USA TODAY | Dow up 125 as oil gains for a third straight day USA TODAY Stocks ended higher in choppy trading Thursday as oil prices rose for a third straight day and moved above $33 a barrel. The major indexes posted gains early as strong corporate earnings reports provided a boost. But the gains quickly evaporated before ... Stocks higher as oil surges on rumour of Saudi production cut US Stocks Rise as Oil Price Recovery Continues; Tech Jumps US stocks open higher on earnings, oil prices |