Oil Prices Extend Rise, Gas Futures Up

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VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Oil prices rose Friday, extending the previous day’s gain of more than $2 a barrel as U.S. trade deficit figures spurred hopes that the U.S. economy might escape a serious downturn.
Gasoline futures surged by more than 4 cents a gallon.
The March contract for light sweet crude on the New York Mercantile […]