Wall Street Journal | Oil Prices Hold Gains After US Jobs Report Wall Street Journal NEW YORK—Oil prices rose Friday on expectations of another large drop in U.S. drilling. Prices held their gains after U.S. data showed stronger-than-expected job growth in February. The U.S. added a seasonally adjusted 242,000 jobs last month, the ... US oil ends 9 cents lower, or 0.26 pct, at $34.57 a barrel Crude Oil Prices Hit 2-Month High as US Output Falls Again Oil prices pull back ahead of US jobs, oil data |