*** Middle East: Crude prices plummeted last week. On Monday, the American benchmark went below the $38-a-barrel mark, according to the New York Times. It hit the lowest levels since the global financial downturn in 2008-09. The sharp drop in oil price is attributed to the increase in oil production in a number of countries … Continue reading News In Focus: A Look At The World’s Most Interesting Stories
Finance: Homeowners are staying nervously alert after the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) issued clearer signals to the market that its benchmark interest rate is likely to start rising as early as December. As revealed in the minutes of its October meeting released on Wednesday, the FED has concluded that “it may well become appropriate to … Continue reading News In Focus: A Look At This Week’s Most Interesting Stories
*** Egypt: A Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula while en route from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia. The flight — Metrojet 9268 — was reported to have broken apart in midair, killing all 224 people on board. The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for bringing down the Russian aircraft, but both … Continue reading News In Focus: A Look At This Week’s Most Interesting Stories
News In Focus: A Look At This Week’s Most Interesting Stories North America: Canadians have unequivocally picked Justin Trudeau as their new leader after country-wide elections on Monday. The 43-year-old (dare we say hip-looking) Liberal Party leader won a surprising landslide victory over the incumbent Conservative Stephen Harper — with Trudeau’s party securing 184 out … Continue reading News In Focus:
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