NBCNews.com | Stocks Stanch the Bleeding With Positive Session as Oil Rebounds NBCNews.com A rebound in oil prices and reassuring words from Europe's top banker sent U.S. stocks higher on Thursday, stanching the bleeding from a series of sharp selloffs to begin the year. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 115.94 points, 0.74 percent ... Dow up 200-plus as oil rallies above $32 Europe ends up 3% on ECB hopes, oil above $31 FTSE 100 posts first weekly gain of 2016 as oil rallies |