Iran to 'block' Gulf oil if sanctions proceed - Middle East - Al Jazeera ... Saudi set to replace Iran crude - Oil & Gas News Online Saudis playing fast and lose as gas prices surge?~BLS CNBC By: Yousef Gamal El-Din The world’s top oil exp… more »

UK IndependentNathalie Savaricas Athens That's enough, we can't take it anymore." That was the popular chant coming from protesters in Athens yesterday during the latest 24-hour general strike against the country's austerity measures.… more »

Bloomberg / By John Detrixhe The U.S. lost its last stable outlook from the three biggest credit-ranking companies afterFitch Ratings lowered the nation to negative following a congressional committee’s failure to agree on deficit cuts. Fitch’s ou… more »

National JournalBy Alex Roarty and Rebecca Kaplan Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry unveiled a sweeping economic agenda Monday highlighted by a plan to level a voluntary 20 percent “flat tax” on all taxpayers who will accept it in plac… more »

ABC News By Susanna Kim Walmart is increasing employee health insurance premiums and no longer offering the coverage for new part-timers because of rising costs. Walmart informed employees last week that it is eliminating healthcare for future p… more »