Home Business World shares mixed amid hopes for business pickup; oil slips Business World shares mixed amid hopes for business pickup; oil slips By Genpie - May 6, 2020 165 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Oil prices slid and world equity markets seesawed on Wednesday as investor hopes for a pickup in business activity were dashed by downbeat economic data and a rise in U.S. crude stockpiles to three-year highs that highlighted low fuel demand.