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Oil prices dipped below $50 a barrel Thursday. That's a nearly two-thirds drop from the record high of more than $147 in July.

While that may sound like pleasant news, the low price is actually a symptom of a weak economy. Since many expect the economy to drag for a year or more, oil prices likely will stay low.

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The secretary of state's office says a whopping two-thirds of Texans cast ballots early this year.

Of those in the U.S. looking to pick up a new laptop this holiday season, two-thirds say they want either a Mac or a Dell.

Almost two-thirds of people in 26 countries say higher food and energy prices have affected them "a great deal", a BBC report finds.

E.ON confirms it is cutting 1,800 sales jobs as it closes two-thirds of its German service centres.

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. companies and 68% of foreign corporations do not pay federal income taxes, according to a congressional report released Tuesday.

Starbucks plans to shut over two-thirds of its 85 Australian outlets, as it struggles to turn around its business.

AP - A senior U.N.