WTI for September delivery dropped 69 cents, or 0.7 per cent, to $96.90 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange
Says the world-beating 23% rally this year may have outpaced the outlook for corporate earnings
Obama has tied expanded US military strikes against the Al Qaida breakaway group to formation of a more inclusive government that didn't marginalise Sunnis and other minorities
Will cut prices on some components from Aug 18
US security company says it's the largest known cache of stolen personal information
'Removes iPads, MacBook laptops from list of products that can be bought with public money due to security concerns'
iPhone maker is up 25% since it spent $18 bn on its own shares between Jan and Mar, and rallied 32% after a $16-bn buyback in 2013