Saudi oil minister expects OPEC to keep output steady

VIENNA, Austria — Saudi Arabia’s oil minister said Tuesday he expected OPEC to keep output steady for the rest of this year, in comments reflecting expectations that crude prices and supply are in syn… more

Greece faces blackouts, clashes over austerity

ATHENS — Police scuffled with demonstrators in Athens late Tuesday as the government faced fresh opposition to its austerity measures, despite signs that markets are beginning to respond positively to… more

Shell targets 11 per cent growth in production by 2012

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Oil company Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Tuesday it will boost production by 11 per cent by 2012, more than it had previously forecast, and at the same time cut costs by selling… more

Ministers ready to pledge loans for Greece

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Eurozone finance ministers agreed Monday to offer financial help for Greece — likely in the form of … more

Prius mystery deepens

SAN DIEGO — The mystery surrounding a Toyota Prius whose driver reported a stuck accelerator deepened Sunday as the moto… more

Mexico's drug war claiming more lives

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A U.S. consulate employee and her husband were shot to death as they drove in this drug-plagued … more

Tests on runaway Prius fail to replicate San Diego incident

SAN DIEGO — Investigators with Toyota Motor Corp. and the federal government could not replicate the runaway speeding re… more

US may seek more authority to regulate vehicle safety following Toyota recalls

WASHINGTON — U.S. government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and tru… more

U.S. posts smallest foreclosure increase in past four years

WASHINGTON — The foreclosure crisis isn’t over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. sai… more

Loonie parity with U.S. dollar predicted

TORONTO — Expectations of higher interest rates and investor demand for Canada will help drive the Canadian dollar past … more
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