NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices climbed above $99 per barrel Tuesday after Eurostat said quarter to quarter economic growth in Europe slowed in the third quarter.
In the 17-member eurozone, gross domestic product growth slowed to 0.2 percent quarter to quarter. In France, the economy grew 0.4 percent, while in Germany gross domestic product growth hit 0.5 percent from the second quarter.