RENEE MONTAGNE, host: NPR's business news starts with oil prices still falling. Normally when there's a war, oil prices shoot up. Investors fear a conflict will affect supplies. And the fighting in South Ossetia has forced the closure of one Georgian port that ships oil to global markets.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Two other Georgian ports have reduced oil shipments. Despite the disruptions, oil prices continue to fall. Crude oil is now below $115 a barrel. Oil investors are more focused on falling global demand as big economies like America's and Japan's continue to shrink. And just yesterday, China announced a drop in its oil imports, another indication of falling demand.
Renee Montagne has this morning's business news.