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US oil prices fall for 8th week after grim China factory data
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2015 · 09:50 PM
London
US oil prices headed for their eighth consecutive week of falls on Friday, the longest losing streak since 1986, after a sharp drop in Chinese manufacturing increased worries over the health of the world's biggest energy consumer.
Activity in China's factory sector shrank at its fastest pace in almost six-and-a-half years in August as domestic and export demand dwindled, adding to worries …
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