Top of the Hour: Saudis Push for Increased Oil Prices, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

President Obama said yesterday that there’s no denying that economic recovery is struggling. At today’s OPEC meeting in Vienna, Saudi Arabia is pushing for an increase in oil prices, in the hopes that it will speed global economic recovery, while Iran and Iraq say they want to see oil prices remain steady.

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