seattlepi.com | Wall St. Slumps as Oil Prices Slide New York Times ENERGY Benchmark United States crude oil was down 41 cents to $33.21 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It finished Friday at $33.62 a barrel, up 40 cents. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, fell 6 cents to $35.93 a barrel in ... Oil and Gas Companies Lead an Early Decline in Stocks US markets down on weak oil and gas prices |