MIDEAST STOCKS-Weak oil may weigh on Gulf, offset Fed's decision to hold fire Reuters Oil prices slumped on Friday, with U.S. crude falling 5 percent, after a selloff in Wall Street equities offset the positive impact of a third weekly decline in the U.S. oil rig count. U.S. crude futures settled down $2.22, or 4.8 percent, at $44.68 a ... |