Turmoil in Egypt Drives Stocks Lower

Global stock prices were on the decline Friday as demonstrations grew in intensity following yesterday’s refusal by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek to leave office. Brent crude prices broke the $101 a barrel mark as worried investors fear that oil flows through the region could be disrupted.

Source: Reuters

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