and Marcos Rojo on the books, wants another centre-back. Manchester United earmarked Alderweireld as a priority target as…

  • Exxon Mobil quarterly profit jumps 18 percent on higher oil prices

    Exxon Mobil quarterly profit jumps 18 percent on higher oil prices

    [ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer, said on Friday its quarterly profit jumped 18 percent as rising crude prices CLc1 LCOc1 offset falling production. A booth of U.S. major ExxonMobil is seen at the China (Dongying) International Petrochemical Trade Exhibition in Dongying, Shandong province, China May…

  • Amgen profit beats Street view, will not raise prices again in 2018

    Amgen profit beats Street view, will not raise prices again in 2018

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Amgen Inc (AMGN.O) on Thursday reported a better-than-expected second quarter profit and raised its full-year earnings forecast, and its chief executive pledged not to raise drug prices again this year. FILE PHOTO: An Amgen sign is seen at the company’s office in South San Francisco, California, U.S., October 21, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/File…

  • Openreach to cut trade prices to boost sales | City & Business | Finance

    Openreach to cut trade prices to boost sales | City & Business | Finance

    [ad_1] Openreach, a subsidiary of BT, said that long-term discounts were being offered to providers such as Sky, Vodafone and TalkTalk in return for upgrading their customers from mainly copper-based services to fibre. So far, 10 million households and firms have upgraded to superfast broadband on the Openreach network but such services are available to…

  • GM sideswiped by trade war; cuts outlook as prices rise

    GM sideswiped by trade war; cuts outlook as prices rise

    [ad_1] General Motors, facing rising commodity costs in a trade showdown with Europe and elsewhere, cut its outlook for the year. The diminished expectations overshadowed a strong second quarter and shares tumbled more than seven per cent in early trading. The rest of the auto sector was dragged down as well on Wednesday. Ford Motor Co.,…

  • LG Display losses mount on falling panel prices

    LG Display losses mount on falling panel prices

    [ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd (034220.KS) said on Wednesday its losses mounted in the second quarter due to falling panel prices and weaker demand from television and handset makers. FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at LG Electronics’ organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TV sets, which are made with LG Display flat…

  • Argos is having a toy sale and prices start from just 99p

    Argos is having a toy sale and prices start from just 99p

    [ad_1] Argos are having a clearance toy sale [Argos] Argos are having a huge sale on toys slashing prices by up to 50 per cent, with prices starting at just 99p.  The discounts apply to brands including Lego and Barbie, with the items available from their website.  Popular Hatchimals Surprise Peacats are now priced £44.99…

  • Sonos prices its IPO to raise as much as $105M – TechCrunch

    Sonos prices its IPO to raise as much as $105M – TechCrunch

    [ad_1] Sonos today took the next step in its initial public offering price, setting a range for the shares it intends to sell that will help calibrate the final amount of money – and valuation — that it will have when it begins its trading debut. This isn’t the final, final step in the IPO process…

  • U.S. home sales sag as prices race to record high

    U.S. home sales sag as prices race to record high

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales unexpectedly fell in June, posting their third straight monthly decline as a persistent shortage of properties on the market drove house prices to a record high. FILE PHOTO: A “For Sale” sign is seen outside a home in Cardiff, California February 22, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo The report…

  • Oil prices fall on demand concerns as G20 warns of risks to growth

    Oil prices fall on demand concerns as G20 warns of risks to growth

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday because of increasing concerns about fuel demand after finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 warned that global economic growth risks have increased amid rising trade and geopolitical tensions. file photo: Oil barrels are pictured at the site of Canadian group Vermilion Energy in…

  • Oil prices mixed as G20 warns of risks to growth

    Oil prices mixed as G20 warns of risks to growth

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices were mixed on Monday as finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 warned that risks to global growth have increased with rising trade and geopolitical tensions among other vulnerabilities. file photo: Oil barrels are pictured at the site of Canadian group Vermilion Energy in Parentis-en-Born, France, October…

  • Higher crude prices and weaker loonie could offer provinces royalty windfall

    Higher crude prices and weaker loonie could offer provinces royalty windfall

    [ad_1] Resurgent oil prices this year could deliver three provinces unexpected windfalls — and maybe improved political fortunes — if crude stays strong. Sagging prices have weighed heavily on resource-based economies in recent years, putting the squeeze on provincial budgets that rely on petroleum revenues.   But with oil prices tracking higher than expected this year, a…

  • Higher oil prices are threatening the growth of sukuk

    Higher oil prices are threatening the growth of sukuk

    [ad_1] Graeme Robertson | Getty Images Islamic Bank of Britain was launched in London, England in 2004. The bank has since been renamed to Al Rayan bank. Higher oil prices this year have reduced the need for energy-exporters in the Middle East to raise funds through the Islamic bond market — threatening the growth of…

  • Dick Bove on US bank earnings, stock prices

    Dick Bove on US bank earnings, stock prices

    [ad_1] Bank stocks in the U.S. have been underperforming the broader markets this year — that’s set to continue unless those lenders start building up their capital again, said Dick Bove, Hilton Capital Management’s widely followed chief strategist. The veteran bank analyst made those comments after three major American banks kicked off the sector’s earnings…

  • U.S. import prices post biggest drop in over two years

    U.S. import prices post biggest drop in over two years

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices fell the most in more than two years in June as prices for petroleum products fell and a strong dollar weighed on the costs of other goods. FILE PHOTO: A stack of shipping containers are pictured in the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 19, 2016.…

  • U.S. import prices drop the most in over two years

    U.S. import prices drop the most in over two years

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices fell the most in more than two years in June as prices for petroleum products fell and a strong dollar weighed on the costs of other goods, pointing to benign import inflation pressures. FILE PHOTO: A stack of shipping containers are pictured in the Port of Miami in…

  • Oil prices mixed, but set for big weekly falls

    Oil prices mixed, but set for big weekly falls

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices were little changed on Friday as markets digested big swings earlier in the week that have left both major benchmarks facing a second weekly loss and largely shrugged off a warning about tightness in spare capacity. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near…

  • Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC slumps AGAIN – prices expected to ‘die’ at $43, says expert | City & Business | Finance

    Bitcoin price LIVE: BTC slumps AGAIN – prices expected to ‘die’ at $43, says expert | City & Business | Finance

    [ad_1] 8.00am MORNING HEADLINES Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of all things cryptocurrency, including price, regulation, innovation and financial crime. Bitcoin has slumped again overnight, falling to $6,211 at the time of press with ethereum at $426 and ripple down at $0.43. Following on from Noah Smith at Bloomberg outlining the three…

  • Services, motor vehicles lift U.S. producer prices in June

    Services, motor vehicles lift U.S. producer prices in June

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased slightly more than expected in June amid gains in the cost of services and motor vehicles, leading to the biggest annual increase in 6-1/2 years. FILE PHOTO: Workers box jars of pasta sauce at a plant run by Chelten House Products in Bridgeport, New Jersey July 27,…

  • Oil prices rise as looming Norway strike adds to disruptions

    Oil prices rise as looming Norway strike adds to disruptions

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday on escalating concerns over potential supply shortages, with Brent crude leading the way as hundreds of oil workers in Norway were set to strike later in the day. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack is seen at sunset near Midland, Texas, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest…

  • Tesla moves first to hike prices in China as trade war hits car makers

    Tesla moves first to hike prices in China as trade war hits car makers

    [ad_1] BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has hiked prices on its Model X and S cars by about 20 percent in China, becoming the first automaker to raise prices in the world’s largest automotive market in response to a U.S.-China trade war. The move is the first indication of how much higher…

  • Tesla hikes prices in China as trade war hits carmakers

    Tesla hikes prices in China as trade war hits carmakers

    [ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has hiked prices on its Model X and S cars by about 20 percent in China, becoming the first automaker to raise prices in the world’s largest automotive market in response to a U.S.-China trade war. The move is also the first indication of how much…

  • Tesla raises car prices in China amid trade war: Electrek

    Tesla raises car prices in China amid trade war: Electrek

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by more than $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions. FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen outside Tesla…

  • Tesla raises car prices in China: Electrek

    Tesla raises car prices in China: Electrek

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by over $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions. FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen outside Tesla Motors’…

  • Wall Street set to open higher as oil prices rise

    Wall Street set to open higher as oil prices rise

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street was set to open higher on Tuesday on the back of gains in oil prices and shares of big technology companies. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Trading volumes are expected to be…

  • Stock futures higher as oil prices rise

    Stock futures higher as oil prices rise

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Tuesday, boosted by a jump in oil prices and early gains in big technology stocks. FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., July 2, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Oil prices climbed more than 1 percent after…

  • China’s Xiaomi prices Hong Kong IPO at bottom of range: sources

    China’s Xiaomi prices Hong Kong IPO at bottom of range: sources

    [ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp (1810.HK) priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at the bottom of an indicative range, said people close to the transaction. FILE PHOTO: Xiaomi logos are seen during a news conference in Hong Kong, China June 23, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo Xiaomi priced its…

  • Oil prices rise on U.S. push to shut out Iran, supply disruptions

    Oil prices rise on U.S. push to shut out Iran, supply disruptions

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a supply disruption in Canada tightened the market and after U.S. officials told importers to stop buying Iranian crude from November. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack is seen at sunset near Midland, Texas, U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo Uncertainty over Libyan exports…

  • Oil prices edge up on Libya worries, but OPEC supply rise drags

    Oil prices edge up on Libya worries, but OPEC supply rise drags

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices inched up on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, although plans by producer cartel OPEC to raise output continued to drag. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, U.S. on May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo Brent crude futures LCOc1,…

  • Oil rises on Libya uncertainty, but OPEC supply rise keeps lid on prices

    Oil rises on Libya uncertainty, but OPEC supply rise keeps lid on prices

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, although plans by producer cartel OPEC to raise output continued to drag. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, U.S. on May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo Brent crude futures LCOc1, the…

  • Oil prices rise on uncertainty over Libyan crude exports

    Oil prices rise on uncertainty over Libyan crude exports

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday on uncertainty over Libyan oil exports, although plans by producer cartel OPEC to raise output continued to drag. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near Midland, Texas, U.S. on May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo Brent crude futures LCOc1, the…

  • Harley-Davidson says will not raise prices to cover tariff costs

    Harley-Davidson says will not raise prices to cover tariff costs

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG.N) said on Monday it would not raise retail or wholesale prices to its dealers to cover the costs of the retaliatory tariffs by the European Union on U.S. products. The logo of U.S. motorcycle company Harley-Davidson is pictured at the “Hamburg Harley Days” in Hamburg, Germany, June 24, 2018.…

  • Oil prices drop on OPEC’s output deal, but markets to stay tight

    Oil prices drop on OPEC’s output deal, but markets to stay tight

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday as traders factored in an expected 1 million barrels per day (bpd) output increase in the wake of an Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in Vienna last week. FILE PHOTO: An oil pumpjack is seen in Velma, Oklahoma U.S. April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Luc…

  • High Aussie petrol prices expected to fall

    High Aussie petrol prices expected to fall

    [ad_1] National petrol prices are likely to keep falling from their recent three-and-a-half year highs, offering relief to motorists facing long school holiday drives. The national average price of unleaded petrol ticked up slightly to 150.8 cents per litre last week, according to data from the Australian Institute of Petroleum, but that’s still down on…

  • Oil prices fall on expected output rise in wake of OPEC deal

    Oil prices fall on expected output rise in wake of OPEC deal

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude oil prices fell over 1.5 percent on Monday as traders factored in an expected output increase that was agreed at the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna on Friday. FILE PHOTO: An oil pumpjack is seen in Velma, Oklahoma U.S. April 7, 2016.…

  • Canadiens goalie Carey Price’s second child is on the way

    Canadiens goalie Carey Price’s second child is on the way

    [ad_1] Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price is having another baby. In a Saturday afternoon post on Instagram, Angela Price, Carey Price’s wife, wrote, “Baby Price #2 coming this winter!” The couple, which originally met on a blind date, has been married since 2013. They had their first child, Liv, in 2016. Carey Price has been playing…

  • Used car review and prices

    Used car review and prices

    [ad_1] MID-SIZE sedans are proving as popular as root canal treatment these days as they fall victim to the SUV revolution. Yet this makes the off-trend styles among the best value cars you can buy, new or used. Subaru’s Liberty nameplate has been with us since 1989. We’ll focus on the fifth generation from September…

  • Giddy property prices are a test for Swedish policymakers

    [ad_1] ULF DANIELSSON is thinking of buying a holiday home—or even a new house, so that he, his wife and two children can have a garden and more space than in their flat in Uppsala. He can afford either, he says, and as a professor of astrophysics is surely able to work that out. But…

  • Soybean prices drop to nine-year low on US-China trade war fears

    Soybean prices drop to nine-year low on US-China trade war fears

    [ad_1] J.B. Forbes | St. Louis Post-Dispatch | TNS | Getty Images Truck driver Marion Howard watches soy beans load into his truck on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at Chris Crosskno’s farm near Denton, Mo. Soybean futures plunged Tuesday to their lowest in more than nine years following renewed concerns about a U.S.-China trade war.…

  • Trump criticizes OPEC again for high oil prices; ‘Not good!’

    Trump criticizes OPEC again for high oil prices; ‘Not good!’

    [ad_1] President Donald Trump is again blaming OPEC for high oil prices, even though crude futures have recently retreated from 3½-year highs on reports that his administration asked Saudi Arabia to manage the market. “Oil prices are too high, OPEC is at it again. Not good!” Trump tweeted Wednesday morning. U.S. crude oil futures were…

  • Oil prices fall as U.S. crude production hits another record

    Oil prices fall as U.S. crude production hits another record

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices eased on Thursday, dragged down by rising output, although strong demand and a drop in U.S. fuel inventories provided the market with some support. FILE PHOTO: A pumpjack brings oil to the surface in the Monterey Shale, California, April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Brent crude futures LCOc1, the…

  • Trump, Iran spar over oil prices ahead of OPEC meeting

    Trump, Iran spar over oil prices ahead of OPEC meeting

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran exchanged sharp words over oil prices on Wednesday, with Trump blaming OPEC for high oil prices and Tehran accusing him of stoking volatility after he withdrew last month from a global nuclear arms deal with Iran. FILE PHOTO: A man fixes a sign with OPEC’s…

  • Oil prices fall on prospect of rising supplies

    Oil prices fall on prospect of rising supplies

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pulled down by rising supplies in the United States and expectations that voluntary production cuts led by producer cartel OPEC could be loosened. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack lifts oil out of a well, during a sandstorm in Midland, Texas, U.S., April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Saphir/File…

  • Surging gasoline costs drive up U.S. consumer prices in May

    Surging gasoline costs drive up U.S. consumer prices in May

    [ad_1] U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2 per cent in May, with surging gasoline costs driving much of the increase. The Labor Department said Thursday that the consumer price index climbed 2.8 per cent last month from a year earlier, putting inflation on its fastest annual pace since February 2012. But core prices — which exclude…

  • Oil prices slip as U.S. and Russian supplies grow

    Oil prices slip as U.S. and Russian supplies grow

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Monday, pulled down by rising Russian production and as U.S. drilling activity rose to its highest in more than three years. FILE PHOTO: An oil well pump jack is seen at an oil field supply yard near Denver, Colorado, U.S., February 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo Analysts…

  • How to buy now real estate prices are falling

    How to buy now real estate prices are falling

    [ad_1] BUYING property in Australia used to be a simple game. Buy as soon as you can, and spend as much as you can afford, and the market will take care of the rest. This was the simple recipe for success. But now, prices are falling at the national level. Sydney is down and Melbourne…

  • Oil prices stable on Venezuelan supply trouble, but surging U.S. supply looms

    Oil prices stable on Venezuelan supply trouble, but surging U.S. supply looms

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were stable on Friday, supported by Venezuela’s struggles to meet its supply obligations and by ongoing output cuts led by producer cartel OPEC, although surging U.S. crude output was looming over markets. FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks are seen in Lagunillas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia Brent crude futures…

  • Oil prices rise on ongoing Venezuelan supply trouble

    Oil prices rise on ongoing Venezuelan supply trouble

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Friday, driven up as Venezuela struggles to meet its supply obligations and by ongoing voluntary output cuts led by producer cartel OPEC. FILE PHOTO: Oil pumpjacks are seen in Lagunillas, Venezuela May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia Brent crude futures LCOc1, the international benchmark for oil prices, were…

  • Oil prices rise on Venezuelan supply troubles, but U.S. output surges

    Oil prices rise on Venezuelan supply troubles, but U.S. output surges

    [ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Thursday to shake off some of the previous session’s losses, supported by plunging exports by OPEC-member Venezuela. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Brent crude futures LCOc1 were up 33 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $75.69…

  • Oil prices rise amid Venezuela export concerns

    Oil prices rise amid Venezuela export concerns

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) – Global oil prices rose during Asian trade on Wednesday after Venezuela raised the prospect of halting some crude exports, according to people familiar with the matter, but gains were capped amid reports the U.S. government had asked Saudi Arabia and some other OPEC producers to increase output. FILE PHOTO: A pump…

  • U.S. oil prices inch up on fall in local crude stockpiles

    U.S. oil prices inch up on fall in local crude stockpiles

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices edged up in early Asian trade on Wednesday to move away from lows hit in the previous session, buoyed after industry data showed a decline in U.S. crude inventories. FILE PHOTO: A pump jack lifts oil out of a well, during a sandstorm in Midland, Texas, U.S., April…

  • Air traffic strikes bigger threat than fuel prices in 2018, IAG says

    Air traffic strikes bigger threat than fuel prices in 2018, IAG says

    [ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Air traffic control strikes are more of a threat to European airlines this year than a rise in fuel prices, the chief executive of British Airways-owner IAG (ICAG.L) said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Willie Walsh, CEO of International Airlines Group speaks during the closing press briefing at the 2016 International Air…

  • House prices hit a record high

    House prices hit a record high

    [ad_1] BRISBANE’S house prices have hit a record high with new figures revealing the median had now hit $670,000. While the property market continued to cool in southern states, new figures released by the Real Estate Institute of Queensland showed the median house price within the Brisbane local government area was 3.1 per cent higher…

  • Crude oil prices ease on prospects of higher world supplies

    Crude oil prices ease on prospects of higher world supplies

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Crude oil futures lost more ground on Monday as the market was weighed down by U.S. output climbing to a record-high and expectations that OPEC members will raise supplies. FILE PHOTO: Pipelines run to Enbridge Inc.’s crude oil storage tanks at their tank farm in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., March 24, 2016.…

  • Crude oil prices ease on record U.S. output, higher OPEC supplies

    Crude oil prices ease on record U.S. output, higher OPEC supplies

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude oil futures dipped for a second session on Monday, with prices coming under pressure from record U.S. output and expectations of higher OPEC supplies. FILE PHOTO: Pipelines run to Enbridge Inc.’s crude oil storage tanks at their tank farm in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo…

  • Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices

    Software and stealth: how carmakers hike spare parts prices

    [ad_1] LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Carmakers including Renault, Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot have boosted revenues by over $1 billion in the past decade by using sophisticated pricing software, according to sales presentations prepared by the software vendor, Accenture, and other documents filed in a court case. FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are seen at a Dongfeng Peugeot…

  • Oil prices dip on unexpected growth in U.S. crude stocks

    Oil prices dip on unexpected growth in U.S. crude stocks

    [ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Thursday, weighed down by a surprise rise in U.S. crude inventories and by expectations that OPEC and other producers could increase output at a meeting in June. Drilling equipment is seen at the Sindbad oil field near the Iraqi-Iranian border in Basra, Iraq April 23, 2018. Picture…

  • Uber and Lyft drivers are hurting from a four-year high in gas prices

    Uber and Lyft drivers are hurting from a four-year high in gas prices

    [ad_1] Gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years, and Uber and Lyft drivers are feeling the pinch. Ride-share drivers are responsible for operating expenses like car maintenance and gas. CNBC spoke with drivers, who say that higher costs at the pump are an increasing concern. Fernando Felicio moved to San Francisco from…

  • Oil prices fall as top three producers look to boost supplies

    Oil prices fall as top three producers look to boost supplies

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a steep decline in the previous session, as the market eyed an increase in output from the world’s three top crude producers, Russia, the United States and Saudi Arabia. FILE PHOTO: Oil pumping facilities are seen at Venezuela’s western Maracaibo lake in Venezuela, November 5,…

  • Oil prices fall as supply from top three producers set to rise

    Oil prices fall as supply from top three producers set to rise

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Monday on signs that output from the three top crude producers, Russia, the United States and Saudi Arabia, would climb to meet concerns about supply amid strong demand. FILE PHOTO: Oil pumping facilities are seen at Venezuela’s western Maracaibo lake in Venezuela, November 5, 2007. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/File…

  • Deere upgraded by UBS, sees higher grain prices boosting tractor sales

    Deere upgraded by UBS, sees higher grain prices boosting tractor sales

    [ad_1] U.S. tractor maker Deere & Co. is set for upside as rising grain prices spur a cycle of equipment replacement across the globe, according to UBS. Analyst Steven Fisher, who upgraded the stock to buy from neutral, also told clients that a potential dividend increase and a strong earnings performance this summer could prove…

  • Argos slash prices of popular baby products in stores and online

    Argos slash prices of popular baby products in stores and online

    [ad_1] Argos have slashed prices over some of their baby products [Getty] Argos are saving parents a huge amount of money as they launch a massive baby sale across popular brands.  Helping parents cut down on their spendings, the popular retailer is offering some great savings on brands such as Joie I-Anchor, Tommee Tippee and Chad…

  • Hosting fee causing high Memorial Cup ticket prices, low attendance

    Hosting fee causing high Memorial Cup ticket prices, low attendance

    [ad_1] The organizing committee chair for the 100th Memorial Cup says that a high fee to host the tournament has caused increased ticket prices and impacted attendance. Shaun Semple said that the Regina Pats, a team in which he is a co-owner, had to pay $3.65 million to host the Canadian major junior championship. He…

  • Rising oil prices help ground U.S. airline stocks; could make them cheap

    Rising oil prices help ground U.S. airline stocks; could make them cheap

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of U.S. airlines have been depressed by rising oil prices this year, but their descent to relatively cheap levels could position them for takeoff. An American Airlines flight lands at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Just since mid-March, the S&P 1500 airlines…

  • Princess Charlotte bridesmaid dress: Designer, prices and more details

    Princess Charlotte bridesmaid dress: Designer, prices and more details

    [ad_1] Princess Charlotte wore a plain white dress as she walked down the aisle with new auntie Meghan Markle [Getty] Princess Charlotte looked adorable at the Royal Wedding as she took on the role of bridesmaid.  Prince Harry‘s niece was joined by fellow bridesmaids Ivy Mulroney, Remi and Rylan Litt, Florence van Cutsem and Zalie Warren.  Walking beside Meghan Markle at…

  • Oil prices firm on OPEC cuts, strong demand and looming Iran sanctions

    Oil prices firm on OPEC cuts, strong demand and looming Iran sanctions

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices held firm on Friday on strong demand, ongoing supply cuts led by producer cartel OPEC and looming U.S. sanctions against major crude exporter Iran. FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centenario deep-water oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Veracruz, Mexico January 17, 2014.…

  • Bitcoin prices will surge again this year: CoinShares chairman

    Bitcoin prices will surge again this year: CoinShares chairman

    [ad_1] Bitcoin will rally this year and reach its previous highs, CoinShares Chairman Danny Masters predicted. But here’s what needs to happen first: Better structures and a life cycle post initial coin offerings (ICOs) — the fundraising process that helps launch new cryptocurrencies. “We need to see this [cryptocurrency] structure continue to build,” Master said…

  • Gas prices LIVE Q&A | Rising costs at the pump

    Gas prices LIVE Q&A | Rising costs at the pump

    [ad_1] Ahead of the Victoria Day long weekend, CBC business reporter Jacqueline Hansen and Dan McTeague, who watches gas prices for GasBuddy.com, are conducting a live chat about the cost of filling your tank. McTeague says there are few signs that the pain at the pump will ease off as the spring turns into summer because…

  • Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices for Prime members in new grocery showdown

    Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices for Prime members in new grocery showdown

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Whole Foods Market are making a surgical strike in the already brutal grocery price war. FILE PICTURE – The logo of the web service Amazon is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration/File Photo On Wednesday, Whole Foods debuted a much-anticipated loyalty program that offers…

  • U.S. consumer spending picking up, gasoline prices a threat

    U.S. consumer spending picking up, gasoline prices a threat

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased marginally in April as rising gasoline prices cut into discretionary spending, but consumer spending appeared on track to accelerate after slowing sharply in the first quarter. FILE PHOTO: A shopper makes a purchase at the J.C. Penney department store in North Riverside, Illinois, U.S., November 17, 2017.…

  • Medium-term uncertainty, but oil prices a positive

    Medium-term uncertainty, but oil prices a positive

    [ad_1] Despite caution over medium-term policy uncertainty following Malaysia’s historic election result, the risks remain hypothetical for now, one expert said. In a stunning election victory last week, the Pakatan Harapan opposition alliance beat the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, which had been in power for the past 60 years. “The two keywords … are ‘if’…

  • U.S. producer prices rise slightly on weak hotel costs

    U.S. producer prices rise slightly on weak hotel costs

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices barely rose in April after strong gains in the first quarter, held back by a moderation in the cost of services such as hotel accommodation and healthcare, which could ease fears that inflation pressures were rapidly building up. FILE PHOTO: A Boeing worker is pictured in the wing…

  • Canadians pay some of the highest wireless prices in the world — but report says they’re worth it

    Canadians pay some of the highest wireless prices in the world — but report says they’re worth it

    [ad_1] Canadians pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world for cellphone plans, but a new report argues there are good reasons for it. Published by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), a pro-free market think-tank, the report takes aim at a 2017 wireless price-comparison study, commissioned by the federal government and completed by consulting firm Nordicity.…

  • Rupee depreciates on higher oil prices, capital outflows

    Rupee depreciates on higher oil prices, capital outflows

    [ad_1] “We believe its troubles are far from over, as several external and internal factors will continue to expose it to considerable weakness in 2018 and beyond,” Prakash Sakpal, Asia economist at ING, wrote in an April note. The rupee coming under pressure signals potential troubles that await Asia’s third-largest economy, which saw growth slowed…

  • Launch of bitcoin futures dragged down prices, Fed paper shows

    Launch of bitcoin futures dragged down prices, Fed paper shows

    [ad_1] Bitcoin’s decline following a climb to nearly $20,000 was directly tied to the launch of a futures market, according to research from the San Francisco Federal Reserve publishedMonday. “The rapid run-up and subsequent fall in the price after the introduction of futures does not appear to be a coincidence,” four researchers wrote in the…

  • Oil prices reach highest since November 2014 on Venezuela, Iran worries

    Oil prices reach highest since November 2014 on Venezuela, Iran worries

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices rose above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since November 2014 while Brent crude prices climbed to fresh highs, as a deepening economic crisis in Venezuela threatened the country’s already tumbling oil supplies. FILE PHOTO: A Shell gas station sign displays fuel prices in Buenos…

  • Oil prices near 2014 highs as Iran tensions keep market on edge

    Oil prices near 2014 highs as Iran tensions keep market on edge

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets held firm on Monday, with prices near late-2014 highs as a decision looms on whether the United States walks away from a deal with Iran and instead re-imposes sanctions on Tehran. FILE PHOTO: A Shell gas station sign displays fuel prices in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February, 3, 2016. REUTERS/Enrique…

  • Oil demand (and prices) to drop as these new technologies take hold

    Oil demand (and prices) to drop as these new technologies take hold

    [ad_1] Extensive use of wind and solar energy requires large-scale energy storage to handle their intermittency. The dramatic drop in energy storage costs, from $3000/kWh to $170/kWh in about 20 years, has made increased storage capacity possible, mainly through the development of the Lithium-ion battery. For the same reason your new smartphone can hold a…

  • What your government can’t tell you about drug prices

    What your government can’t tell you about drug prices

    [ad_1] This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning.  If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. It took three years of fighting for access to confidential drug information, but a Quebec bioethicist has punched a tiny hole…

  • Gas prices spike and Canadians keep filling up

    Gas prices spike and Canadians keep filling up

    [ad_1] Gas prices keep climbing across the country, yet Canadians show no sign of slowing down how much gas and diesel they pump into their cars and trucks. Pump prices have jumped almost 20 cents per litre across Canada over the last three months for regular gasoline and are expected to continue rising this summer.…

  • Wall Street slides as healthcare drags, oil prices weigh

    Wall Street slides as healthcare drags, oil prices weigh

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street dipped on Monday afternoon, reversing gains from earlier in the session, as healthcare stocks slid and investors worried about rising costs for companies as oil prices rose. A specialist trader works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S.,…

  • Shell profit soars on stronger oil prices

    Shell profit soars on stronger oil prices

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported a 42 percent rise in first-quarter profit, its highest in over three years, boosted by higher oil prices and production. Filled oil drums are seen at Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s lubricants blending plant in the town of Torzhok, north-west of Tver, November 7, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei…

  • U.S. extends deadline for Rusal sanctions, aluminum prices dive

    U.S. extends deadline for Rusal sanctions, aluminum prices dive

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday gave American customers of Russia’s biggest aluminum producer more time to comply with sanctions, sending aluminum prices into a tailspin but lifting shares of the company, United Company Rusal Plc. FILE PHOTO: Aluminium ingots are seen stored at the foundry shop of the Rusal Krasnoyarsk aluminium…

  • U.S. mulls sanctions reprieve for Rusal, rocking aluminum prices

    U.S. mulls sanctions reprieve for Rusal, rocking aluminum prices

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday opened the door to sanctions relief for United Company Rusal Plc as it considered the Russian aluminum giant’s bid to avoid U.S. sanctions and weighed the potential impact of such measures on Rusal’s American allies and partners. FILE PHOTO: Aluminium ingots are seen stored at the…

  • Strong demand in Hamlyn Heights makes prices hard to predict, median price up 20 per cent, Buxton, Newtown agent Matt Plunkett, Paul Bell

    Strong demand in Hamlyn Heights makes prices hard to predict, median price up 20 per cent, Buxton, Newtown agent Matt Plunkett, Paul Bell

    [ad_1] IT’S anybody’s guess how high prices will climb on auction day in booming Hamlyn Heights. The suburb ranks among the city’s hottest property markets after recording price growth of 20 per cent in the past 12 months. Buxton, Newtown agent Matt Plunkett said strong buyer demand continued to produce impressive results and big crowds.…

  • Rising drug prices big topic at National Business of Health Conference

    Rising drug prices big topic at National Business of Health Conference

    [ad_1] Employers are fed up with the U.S. health care system. That was my major takeaway from the National Business Group on Health’s conference, which I attended this week alongside the benefits leads from some of the largest U.S. companies, including Amazon, Honeywell and IBM. As you might expect, representatives from these companies talked about…

  • Trump rails against high oil prices, OPEC pushes back

    Trump rails against high oil prices, OPEC pushes back

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump accused OPEC on Friday of “artificially” boosting oil prices after a year-plus pact that has slashed global crude inventories, drawing rebukes from oil-producing countries as prices dipped following his remarks. U.S. President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., on his way to Key…

  • Crude dips as Trump says he will not accept high oil prices

    Crude dips as Trump says he will not accept high oil prices

    [ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump criticized OPEC on Friday for output curbs that have helped raise global oil prices and said “artificially” high prices would not be accepted, drawing rebukes from oil-producing countries as prices dipped following his remarks. “Looks like OPEC is at it again. With record amounts of Oil all over the place,…

  • Futures flat as oil prices offset boost from industrials

    Futures flat as oil prices offset boost from industrials

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures were little changed on Friday as strong earnings from industrials General Electric and Honeywell were offset by a dip in oil prices after President Donald Trump criticized OPEC for artificially high prices. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of…

  • 5 reasons why gas prices are set to go up in Canada — and fast

    5 reasons why gas prices are set to go up in Canada — and fast

    [ad_1] The price of filling up a tank of gas is a classic Canadian irritation. But a confluence of factors may soon make that process even more gob-smacking than usual. Here’s a look at five reasons gas prices are soaring.  Summer A big one is that gas prices always rise around this time of year. “Usually we see…

  • Alberta unveils bill that could wreak havoc on B.C. gas prices in trade war

    Alberta unveils bill that could wreak havoc on B.C. gas prices in trade war

    [ad_1] Alberta’s minister of energy will have sweeping discretionary powers to limit exports of crude, natural gas and gasoline to B.C. under much-anticipated legislation introduced Monday. Bill 12, titled Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, gives the Alberta government the ability to retaliate against the B.C. government for any delays to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion,…

  • Oil prices drop as fears about Syria strikes fallout wane

    Oil prices drop as fears about Syria strikes fallout wane

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil fell nearly 2 percent on Monday after U.S. drilling activity rose and fears waned about escalating tensions in the Middle East following air strikes on Syria over the weekend. FILE PHOTO: Oil pumping facilities are seen at Venezuela’s western Maracaibo lake in Venezuela, November 5, 2007. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia/File Photo The…

  • Bond yields rise, oil prices drop after Syria strikes

    Bond yields rise, oil prices drop after Syria strikes

    [ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell sharply and government bond yields rose on Monday on expectations that the weekend’s missile attacks on Syria would not mark the start of greater Western involvement in the conflict. FILE PHOTO: The German share price index, DAX board, is seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, March…

  • Asda drop prices of Prosecco ahead of royal baby

    Asda drop prices of Prosecco ahead of royal baby

    [ad_1] Asda are dropping the price of Prosecco [Getty] Asda has sent customers into absolute meltdown ahead of the birth of the royal baby.  The popular supermarket has dropped the price of Prosecco to celebrate the pending arrival of Kate Middleton’s third baby with her husband Prince William, who already have four-year-old son Prince George  and two-year-old…

  • Services, food boost U.S. producer prices in March

    Services, food boost U.S. producer prices in March

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in March, boosted by rising healthcare and food costs, pointing to a steady buildup of inflation pressures. FILE PHOTO: Workers box jars of pasta sauce at a plant run by Chelten House Products in Bridgeport, New Jersey July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Spicer The Labor…

  • Bitcoin price news: Bitcoin prices CRASH below $7k again. What is the price of bitcoin? | City & Business | Finance

    Bitcoin price news: Bitcoin prices CRASH below $7k again. What is the price of bitcoin? | City & Business | Finance

    [ad_1] The cryptocurrency market trundles along further into the red this week in another terrible bout of trading. Despite early signs suggesting promise, when bitcoin crept past $7k, the coin has come crashing down back below expectation. Losing another 1.24 percent this morning, bitcoin is trading at $6,741 at the time of writing. While crashing…

  • ‘Tariffs can push up prices’ but ‘too early to say’ what impact will be

    ‘Tariffs can push up prices’ but ‘too early to say’ what impact will be

    [ad_1] Getty Images Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill February 27, 2018 in Washington, DC. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opted against wading too far into the tariff battle during a speech Friday, though he acknowledged that it’s a…

  • Texas oil output surge clogs pipelines, depresses prices

    Texas oil output surge clogs pipelines, depresses prices

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Permian basin in Texas is leading the way as U.S. oil production has reached an all-time high, but the prolific output is causing bottlenecks as pipelines transporting the crude have filled up more quickly than expected. FILE PHOTO: An oil pump is seen operating in the Permian Basin near…

  • Canadian light oil prices hit with same discounts afflicting oilsands

    Canadian light oil prices hit with same discounts afflicting oilsands

    [ad_1] The same factors that have inflated the discount paid for Canadian oilsands heavy crude compared with U.S. oil are also driving a substantial rise in the discount for light Canadian oil, according to a report from accounting firm Deloitte published Tuesday. The difference between New York-traded West Texas Intermediate and Edmonton Light oil prices…

  • Pandora are having a huge sale and prices start at £5

    Pandora are having a huge sale and prices start at £5

    [ad_1] Pandora are having a huge sale[Getty] Pandora are having a massive sale, with up to 50 per cent off of their stunning jewellery. The sale launched on March 29, and there are some absolute bargains to be had. From charms and earrings to bracelets and rings, now is the time to expand your accessories…

  • Hyundai i30N hot hatch: drive impressions, prices, specs

    Hyundai i30N hot hatch: drive impressions, prices, specs

    [ad_1] ONE corner is all it takes to confirm Hyundai’s first genuine hot hatch is the real deal. The oversized brakes bite hard, the steering is precise, the adaptive suspension keeps the car flat as it changes direction and the mechanical limited slip diff slingshots you out of the corner without scrabbling for grip. If…

  • U.S. consumer confidence ebbs, house prices surge

    U.S. consumer confidence ebbs, house prices surge

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence fell from more than a 17-year high in March amid stock market volatility, but households remained upbeat about labor market conditions, which could help to support consumer spending. FILE PHOTO – Holiday shoppers look at store windows at Henri Bendel store on 5th Avenue in New York November…

  • Citi downgrades red-hot chip stock Micron due to falling flash memory prices

    Citi downgrades red-hot chip stock Micron due to falling flash memory prices

    [ad_1] One Wall Street firm is getting worried about Micron shares after the stock’s surge so far this year. Micron reported better than expected fiscal second-quarter earnings Thursday and gave financial guidance for the next quarter above expectations. But Citi Research is concerned lower flash memory pricing will hurt the chipmaker’s financial results later this…

  • This Next sale hack reveals discounted prices AHEAD of time

    This Next sale hack reveals discounted prices AHEAD of time

    [ad_1] There’s a sneaky way to find out the Next sale prices ahead of time [Wenn] There’s nothing like a seasonal Next sale to re-stock your wardrobe and redecorate your house.  With gorgeous fashion items and interior buys being reduced by as much as 50 per cent, it’s no wonder you see shopping-savvy people queueing outside…

  • Dropbox Prices Shares at $21 for Friday Market Debut

    Dropbox Prices Shares at $21 for Friday Market Debut

    [ad_1] Cloud data service Dropbox set a share price of $21 (roughly Rs. 1,370) for its Nasdaq market debut, a higher bar than expected that values the startup at some $8 billion (roughly Rs. 52,000 crores). Shares in the San Francisco-based technology firm are to begin trading with ring of the bell opening the market…

  • Powell says some asset prices are ‘elevated’ including stocks

    Powell says some asset prices are ‘elevated’ including stocks

    [ad_1] Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said some financial market asset prices are high. “In some areas, asset prices are elevated relative to their long run historical norms,” said Powell during a press conference. “You can think of some equity prices. You can think of some commercial real estate prices in certain markets. But we…

  • Oil prices extend gains, but higher output caps rise

    Oil prices extend gains, but higher output caps rise

    [ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices crept higher on Friday after the International Energy Agency said global crude demand would accelerate this year, but warned supply is growing at a faster pace. FILE PHOTO – A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo NYMEX crude for April…

  • U.S. retail sales falter; underlying producer prices rise solidly

    U.S. retail sales falter; underlying producer prices rise solidly

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales fell for a third straight month in February as households cut back on purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, pointing to a slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter. A woman shops at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan in New York City, U.S., December 1,…

  • Oil prices stable after two-day decline, but rising U.S. output drags

    Oil prices stable after two-day decline, but rising U.S. output drags

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices stabilised early on Wednesday after posting two days of falls at the start of the week. FILE PHOTO – A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo Support on Wednesday came from a report that U.S. crude inventories are not rising…

  • U.S. consumer prices slow as gasoline falls, rents moderate

    U.S. consumer prices slow as gasoline falls, rents moderate

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer price growth slowed in February amid a decline in gasoline prices and a moderation in the cost of rental accommodation, the latest indication that an anticipated pickup in inflation probably will be only gradual. A woman pumps gas at a station in Falls Church, Virginia December 16, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin…

  • U.S. consumer prices slow in February; rents moderate

    U.S. consumer prices slow in February; rents moderate

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. consumer prices cooled in February amid a decline in gasoline prices and a moderation in the cost of rental accommodation, the latest indication that an anticipated pickup in inflation probably will be only gradual. FILE PHOTO – A shopper walks down an aisle in a newly opened Walmart Neighborhood Market…

  • Oil prices fall on relentless rise in U.S. crude output

    Oil prices fall on relentless rise in U.S. crude output

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending falls from the previous day, as the relentless rise in U.S. crude output weighed on markets. FILE PHOTO – A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 were at…

  • Oil prices rise on reduced U.S. drilling activity, booming job market

    Oil prices rise on reduced U.S. drilling activity, booming job market

    [ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets climbed on Monday on the back of a drop in the number of U.S. rigs drilling for more production and as the U.S. economy continued to create jobs, which industry hopes will drive higher fuel demand. FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the al-Shuaiba oil refinery in southwest Basra,…

  • Katie Price’s mum Amy refuses daughter’s lung

    Katie Price’s mum Amy refuses daughter’s lung

    [ad_1] She has joined forces with her famous daughter to bravely talk about her terminal lung cancer on live television. And now Katie Price’s mum Amy has revealed that she turned down her daughter’s lung in a candid interview with The Daily Mirror. The 64-year-old revealed that she refused to have the operation, although it could…

  • Bitcoin prices fall below $9,000 on regulatory concerns

    Bitcoin prices fall below $9,000 on regulatory concerns

    [ad_1] Bitcoin fell below $9,000 during Friday afternoon Asia trade, extending losses seen earlier in the week when it dropped below the key $10,000 level. The digital currency traded at $8,671.67 at 12:37 p.m. HK/SIN after touching as low as $8,587.05 earlier in the day, according to industry site CoinDesk. At its current levels, bitcoin…

  • Exxon expects earnings to double by 2025 at current oil prices

    Exxon expects earnings to double by 2025 at current oil prices

    [ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer, said on Wednesday it expects earnings to more than double by 2025 to $31 billion, with crude prices CLc1LCOc1 at or above current levels. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Exxon Mobil is displayed on a monitor above the floor…

  • Trump’s tariffs are ‘draconian’ and will raise prices

    Trump’s tariffs are ‘draconian’ and will raise prices

    [ad_1] Meanwhile, European, Canadian and Chinese leaders have all promised to respond in kind, threatening to tax U.S. exports of Harley-Davidson motorcycles (home state of Paul Ryan), bourbon whiskey from Kentucky (home state of Senate Majority Leader McConnell) and Levi’s jeans from California (House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s home state). Goldman noted that China –…

  • Toys R Us administration: Hundreds of products slashed in closing down sale with prices starting as low as 6p

    Toys R Us administration: Hundreds of products slashed in closing down sale with prices starting as low as 6p

    [ad_1] Toys R Us have gone into administration and announced a sale [Getty] Toys R Us are offering a huge closing down sale in many of their stores as they begin clearing their products. The popular children’s company is “conducting an orderly wind-down” after announcing they had gone into administration. While the online service and click-and-collect…

  • Samsung Galaxy S9 UK Prices REVEALED: EE, Sky, Three, Vodafone monthly contracts and DEALS | Tech | Life & Style

    Samsung Galaxy S9 UK Prices REVEALED: EE, Sky, Three, Vodafone monthly contracts and DEALS | Tech | Life & Style

    [ad_1] SAMSUNG Samsung Galaxy S9 is HERE, with EE, Vodafone, O2 confirming pre-order deals The Samsung Galaxy S9 has arrived. Samsung’s next-generation flagship smartphone sports a similar industrial design to its predecessor, with the same edge-to-edge dual-curved “Infinity Display”. However, the South Korean technology company has made some dramatic improvements to the camera. On the…

  • The Federal Reserve thinks stocks and commercial real estate prices are getting too rich

    The Federal Reserve thinks stocks and commercial real estate prices are getting too rich

    [ad_1] Federal Reserve policymakers believe financial market asset prices are high, according to the central bank’s “Monetary Policy Report” to Congress on Friday. “Valuation pressures continue to be elevated across a range of asset classes, including equities and commercial real estate,” the report said. “Over the second half of 2017, valuation pressures edged up from…

  • OPEC mulls a long-term alliance with Russia to keep oil prices stable

    OPEC mulls a long-term alliance with Russia to keep oil prices stable

    [ad_1] OIL bears beware. On February 20thSuhail al-Mazrouei, OPEC’s rotating president and energy minister of the United Arab Emirates, said the 14-member producers’ group is working on a plan for a formal alliance with ten other petrostates, including Russia, aimed at propping up oil prices for the foreseeable future. If it comes to anything, it…

  • Primark has launched Disney Aristocats homeware collection and it’s very affordable with prices starting at just £3

    Primark has launched Disney Aristocats homeware collection and it’s very affordable with prices starting at just £3

    [ad_1] Primark have launched an Aristocats homeware collection [Primark] When it comes to Disney, Primark have released a whole host of popular collections.  From their Alice In Wonderland accessories, their new bridal collection, to ‘Chanel’ inspired perfume, customers love the products, and in particular, the affordable price brackets.  And now there’s a whole new collection to get excited…

  • Prices still soaring in Bayside as gap between quoted and sale price narrows

    Prices still soaring in Bayside as gap between quoted and sale price narrows

    [ad_1] BAYSIDE properties are still blasting past their listed prices almost one year after the introduction of beefed up underquoting laws. Data from property value predictor RealAs shows homes across the municipality sold for an average 9-14 per cent higher than their pre-auction price guides in the eight months following the introduction of the underquoting…

  • Carey Price’s status uncertain after taking shot to mask

    Carey Price’s status uncertain after taking shot to mask

    [ad_1] Goaltender Carey Price missed practice Wednesday as Montreal Canadiens medical staff checked him out a day after he was struck on the mask by a shot in Philadelphia. Coach Claude Julien said Price did not suffer a concussion but more would be known about his condition after tests are taken. Lindgren recalled It is…

  • Tight supply, rising prices undercut on U.S. home sales

    Tight supply, rising prices undercut on U.S. home sales

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales unexpectedly fell in January, leading to the biggest year-on-year decline in more than three years, as a chronic shortage of houses lifted prices and kept first-time buyers out of the market. The supply squeeze and rising mortgage interest rates are stoking fears of a lackluster spring selling season.…

  • Tight supply, rising prices weigh on U.S. home sales

    Tight supply, rising prices weigh on U.S. home sales

    [ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. home sales unexpectedly fell in January, leading to the biggest year-on-year decline in more than three years, as a persistent shortage of houses pushed up prices and kept first-time buyers out of the market. The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday that existing home sales dropped 3.2 percent to…

  • Auctions gain pace as property prices slow

    [ad_1] Auction clearance rates have continued to improve but home values across Australia’s five major capital cities have fallen. Nearly 2,000 homes went under the hammer in the week to February 16 with 69.1 per cent finding a buyer – that compares to 1,490 auctions and a clearance rate of 63.7 per cent in the…