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Oil falls 2.5 percent on Dubai default worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices settled down more than 2 percent at about $76 a barrel on Friday as fears of possible defaults in Dubai convulsed financial markets and boosted safe-haven demand for the U.S. dollar. Full Article
Oil falls 2.5 percent on Dubai default worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices settled down more than 2 percent at about $76 a barrel on Friday as fears of possible defaults in Dubai convulsed financial markets and boosted safe-haven demand for the U.S. dollar. Full Article
U.S. oil refinery profit elusive; more closures seen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More plant closures could be on the way for the U.S. oil refining industry, which has already idled some plants this year, as profits are squeezed by weak fuel demand and brimming supplies. Full Article
Oil rises over 2 percent on inventory data
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil prices settled near $78 a barrel on Wednesday, supported by lower-than-expected builds in U.S. oil inventories last week, a weak U.S. dollar and gains on Wall Street. Full Article
Using your plastic for plastic surgery..
CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. Full Article
Venezuelans borrow for plastic surgery in hard times
* Cosmetic surgery popular despite inflation, weak economy * Credit cards and loans common for financing surgery By Rebekah Kebede CARACAS, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious ... Full Article
Venezuelans borrow for plastic surgery in hard times
CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. Full Article
US mogas demand off 1.6 pct from wk ago-Mastercard
NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. retail gasoline demand slipped 1.6 percent from last week as stormy weather depressed demand in some regions of the country, according to a MasterCard SpendingPulse report released on Tuesday. Full Article
Husky confirms isocracker damanged in Sunday fire
NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Husky Energy Inc <HSE.TO> on Tuesday confirmed that the isocracking unit at the company's 160,000 barrel-per-day Lima, Ohio, refinery was damaged in a Sunday fire. Full Article
FACTBOX: Valero permanently shuts Delaware City refinery
(Reuters) - Leading U.S. refiner Valero Energy Corporation <VLO.N> announced on Friday plans to permanently shut its 210,000-barrel-per-day Delaware City, Delaware, refinery because of weak economic conditions. Full Article
