Philly.com | Market Rises as Jump in Oil Drives Up Energy Shares New York Times ENERGY A steeper-than-expected drop in crude oil inventories sent oil prices sharply higher on Wednesday, which in turn lifted oil and gas stocks. U.S. benchmark crude jumped $2.34, or 5.3 percent, to $46.94 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Energy stocks rise sharply as price of oil spikes |