Oil edges up as Nigeria, Venezuela cut output RTE.ie - Oil prices rose slightly today, with OPEC policy under scrutiny after members Nigeria and Venezuela decided to cut their crude production over the weekend.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks started the fourth quarter lower on Monday, with tech shares giving back some recent gains as a brokerage downgrade hit shares of Apple Computer Inc. and a legal battle hurt chip maker Qualcomm Inc. .

India-Pakistan hostility harms business : Humayun PakTribune.com, Pakistan - On the eve of the first-ever South Asia Business Forum in London, he said: "A peaceful region, one characterised by economic integration, political harmony and ...