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Economics Oil prices are expected to fall slightly over the next year as high production feeds softening demand at a time of slowing global economic growth, a Reuters poll shows. …

Economics Gold ticked higher on Thursday, after suffering its biggest daily decline in nearly four weeks in the previous session, as the looming deadline for averting a US fiscal crisis …

Economics Brent crude steadied at over US$110 per barrel on Wednesday, not far from a one-week low hit in the previous session, as investors nervously eyed talks to head off …

Economics Brent crude rose above $111 per barrel on Tuesday as optimism coursed through financial markets after Greece's international lenders reached a deal on a new debt target, although worries …

Economics Brent crude held above US$111 a barrel on Monday as hopes Greece can avoid a near-term bankruptcy brightened the outlook for oil demand from Europe, while violent protests in …

Economics Oil prices fell on Friday as a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas that stopped weeklong fighting in the Gaza Strip continued to hold. More from The Daily Star   An …

A glance at coverage of the current war between Israel and Gaza would lead one to believe that each combatant brings powerful forces to bear against the other. Yet the …

Economics Brent crude hovered near $111 as the Chinese economy showed further signs of recovery, bolstering the outlook for oil demand, although the upside was limited as a ceasefire in …

Brent crude was steady near US$110 per barrel on Wednesday after an early rise spurred by fears of supply disruption from the Middle East as clashes raged between Palestinians and …

To explore the armed opposition groups within Syria is to open a Pandora’s box in which hundreds of militias, battalions and brigades operate. The relations between the different players are …