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Expectations of another rise in European Central Bank interest rates by July kept the euro close to recent highs on Monday and pushed euro zone government bond prices lower.

A group of African Union (AU) leaders has arrived in Benghazi, Libya to propose terms of a peace plan to rebels groups battling against Moammar Gaddafi.

Stock index futures edged up on Monday as hopes for a strong earnings season offset some concerns about another earthquake in Japan.

Stock index futures edged up on Monday as hopes for a strong earnings season offset some concerns about another earthquake in Japan.

Commodities prices rose on Monday, pushing the Reuters-Jefferies CRB index to a fresh two-and-a-half year high on a weaker dollar and strong trade data from China.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Monday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.1 to 0.3 percent.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to a peace deal brokered by the African Union which proposes immediate end of fighting in the North African country and a plan to allow international forces to take up peacekeeping job.

An African Union delegation will head to the rebel stronghold in Benghazi, Libya on Monday after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi accepted a peace plan offer which calls for a ceasefire.

The average price for a gallon of gasoline in the United States has moved closer to $4, jumping more than 19 cents since mid-March to a level less than 10 percent below its all-time high, a widely followed survey said on Sunday.

A delegation of African leaders, headed by South African President Jacob Zuma, are on their way to Libya in an attempt to mediate the crisis in that war-torn country, according to the South African foreign ministry.

Fighter jets from Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) have destroyed seven tanks near the Libyan cities of Misrata and Ajdabiya, according the UK Ministry of Defense.

Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa trapped in Libya are being forced to fight for soldiers loyal to Moammar Gaddafi against rebel groups in that country’s bloody civil war

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Brent crude jumped nearly 3 percent to a 32-month high above $126 on Friday and U.S. oil scaled $112 a barrel as commodities climbed on a weaker dollar and after attacks on Libyan oil fields made long-term supply cuts more likely.

Brent crude jumped to a 32-month high above $125 on Friday as commodities climbed in unison on a weaker dollar after attacks on Libyan oil fields made long-term supply cuts more likely.

Oil hit a 32-month high above $124 Friday after attacks on Libyan oil fields raised the prospect of long-term supply cuts, with commodities in general rising on optimism global economic recovery will fuel demand.

A high-ranking NATO official said he will not apologize for a missile attack near Adjabiya in eastern Libya that accidentally killed at least four rebels in a tragic case of “friendly fire.”

Oil hit a 32-month high near $125 on Friday after attacks on Libyan oil fields raised the prospect of long-term supply cuts, with commodities in general rising on optimism global economic recovery will fuel demand.

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 up 0.3-0.4 percent.

Oil climbed to its highest level in 2- years on Friday as supply cuts stemming from attacks on Libyan oil fields offset demand concerns spurred by a major aftershock in Japan.

Oil prices ended at 2-1/2-year highs on Thursday as supply worries tied to fighting in Libya and Middle East turmoil overshadowed demand concerns spurred by a boost in euro zone interest rates and as a major aftershock struck Japan.