Wall Street Journal | US Stocks Lower as Oil Prices Skid Wall Street Journal Losses in energy shares helped drag U.S. stocks lower Monday as the price of oil fell back toward $40 a barrel. Energy stocks in the S&P 500 fell 3.1% and U.S. crude oil lost 3.6% to $40.09 a barrel. A glut of fuels and growing global production has ... US stocks little changed despite oil's slide Stocks trade mixed; energy falls 3 percent Stocks Turn Higher as Biotech Gains Outweigh Energy Losses |