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Lower prices would eventually start to curb output and boost demand, according to the International Energy Agency.

Commodities came under pressure after the World Bank cut its forecasts for global growth, reinforcing worries of a gloomy economic outlook.

Toyota is also looking to open two new assembly plants in China and another in Mexico, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

Iranian and Western officials have said differences remain over Tehran's uranium enrichment capacity.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is in the early stages of drafting new rules for transfer agents.

South Korean President Park Geun-hye, however, maintained the country still needed an anti-North security law.

Cameron and Obama will discuss a number of issues at hand, like the situation in Ukraine, the Islamic State group and counterterrorism.

North Korea said it was willing to suspend nuclear tests if the US agreed to call off annual military drills held jointly with South Korea.

By a 7-6 vote, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a three-judge panel's decision to uphold a 2012 ruling.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said there were concerns about the health of the pilot, who is on a hunger strike.

More weak data from Europe ensured shares worldwide were set to end their first full week of 2015 in the red on Friday.

The unemployment rate is forecast slipping one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.7 percent in December, which would be the lowest since June 2008.

The dollar hit a new nine-year high and stocks worldwide headed for their first back-to-back rise of the year on Thursday.

Barack Obama's administration has done little to dispel questions about what might be holding up full implementation of the prisoner agreement.

The trade deficit shrank in November to less than $40 billion, providing a boost to growth as Americans spent less on imported oil.

The man was an Egyptian national and was known as the deputy "emir" of the al-Hesbah force in a Syrian province.

The deal will result in the listing of satellite television operator Videocon d2h in the United States.

The Obama administration tried to heal its relationship with Russia behind the scenes this year, according to a Bloomberg report.

The United States on Wednesday condemned what it called Cuba's practice of repression following the detention of several activists.

The message marks the first sign that the US is becoming comfortable about allowing firms to work around the nation’s four-decades-old ban.

Brent crude oil fell to a 5-1/2-year low on Tuesday as a global supply glut outweighed concerns of lost supply from Libya.