Wall Street Journal | The Oil-Price Rally: Why Energy Stocks Won't Share the Spoils Equally Wall Street Journal A rising tide may lift all boats, but that boost gets uneven when the tide is black and sludgy. Oil prices are more than 50% higher than they were in early February and the U.S. benchmark, West Texas Intermediate, has now reclaimed the $40 a barrel level. Low oil prices end 21st century gold rush |