WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Average U.S. mortgage rates for long-term loans rose for the first time in six weeks in the week ended Thursday, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The White House on Thursday announced two business-friendly initiatives to coordinate U.S. manufacturing and manage federal data helpful to job creation.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers want to know what information law enforcement officials had about the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a congressman said.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 4,000 to 323,000 in the week that ended Saturday.
MADRID, May 9 (UPI) -- Spanish energy company Repsol said Thursday it was having a good year in part because of upstream gains ranging from Brazil to Alaska.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 9 (UPI) -- The garment industry is called on to address working and safety conditions in the industry after the Bangladeshi factory collapse, the United Nations said.
HOUSTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Programs by Exxon Mobil and Total are expected to contribute significantly to Nigerian oil production, the petroleum minister said at a Texas energy conference.
LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- Oil production from Ghana is expected to contribute to what Tullow Oil company said should be an exciting and busy rest of the year.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has an obligation to ensure that oil and natural gas deposits are developed responsibly, a natural resource advocate testified.
CALGARY, Alberta, May 9 (UPI) -- There was a net increase in 2012 in the amount of crude oil produced from Alberta province, the Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board said.
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 (UPI) -- Expanding interests in renewable energy technology could provide broad economic opportunities, the U.N. Environment Program said from Nairobi.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 9 (UPI) -- Mayflower, Ark., residents face compensation decisions from Exxon Mobil that are far more complex than they should be, the state's attorney general said.
WARSAW, Poland, May 9 (UPI) -- International oil companies don't have the patience to explore for shale natural gas in frontier territory like Poland's, an executive said.
SEOUL, May 9 (UPI) -- South Korea's central bank, noting slowing exports and weak growth, Thursday cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percent to 2.5 percent.
CANBERRA, Australia, May 9 (UPI) -- Australia will hold defense spending at $100 billion over four years and remains committed to the purchase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices topped $96 per barrel Wednesday in New York with China reporting April crude oil imports up 3.5 percent from March.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- U.S. stock markets closed higher Wednesday, as records set on Wall Street continue to get broken and reset, lately on a daily basis.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Bailed out U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Wednesday it earned $4.6 billion in the first quarter of the year due to a recovery in the housing market.
HOUSTON, May 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department outlined a new sentence for convicted former Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling, which could cut 10 years from his 24-year sentence.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Bloomington, Minn., importer Surly Bikes is recalling about 975 front bicycle forks due to a potential for the forks to bend, safety regulators said.
OTTAWA, May 8 (UPI) -- Housing starts trended lower in April in Canada compared to the previous month, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Wednesday.
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
