Meʾir
MEʾIR (second century CE), Palestinian tanna. According to legend, Meʾir was descended from a family of proselytes that traced its line back to the Roman emperor Nero. He al...
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Tel Aviv (dpa) - Israeli ministers called Sunday for the
assassination of Lebanese Hezbollah guerrilla organization leader
Hassan Nasrallah, a day after he claimed his group...
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Signs of increasing gasoline production led oil prices lower Wednesday as traders looked beyond a government report that showed falling inventories of crude and gasoline.The Energy Information Admi...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil thundered more than $2 to
a new peak above $88 a barrel Tuesday, extending a
nine-dollar rally since last week on tight supplies, strong
demand and growing tensions in nor...
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Auctioneer Kevin Jepsen stepped into a ring of bidders outside the Orange County Courthouse on a recent Friday and launched into an incantation filled with terms like “trustee,” &...
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Oil prices edged lower in Asian trading Wednesday on profit taking after a 2.2 percent rise the previous day. Light, sweet crude for March delivery dropped 11 cents to $58.95 a barrel in electronic...
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Oil prices slipped Wednesday after a 2.2 percent jump the previous day as traders awaited the release of weekly U.S. petroleum inventory data.Profit taking appeared to account for much of the decli...
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Oil prices extended their decline Thursday as traders weighed a forecast for warmer temperatures next week in the Northeastern United States.Light, sweet crude for March delivery fell 74 cents to $...
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Oil continued to trade above $63 a barrel Wednesday with slight fluctuations as traders awaited a weekly report that was expected to show a drop in U.S. oil inventories.Light sweet crude for Februa...
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Oil prices rose Wednesday, extending their rise above $63 a barrel as traders awaited a weekly report that was expected to show a drop in U.S. oil inventories.Light sweet crude for February deliver...
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