Oil Prices

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010 file photo, an oil pump works in the Persian Gulf desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain. Oil prices fell below $80 a barrel Wednesday, Aug. 11, as signs of slowing growth in China, a cautious statement from the Federal Reserve and falling stock markets undermined expectations that demand will strengthen. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, file)