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Hurricane Ike targets Gulf as Hanna hits Carolinas (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Fierce Hurricane Ike weakened as it charged across the Atlantic on Friday and took aim at south Florida and the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico, while Tropical Storm Hanna buffeted the Carolinas after killing at least 529 people in Haiti.

Hurricane Ike targets Gulf as Hanna hits Carolinas (reuters)
Fierce Hurricane Ike weakened as it charged across the Atlantic on Friday and took aim at south Florida and the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico, while Tropical Storm Hanna buffeted the Carolinas after killing at least 529 people in Haiti.

Source: U.S. may pull nuke deal to punish Russia (cnn.com)
The Bush administration is poised to withdraw an agreement with Russia on nuclear trade as punishment for Russia's military action last month against U.S. ally Georgia, a State Department source said Friday.

Feds set to seize mortgage giants (msnbc.com)
The government has prepared a plan to take control of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, officials told the two companies, according to three sources familiar with the conversations.

Officials deny jump in Haiti death toll (msnbc.com)
Haitian police found 495 corpses when muddy floodwaters began to recede on Friday from the port city of Gonaives following days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hanna, an official said.

Haiti death toll report denied (msnbc.com)
Haitian police found 495 corpses when muddy floodwaters began to recede on Friday from the port city of Gonaives following days of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hanna, an official said.

Speedy Tropical Storm Hanna Charges for Carolinas (abc news)
Tropical Storm Hanna charges for the Carolinas - and Hurricane Ike isn't far behind

Government may soon back troubled mortgage giants (yahoo! news)
AP - The government is expected to take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as soon as this weekend in a monumental move designed to protect the mortgage market from the failure of the two companies, which together hold or guarantee half of the nation's mortgage debt, a person briefed on the matter said Friday night.

U.S. to take control of mortgage giants: reports (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The U.S. government plans to put troubled mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under federal control, the New York Times and Washington Post newspapers reported on Friday.

McCain, Palin get a rousing welcome in Mich., Wis. (yahoo! news)
AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America," McCain said.

GOP Energized, McCain Enters Home Stretch (abc news)
McCain stresses reform and plays offense post convention.

McCain says it's `tough times' in America (yahoo! news)
AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America," McCain said.

McCain, Palin stress that times are tough in US (yahoo! news)
AP - John McCain and Sarah Palin got a rousing welcome Friday to the final two months of the presidential campaign, stressing themes of a strong America and concern about the sinking economy. "Tough times all over America," McCain said.

Obama questions McCain's speech (msnbc.com)
The Democratic candidate called his Republican rival's acceptance speech the final piece of an out-of-touch convention that should have focused on the struggles of the middle class.

Palin's eldest son to guard top commanders in Iraq (yahoo! news)
AP - Iraq is about to become an unusual common ground for the presidential candidates, despite its divisiveness as a campaign issue. Sons of both vice presidential nominees are expected to arrive there soon to join the fighting. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's eldest son, Track, will perform security duties for his brigade's top officers.

McCain, Palin present themselves as reformers (yahoo! news)
AP - John McCain said Friday the sagging economy has brought "tough times all over America" as he made a splashy debut with Sarah Palin in critical Midwestern states as the newly crowned Republican presidential ticket.

John McCain speech draws record TV ratings (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain beat Democratic rival Barack Obama in the crucial battle to attract U.S. television viewers during their race to the White House, according to figures released on Friday.

McCain says 'it's over' for special interests (yahoo! news)
AP - John McCain said Friday the sagging economy has brought "tough times all over America" as he made a splashy debut with Sarah Palin in critical Midwestern states as the newly crowned Republican presidential ticket.

Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya (yahoo! news)
AP - The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of terrorist killings, American retaliation, suspicions and insults with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit Friday with Moammar Gadhafi, Libya's mercurial strongman.

Rice meets Gaddafi on historic Libya visit (yahoo! news)
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi -- once reviled as a "mad dog" by a U.S. president -- on Friday on a historic visit which she said proved that Washington had no permanent enemies.

Rice meets Kadhafi on historic Libya visit (yahoo! news)
AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on a landmark visit to Tripoli Friday, heralding a new chapter in Washington's reconciliation with the former enemy state.

Rice meets Gadhafi on Libya visit (msnbc.com)
The U.S. and Libya sealed a historic turnaround in their troubled relations with a meeting Friday between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Rice meets Gaddafi on historic Libya visit (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Top U.S. diplomat Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday on a historic trip to the north African country she said was proof that Washington had no "permanent enemies."

Rice meets Gaddafi on historic Libya visit (reuters)
Top U.S. diplomat Condoleezza Rice met Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Friday on a historic trip to the north African country she said was proof that Washington had no "permanent enemies".

Rice talks with Libya's Gaddafi (bbc news)
Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies.

Rice hails historic Libya visit (yahoo! news)
AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Libya on Friday on the first such visit in more than half a century, marking a new chapter in Washington's reconciliation with the former enemy state.

Rice hails historic Libya visit (yahoo! news)
AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Libya on Friday for a landmark meeting with its veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi, hailing Washington's reconciliation with the former enemy state.

Jobless rate at 5-year high (reuters)
An unexpectedly steep 84,000 U.S. jobs were lost in August and the unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 6.1 percent, fanning worry ahead of November's presidential vote that the economy was near recession.

U.S. jobless rate hits five-year high (msnbc.com)
The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, the government said Friday.

Jobless rate soars to 6.1 percent (cnn.com)
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6 percent, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month. CNNMoney.com reports there was a net loss of 84,000 jobs in August.

Jobless rate soars (cnn.com)
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6 percent, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month. CNNMoney.com reports there was a net loss of 84,000 jobs in August.

Jobless rate at 5-year high (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up to 6.1 percent in August, its highest in nearly five years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and labor markets showed signs of accelerating decline.

Jobless rate soars; 84,000 more jobs lost (cnn.com)
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6 percent, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts.

Jobless rate at 5-year high (reuters)
The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up to 6.1 percent in August, its highest in nearly five years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and labor markets showed signs of accelerating decline.

Jobless rate at 5-year high (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly shot up to 6.1 percent in August, the highest in nearly five years, as employers cut payrolls for an eighth straight month and a decline in labor markets accelerated.

Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent (yahoo! news)
AP - The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.

Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there (yahoo! news)
AP - So much for the full-on 50-state strategy. Call Barack Obama's implementation of national Democrats' coast-to-coast plan "Fifty-State Lite."

Obama, seeing hope in Ohio, shifts schedule there (yahoo! news)
AP - So much for the 50-state strategy. Barack Obama, who once pledged to compete in every state, has shifted his thinking. Now, he'll pick and choose where to spend time and money.

White House: Bush wasn't detached from war review (yahoo! news)
AP - The White House on Friday disputed an assertion in a new book by Bob Woodward that President Bush was slow to react to escalating attacks in Iraq, forcefully arguing that Bush's military buildup was responsible for a sharp drop in the violence.

Palin's eldest son to guard top commanders in Iraq (yahoo! news)
AP - The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: the sons of both vice presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon.

Source: Bush considering Iraq troop cuts (cnn.com)
The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN.

Petraeus says Qaeda still undefeated in Iraq (yahoo! news)
Reuters - Al Qaeda remains a dangerous force in Iraq despite a general decline in violence and U.S. troops must continue to confront the militant group, the outgoing top U.S. general in the country said.

Military officials: No Iraq troop cuts this year (cnn.com)
Senior U.S. military leaders say it would be "impractical" to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq further before the end of the year because of the logistics required in the redeployments, two military officials told CNN Thursday.

Military officials: No troop cuts this year (cnn.com)
Senior U.S. military leaders say it would be "impractical" to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq further before the end of the year because of the logistics required in the redeployments, two military officials told CNN Thursday.

Serena advances to final against Jankovic (abc sport)
Serena Williams will return to the US Open final for the first time in six years after sweeping away sixth-seeded Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2 in a windblown semi-final in New York this morning (AEST).

Williams beat Safina to reach US Open final (yahoo! news)
AFP - Two-time winner Serena Williams advanced to her first US Open final in six years, breezing past Russian Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-2 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday.

2-time champ Serena Williams back in US Open final (yahoo! news)
AP - Serena Williams wound up and smacked a shot directly at Dinara Safina early in the second set of their U.S. Open semifinal.

Serena, Jankovic to meet for U.S. Open title (foxsports.com)
New height for Jelena Jankovic. Familiar scene for Serena Williams. Each won on Friday to reach the U.S. Open final.

Rain forecast prompts early start for men's semi-finals (yahoo! news)
AFP - Forecasts of rain for Saturday have prompted the US Tennis Association to schedule an earlier than normal start for the US Open men's semi-finals and make back-up plans for title matches.

Jankovic reaches first career Grand Slam final (yahoo! news)
AFP - World No. 2 Jelena Jankovic advanced to her first career Grand Slam final by defeating Russian fifth seed, and Olympic champion, Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the US Open on Friday.

Serena to face Jankovic in final (bbc sport)
Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic will meet in the US Open final after coming through their semis in straight sets.

Jankovic beats Dementieva, makes U.S. Open final (foxsports.com)
Jelena Jankovic made her first career Grand Slam final Friday, beating Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open.

Jankovic beats Dementieva, makes U.S. Open final (foxsports.com)
Jelena Jankovic made her first Grand Slam final Friday, beating Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-4 at the U.S. Open.

Newman questionable for Cowboys opener (foxsports.com)
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman is listed as questionable for the season opener at Cleveland.Newman's uncertain status on Friday's injury report was another sign that Adam Jones may make his Dallas debut as a starter on Sunday. It will be Jones' first NFL game since the 2006 season.Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said this week that Jones would start if Newman wasn't in the lineup.

Former sprinter released from prison (yahoo! news)
AP - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.

Former sprinter released from prison (yahoo! news)
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was released Friday from federal prison after completing most of her six-month sentence for lying about her steroid use.

Sprinter Jones leaves jail (bbc sport)
US sprinter Marion Jones leaves prison after serving a six-month sentence for lying about steroid use and involvement in a drugs fraud case.

Marion Jones released from prison (foxsports.com)
Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has been released from federal prison after completing her sentence for lying about her steroid use.A federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman says Jones was released Friday morning from a halfway house in San Antonio after serving most of her six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs.An admitted steriod dealer testified that he gave Jones a cocktail of steriods before the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

Former sprinter released from prison (yahoo! news)
AP - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has been released from federal prison after completing her sentence for lying about her steroid use.

CMA Music Festival: Kellie Pickler Performs 'Beautiful' (hollywood.com)
CMA Music Festival: Kellie Pickler Performs 'Beautiful' Clip

Namibia: College to Hold Music Festival (allafrica news)
The College of the Arts is delighted to announce its Music Festival 2008, which takes place on September 12 and 13 at 20h00 in the National Theatre.

Paris Hilton to Debut Documentary at Toronto Film Festival (hollywood.com)
Paris Hilton is taking her amateur filmmaking to the big screen with her documentary so aptly titled Paris, Not France which has been billed as a behind-the-scenes look at her life. The film is due to premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday, September 8.

Choke to open Raindance Festival (bbc news)
The UK premiere of Chuck Palahnuik's Choke will open the Raindance Film Festival in London next month.

Zimbabwe: Gurira to Add Lustre to Annual Zimbabwe Film Festival (allafrica news)
The Zimbabwean International Film Festival (ZIFF) has a pleasant surprise this year with the American film, The Visitor featuring award-winning Zimbabwean theatre and film actress, Danai Gurira, opening the festival.

Big Brother win for Rachel Rice (bbc news)
Rachel Rice is named as the �100,000 winner of this year's Big Brother beating bookies' favourite Mikey Hughes into second place.

Five up for Big Brother windfall (bbc news)
The winner of this year's Big Brother will be revealed later, with five housemates in the running for a �100,000 prize.

Africa: Big Brother Africa 3 Housemates Get Racy; Olympics Vibe Up House (allafrica news)
WHO would have thought that the Olympics and Big Brother Africa could go well together? This week's Olympic task has the housemates doing all kinds of fun things like taking part in the weirdest games and challenges.

Africa: Big Brother Africa Three - Vampire Slayer Lucille Takes on 'Villain' Uti (allafrica news)
SEEMS it hasn't taken long for the reality of Monday night's nominations to set in.

Mohamed evicted from Big Brother (bbc news)
The first of two Big Brother housemates who are the least popular with the public is ousted in a surprise eviction on Tuesday night.

Mo and Kat lose Big Brother vote (bbc news)
Mohamed and Kathreya leave the Big Brother house in a surprise midweek double eviction, three days from the end of the series.

Mohamed evicted from Big Brother (bbc news)
Mohamed becomes the first of two housemates ousted in a surprise midweek eviction three days from the end of the series.

Duo set for Big Brother eviction (bbc news)
The two least popular housemates are to be ousted from the Big Brother house on Tuesday.

Uganda: First Week of Big Brother III (allafrica news)
Welcome to Big Brother Africa, where ordinary people go to South Africa, get locked up and then drink themselves silly and get up to no good. Where people look on as others shower and where people with little else to do assume the moral high ground.

Lindsay Lohan Offered $700,000 to Pose for 'Playboy' (hollywood.com)
Lindsay Lohan recently bared all in the recreation of the iconic Marilyn Monroe photo shoot as seen in the February 2008 issue of New York magazine--will she do the same for Playboy?

Moore's film to show free on web (bbc news)
Oscar winner Michael Moore is to show his latest documentary, Slacker Uprising, free of charge on the internet.

Edwards to appear in ER swansong (bbc news)
Actor Anthony Edwards is to appear in the final series of US drama ER, playing his deceased character Dr Mark Greene.

Edwards checks back into 'ER' for brief visit (cnn.com)
Read full story for latest details.

John McCain speech draws record TV ratings (reuters)
A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, slightly more than the 38.3 million people who tuned in for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech, Nielsen Media Research reported.

McCain draws record 38.9 million viewers, bests Obama (reuters)
A record 38.9 million U.S. TV viewers watched John McCain accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday, beating the record set last week by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, Nielsen Media Research reported.

McCain and Obama clash on economy (reuters)
Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail after their party conventions, clashed over the ailing U.S. economy on Friday as unemployment hit its highest monthly rate in nearly five years.

Obama Won the Web, Early On (yahoo! news)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama has run a more advanced online campaign during the first half of 2008 than his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain, according to a Thursday report from comScore.

Clicked: A tangled Web at the RNC (msnbc.com)
Something bothers me about the accusation that Barack Obama has no significant legislation in the Senate to his credit.

McCain pledges to change partisan Washington (reuters)
Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin kicked off a two-month battle for the White House on Friday with a promise that "change is coming," a theme co-opted from their Democratic rivals.

What you can--and can't--find about Palin on the Internet (yahoo! news)
John McCain's announcement last week that he has chosen Sarah Palin as his running mate left the public thirsting for information about the Alaska governor-- and inspired hundreds of commentators, entrepreneurs, and Palin imitators to try to fill in the gaps.

Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old (yahoo! news)
AP - When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world.

Iraq eyes Lockheed F-16 fighter aircraft purchase (reuters)
The Iraqi government has asked for information about buying 36 F-16 fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. Defense Department said Friday.

Unemployment rate soars to 5-year high (business and financi...)
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts.

Stocks down on recession fears (latest financial new...)
Stocks dipped at midday Friday, but were off the worst levels of the session, after a government report showing unemployment at a five-year high exacerbated fears about the recession and slowing corporate profits.

Stocks fall as jobs data stirs fear about economy (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street slid for a second straight session Friday on news that the economy shed jobs for the eighth straight month in August and at a faster-than-expected pace.

Jobless rate soars to 5-year high (business and financi...)
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts.

Jobless rate soars to 6.1% (cnnmoney.com)
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, the government reported Friday.

Stocks sink on jobs report (business and financi...)
Stocks tumbled Friday morning after a government report showed unemployment at a five-year high, exacerbating fears about the recession.

Stocks fall as jobs data stirs fear about economy (yahoo! news)
AP - Selling swept across Wall Street for a second straight session Friday on news that the economy shed jobs for the eighth straight month in August and at a faster-than-expected pace. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 100 points.

Stocks open lower after disappointing job data (yahoo! news)
AP - Selling swept across Wall Street for a second straight session Friday on news that the economy shed jobs for the eighth straight month in August and at a faster-than-expected pace.

Stocks slide on jobs report (business and financi...)
Stocks tumbled Friday morning after a government report showed unemployment at a five-year high, exacerbating fears about the recession.

Questions, and Hope, on Plans for Mortgage Giants (nyt > business)
For months, the questions hanging over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have unnerved Wall Street and Main Street. Now, some answers are arriving ? and with them a host of new questions.

U.S. Rescue Seen at Hand for 2 Mortgage Giants (nyt > business)
A plan would replace the leaders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and virtually wipe out their shareholders but let them continue to work with the government standing behind their debt.

Treasury near plan for Fannie and Freddie - report (cnnmoney.com)
The Treasury Department is close to finalizing plans to effectively take over beleaguered mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a report published Friday.

Government Plans Seizure of Fannie and Freddie (nyt > business)
The government informed the two mortgage-finance companies that it is preparing a plan to seize them and place them in a conservatorship, officials and executives said.

Treasury near GSE bailout plan: report (yahoo! news)
Reuters - The U.S. Treasury Department is close to finalizing a plan to buttress mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Report: Treasury near plan for Fannie and Freddie (business and financi...)
The Treasury Department is close to finalizing plans for beleaguered mortgage buyers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, according to a report published Friday afternoon.

Treasury near plan for Fannie and Freddie - report (latest financial new...)
The Treasury Department is close to finalizing plans for beleaguered mortgage buyers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, according to a report published Friday afternoon.

Washington's Fannie And Freddie Plan: Why Now? (forbes.com)
The Treasury, hemming and hawing about a plan for weeks, may have been forced to act.

Treasury near finalizing Fannie, Freddie backstop: report (marketwatch.com)
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Stocks finish mixed at end of tough week (latest financial new...)
Stocks ended mixed Friday after a tough session and week, as a rally in the hard-hit financial sector countered amplified recession fears that were sparked by a weak labor market report.

Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major indexes ended the week with big declines, a sign that investors, who not long ago expected the economy to improve, are now growing increasingly discouraged.

Stocks mixed at end of tough week (latest financial new...)
Stocks ended mixed Friday after a tough session and week, as a rally in the hard-hit financial sector countered amplified recession fears sparked by a weak labor market report.

Stocks mixed at end of tough week (business and financi...)
Stocks were mixed Friday afternoon at the end of a tough session and tough week on Wall Street, as a rally in financial shares countered amplified recession fears sparked by a weak labor market report.

Stocks Withstand Jump in Jobless Rate (nyt > business)
Wall Street managed a slight gain on Friday, a day after concerns about the economy, and in particular the labor market, sent the Dow plunging. Markets in Europe and Asia ended the day lower.

Stocks pull back on disappointing jobs report (yahoo! news)
AP - Wall Street fell for a second straight session Friday following a worrisome reading on the nation's job market, but stocks pulled off of steep losses as investors sought bargains in sectors like financials and consumer staples.

Oil hits 5-month low as demand shrinks (latest financial new...)
Oil prices continued to decline Friday as investors worried that an economic slowdown could chip away at demand for energy.

Oil hits 5-month low (business and financi...)
Oil prices continued to decline Friday as investors worried that an economic slowdown could chip away at demand for energy.

Oil at 5-month low (business and financi...)
Oil prices fell Friday as market participants remained focused on how a global economic slowdown will chip away at demand for energy.

Oil falls on shrinking demand (latest financial new...)
Oil prices fell Friday as market participants remained focused on how a global economic slowdown will chip away at demand for energy.

Oil prices slide under $105 (yahoo! news)
AFP - Oil prices fell below 105 dollars Friday on concerns over slowing energy demand and a strong US currency, while the market awaited next week's OPEC meeting on crude output levels, traders said.

Oil prices edge off their lows (business and financi...)
Oil prices edged off their early morning lows Friday as market participants remained focused on how a global economic slowdown will chip away at demand for energy.

Oil prices settle below $108 (latest stock market ...)
Oil prices fell Thursday as investors weighed signs of weakening demand against a government report showing a surprise drop in the nation's supplies of crude.

Oil prices off their lows (latest stock market ...)
Oil prices pared earlier losses Thursday as investors appeared to look past a report that showed the nation's crude inventories dwindled last week and focused on signs of flagging demand.

Oil prices dip (business and financi...)
Oil prices remained lower Thursday after the government's weekly supply report showed the nation's crude stockpiles shrank unexpectedly last week, but investors appeared to remain focused on longer term trends.