Reuters | Crude-Oil Prices Rise But Long-Term Outlook Still Bleak Wall Street Journal Crude-oil prices rose in Asia trade Thursday, buoyed by an unexpected drop in U.S. oil stockpiles, though the longer-term outlook remains bearish because of a supply overhang. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery ... Wall St. extends pre-holiday rally as battered oil climbs S&P 500 turns positive for year, oil up Europe ends 2.7% up on oil recovery; Miners soar |