A computer more than doctor . Riot police are out in force in cities across iran, as Anti Government protests go on. At least 22 people have died since the demonstrations began seven days ago. Hundreds have been arrested. Irans Supreme Leader has broken his silence for the First Time Since the protests began, accusing his countrys enemies of stirring up the unrest. The protests are the boldest challenge to irans clerical leadership in almost a decade. The United States is seeking an emergency session of the un Security Council. Here is our middle east editorjeremy bowen. In tehran, squads of Motorbike Police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. The protests have changed since they started last thursday. Gunshots. To begin with, they were about the economy. Most of the protesters are young men. More than 50 of iranians are under 30, and perhaps 40 of them are unemployed. But pent up political frustration is spilling out, and much of it has been directed at this
In cities across iran, as Anti Government protests go on. At least 22 people have died since the demonstrations began seven days ago. Hundreds have been arrested. Irans Supreme Leader has broken his silence for the First Time Since the protests began, accusing his countrys enemies of stirring up the unrest. The protests are the boldest challenge to irans clerical leadership in almost a decade. The United States is seeking an emergency session of the un Security Council. Here is our middle east editorjeremy bowen. In tehran, squads of Motorbike Police are cruising the streets to break up groups of demonstrators. The protests have changed since they started last thursday. Gunshots. To begin with, they were about the economy. Most of the protesters are young men. More than 50 of iranians are under 30, and perhaps 40 of them are unemployed. But pent up political frustration is spilling out, and much of it has been directed at this man, the Supreme Leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. He is the
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As the price of Oil Continues to decline. West texas intermediate fell to an eighth month low and brent crude hit a 14month low dipping below 100 a barrel before coming back just a bit. That pushed shares of oil drillers, oil refiners, Oil Explorers and Oil Services Companies lower today. Case in point, exxonmobil. It was the biggest decliner in the dow today. Falling 1 1 2 . Chevron, the only other energy giant in the dow down about 1 . As for the major averages overall, the dow lost 26. Nasdaq bucked the trend. It was up 9. S p 500 down 6 but Still Closing just above the 2000 mark. Jackie deangelis has more on the slide in oil prices and where prices are trending and what it could mean for you at the pump. Energy prices continued to decline weighing on the s p 500, but bringing consumers a little bit of relief. Retail gas prices down another two cents over the last two weeks bringing prices down a quarter in the last 11 weeks. The National Average now 3. 46 a gallon according to the
Decline. West texas intermediate fell to an eighth month low and brent crude hit a 14month low dipping below 100 a barrel before coming back just a bit. That pushed shares of oil drillers, oil refiners, Oil Explorers and Oil Services Companies lower today. Case in point, exxonmobil. It was the biggest decliner in the dow today. Falling 1 1 2 . Chevron, the only other energy giant in the dow down about 1 . As for the major averages overall, the dow lost 26. Nasdaq bucked the trend. It was up 9. S p 500 down 6 but Still Closing just above the 2000 mark. Jackie deangelis has more on the slide in oil prices and where prices are trending and what it could mean for you at the pump. Energy prices continued to decline weighing on the s p 500, but bringing consumers a little bit of relief. Retail gas prices down another two cents over the last two weeks bringing prices down a quarter in the last 11 weeks. The National Average now 3. 46 a gallon according to the lundberg survey. Falling crude fu