LONDON (AFP) - Crude oil prices soared on Monday, rising above 68 dollars a barrel for the first time for seven months, boosted by higher Chinese output, a weak US currency and rising equity markets, traders said. New Yorks main futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, struck 68.29 ...

Japan's unemployment rate hit a seven-month high of 4.0 percent in April, rising from 3.8 percent the previous month, official figures showed Friday.The seasonally adjusted figure was slightly worse than average market forecasts for a rate of 3.9 percent and the highest since September 2007 when ...