Oil rises slightly to near $71 despite weak demand

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Sat, 08/15/2009 - 02:30

Oil prices rose slightly to near $71 Friday in Asia as investors brushed off bad U.S. economic news, betting instead the American economy, the world's largest crude consumer, will recover later this year.


 

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