NEW YORK Timothy Chandler USA Jersey , Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks traded mostly lower in the morning session on Tuesday, as weak commodities prices continued to weigh on market.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 162.51 points, or 0.92 percent, to 17,588.00. The S&P 500 lost 13.48 points, or 0.65 percent, to 2 Tim Ream USA Jersey ,063.59. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 3.57 points, or 0.07 percent, to 5,098.24.


Oil prices fell Tuesday as market expected that global supplies will continue to exceed demand. The West Texas Intermediate for January delivery shed about 0.4 percent, while Brent crude for January delivery dropped over 1 percent. The declining crude prices knocked down shares of major oil companies.


Oil prices closed near seven-year lows Monday after the decision of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last Friday to keep crude production pumping at current level in an already oversupplied market.


"Crude oil fell to a new 7-year low yesterday, proving once again 'temporary' and 'transitory' can take longer to play out than anyone anticipates," said Chris Low Tim Howard USA Jersey , chief economist at FTN Financial Tuesday.


In Asia markets, Tokyo shares ended trading Tuesday lower as concerns over plunging oil prices in the global market shadowed the buoyant sentiment brought by positive revised Japan's July-September gross domestic product data.


China's stocks also closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.89 percent to 3,470.07 points.


U.S. stocks fell Monday after Friday's big rally, dragged down by a sharp decline in energy as oil prices hit a near-seven-year low.


Former Vice President Joe Biden said he is uncertain about a run for president in 2020, but indicated he's looking for fresh blood to lead the Democratic Party back to the White House.


"I've done it a long time," said Biden Steve Birnbaum USA Jersey , who previously ran for president in 1988 and 2008, "and I'm just not sure it's the appropriate thing for me to do."


His comments came in an interview with Snapchat's 'Good Luck America' set to be released Tuesday morning, in one of Biden's first on-camera interviews since leaving office in January. The Associated Press was provided with an exclusive preview of the interview.


Biden suggested that if "no one steps up," he'd be open to giving it another try. "I'm not doing anything to run," he said. "I'm not taking names, I'm not raising money, I'm not talking to anybody Sebastian Lletget USA Jersey , but something's got to happen."


Biden has launched a handful of outside political and policy organizations since leaving the Obama administration, including the Biden Foundation, formed to advocate for his domestic priorities.


The roster of Democrats considering a White House run has swelled well into the double-digits, with potential candidates emboldened by President Donald Trump's historically low poll numbers.


Biden was interviewed alongside Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, at the University of Delaware last month.


"We're both hoping that both our parties generate some real energetic people who have the depth and the capacity to do it," Biden said of the pair.




Biden Sacha Kljestan USA Jersey , 74, considered a run for the Oval Office in 2016, but decided against it, later citing the trauma of his son Beau's death to cancer in May 2015 for keeping him from the race. The painful subject forms the story of his new memoir, 'Promise Me, Dad,' set for release this week. Biden is launching a month-long tour to promote the book's publication. He's become a vocal critic of Trump's administration in public appearances in recent months.


"We gotta turn this ship around Perry Kitchen USA Jersey ," Biden said of the country. "And I'd much prefer to be helping someone turn it around than being the guy trying to turn it around."


In an interview with Oprah Winfrey released Sunday, Biden said he regrets not being in the White House, but not his decision to stay on the sidelines last year. "I don't regret the decision I made because it's the right decision for my family," he said.


Kasich, who has been an outspoken opponent of Trump's since he challenged him for the Republican nomination in 2016, declined to address his own 2020 plans. "You hold the pen and the Lord will write the sentence," he said.


SAO PAULO Paul Arriola USA Jersey , Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Lewis Hamilton crashed on Saturday in qualifying for the Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix, meaning he will begin the race in Sao Paulo on Sunday in last position.


The 2017 world champion, who won his fourth title during the previous race in Mexico, was at the sixth corner of the track when he slid and crashed into a wall.


Hamilton walked away with no injuries but his car suffered severe damage. Since he crashed before completing the first lap, he will move to the back of the grid.


His Mercedes teammate, Finland's Valterri Bottas, took pole position with a time of 1:08.322 Omar Gonzalez USA Jersey , beating Sebastian Vettel, by 38 thousandths of a second on 1:08.360.


"I was very close with 'Seb' (Vettel) during all the sessions. Happily, I had a good last lap. It is a shame that Lewis (Hamilton) left (the track) but I am very happy with the work for the team," said Bottas, who also set a new track record.


He will be followed by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in third and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in fourth.


Brazilian fans are expected to turn out to see their idol, Felipe Massa, race for the last time on home turf before he retired at the end of a season. He will take off in the ninth position.




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HELSINKI Nick Rimando USA Jersey , July 28 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrations in support of multiculturalism took place in several Finnish cities on Tuesday, as a nation-wide debate was ongoing over an ultranationalist statement written by a Member of Parliament.


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