Economy

News Hour: Oil prices fell on Friday as Hurricane Irma drove towards the U.S. state of Florida. Irma, which is the second hurricane to approach the United States in two weeks, could knock out...

News Hour: The producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, rose 6.3 percent year on year in August, much faster than expected, official data showed on Saturday,...

News Hour: Benchmark U.S. gasoline prices slumped on Monday to pre-Hurricane Harvey levels as oil refineries and pipelines in the U.S. Gulf Coast slowly resumed activity, easing supply concerns. Brent crude oil futures...

News Hour: Retail U.S. gasoline prices rose 2.8 percent from Friday to Saturday as refineries warned customers about fuel-supply shortages caused by Hurricane Harvey. They were at $2.59 a gallon, according to motorists...

News Hour: Asian markets headed into the weekend on a cautious note on Friday, bringing an end to a volatile week, with eyes now fixed on the release of key US jobs data...

News Hour: Crude prices fell further in Asian trade on Thursday as refineries shut down by deadly storm Harvey in the key oil-producing US Gulf Coast struggled to get back online, further piling...

News Hour: Asia’s biggest oil refiner Sinopec said its first-half net profit jumped more than 40.1 percent thanks to a rise in oil prices and stable growth in China’s economy, which fuelled demand...

News Hour: Japan’s consumer prices rose again in July, official data showed on Friday, but it was mainly due to rising energy costs and they were still way below the central bank’s long-delayed...

News Hour: Asian stocks mostly rose on Wednesday, extending a global equities rally driven by growing optimism over a US tax reform plan and as investors look ahead to a key central bankers...

News Hour: Credit rating agency Fitch on Friday upgraded Greece’s debt by a notch, citing what it called an improving outlook and amid expectations, the country’s debt sustainability will steadily improve. A month...