Business news for Mon, 24 Dec 2007 & with words outlook+trade. 2 news.

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil held near $93 per barrel on Monday in thin trade, pressured by an uncertain economic outlook for top oil consumer the United States and a firmer dollar, but supported by concerns over shrinking world oil stocks.

The international economy faces a year of living dangerously. When the world awakes on New Year’s Day, the hangover that many of us may be suffering will be a minor worry alongside the collective headache inflicted by the cocktail of threats menacing the global outlook.