Wall Street Journal | Stocks Inch Up, Along With Oil Prices Wall Street Journal U.S. stocks edged higher Wednesday, buoyed by gains in the energy sector as oil prices rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 33 points, or 0.2%, to 18347 shortly after the opening bell. The S&P 500 added 0.2% and the Nasdaq NDAQ 0.31 ... Stocks Sink as Crude Oil, Auto Sales Encourage Bears Dow posts seventh straight loss as oil slides below $40 US stocks end lower as crude oil re-enters bear market |