CNBC | Oil surges 6% on freeze hopes, economic growth CNBC Oil prices rose on Friday, lifted by hopes that a punishing global excess of crude oil could be nearing a tipping point and firm economic indicators from the United States and Germany that cast a positive light on growth in fuel demand. Declines in U.S ... Oil prices rise on optimism over supply, Doha meeting Oil Rises as U.S. Output Falls Before Production Freeze Talks OPEC's political agenda and the price of oil |