News roundup: BP economist says oil industry should hunker down for ‘a couple of years’ … Consumer spending sees largest gain in six years … Americans to celebrate Independence Day with road trips

    A time to heal: The surge in shale drilling that has made the U.S. the world’s No. 1 oil producer has started to slow under the weight of a global crude collapse, and that downturn is likely to stic…


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