WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Key players in the U.S. oil industry disagree over a plan to send workers to rallies to protest proposed climate-change legislation, industry groups said.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Crude oil prices sank below $68 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Friday, as stock equities closed lower after a two-day rally.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Friday, as stocks slid on Wall Street after two days of modest gains.

U.S. markets slide Friday … Business turns China on domestic front … Zell may be forced out of Tribune Co. … Gap revamps its denim look … News from United Press International.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Nautilus F3 Chin Dip Stationary Exercise Units due to a fall hazard.

MONTGOMERY, Ala., Aug. 14 (UPI) — A federal judge has ordered a freeze of $1 billion of assets of southern U.S. bank Colonial BancGroup, which reports said would soon be bought by BB&T.

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) — U.S. markets turned lower Friday, despite relatively flat consumer prices and production gains in July.

CHICAGO, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Billionaire Sam Zell may be forced out of the Tribune Co., despite improvements in the Chicago media company’s cash assets, sources close to the talks said.

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (UPI) — The international business community is forcing China to face new realities that come with its growing position on the global economic stage, experts said.

EAST LIBERTY, Ohio, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Honda Motors Co. Friday said it would add a Saturday work shift at an assembly plant in Ohio, another signal that the automotive industry is reviving.