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Oil Tops $100 Per Barrel, Wall Street Has Worst Day In A Month

NEW YORK (AP) — Brent oil shot to its highest price since May after increased fighting in the Middle East on Thursday threatened to slow the global flow of crude. At the same time, sharp drops for two of Wall Street's most influential companies, Alphabet and Tesla, yanked the U.S. stock market to its worst loss in a month. The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and is on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 506 points, or 1%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.2%. Stocks fell under the pressure of rising oil prices, which raise costs for ...

Morrisey: Two Confirmed Dead In Upshur County Flooding

BUCKHANNON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's office confirmed Thursday afternoon that two people who had been reported missing after Tuesday night's severe storms are in fact deceased. No names have been released. Officials said identification is still pending and family members are being ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Criticized by a federal judge for sloppy legal work, the government on Thursday grudgingly withdrew subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One ...

Oil Prices Rise Again And Wall Street Drifts In Mixed Trading

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, coming off its best day in three weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 6 points, or less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. Despite the modest moves for indexes, stocks had some big swings underneath the surface. Philip Morris International rallied 3.3% after the seller of Marlboro cigarettes reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than expected. Its shipments of ...