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Giants part owner Sue Burns dead at 58

San Francisco Giants part owner Sue Burns dead at 58. Sue Burns knew everybody at the ballpark ? players, coaches, scouts, ushers and security guards ? and they all knew her, a friendly fixture dressed in orange with her front-row seat.
 

Oil rides higher on improved recovery outlook

Oil prices bounced higher Monday, buoyed by improved optimism about recovery from global recession that also lifted stock markets.
 

Giants part owner Sue Burns dead at 58

San Francisco Giants part owner Sue Burns dead at 58. Sue Burns knew everybody at the ballpark ? players, coaches, scouts, ushers and security guards ? and they all knew her, a friendly fixture dressed in orange with a front-row seat.
 

Oil prices rise after positive US housing data

Oil prices advanced for a third straight day Friday, buoyed by positive US housing construction data that could provide a lift for the recession-mired economy.
 

Oil prices close mixed on economic worries

Oil prices closed mixed Thursday, with a late rally in Wall Street stocks firing up enthusiasm for the New York benchmark contract.
 

Oil prices leap after new rise in US crude inventories

Oil prices soared Wednesday, lifted by a drop in US crude inventories that suggested a glimmer of demand in the world's largest energy consumer.
 

Oil prices slip in murk of recovery worries

Oil prices slipped Monday as the market remained focused on a gloomy economic outlook that could further curb energy demand.
 

Oil falls below 60 dollars in New York

Oil closed below the psychological barrier of 60 dollars a barrel in New York Friday as the market focused on weak demand and risks of deflation amid a steep global downturn.
 

CFTC seeking tighter controls on commodity trading

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top regulator of U.S. futures markets is considering a clampdown on excessive speculation in energy and commodity trading by restricting holdings of big players, part of a broader move by the Obama administration to stabilize the financial markets.
 

CFTC considers trading curbs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top regulator of U.S. futures markets is considering a clampdown on excessive speculation in energy and commodity trading by restricting holdings of big players, part of a broader move by the Obama administration to stabilize the financial markets.
 

Oil prices slump under 63 dollars

Oil prices dived underneath 63 dollars per barrel on Tuesday, hitting the lowest levels since May, amid heightened concerns about energy demand in a struggling global economy.
 

Oil prices slide on sagging US consumer confidence

Oil prices sank from eight-month peaks Tuesday after new data signaled a plunge in consumer confidence in the United States, the world's largest energy consumer.
 

Oil leaps on Nigerian tensions, China demand

Oil prices jumped Monday on tensions in crude producing Nigeria and China's reported plans to rapidly increase its strategic crude oil reserves.
 

Oil prices tumble amid economic concerns

Oil prices fell sharply Monday as concerns over the current economic crisis eclipsed supply worries amid political tensions in Iran and attacks on oil installations in Nigeria.
 

Mets vs Yankees at new bandbox in the Bronx

Subway Series: Power-challenged Mets vs homer-happy Yankees at new bandbox in the Bronx. Jerry Manuel thought about taking his home run-challenged Mets to the new Yankee Stadium for the first time and laughed.
 

Oil prices slide after hitting five-month peaks

Oil prices fell Tuesday after rallying to the highest levels this year as traders braced for a report likely to show rising inventories in the United States, the world's largest energy consumer.
 

Oil prices slide after hitting five-month peaks

Oil prices fell Tuesday after rallying to the highest levels this year as traders braced for a report likely to show rising inventories in the United States, the world's largest energy consumer.
 

Oil prices hit highest levels in month

Oil prices rose to the highest levels in about a month in thin trading Friday amid expectations that the recession-struck US economy may have hit bottom.
 

Oil prices mixed on murky economic signals

Oil prices ended narrowly mixed Thursday as investors signs of recovery against ballooning oil reserves in the recession-mired United States, the world's biggest energy consumer.
 

Oil prices slide on swine flu fears

Oil prices fell sharply Monday on fears that an escalating swine flu crisis could further dampen economic activity and impact energy demand.