crude oil futures

Crude oil futures fell $9.13 to $97.76 a barrel. They have lost more than $20 since last Monday.

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Thursday, US equities rebounded slightly after the 236-point decline of the DJIA on Wednesday. Many oil stocks strengthened as crude oil futures soared back to 142 dollars a barrel on the heels of repeated missile tests by Iran.

Crude oil futures swung wildly on Monday, rising to a record and then tumbling as investors wrestled with whether they should put stock in Saudi Arabia's promise to boost production.

Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon.

Crude oil futures rebounded Friday in Asia after falling $1 overnight as the U.S. currency stabilized and prompted selling by investors that had been buying crude as a hedge against inflation.

Oil prices have held above $100 a barrel for more than a month, largely on the view that crude, gold and other hard commodities are effective hedges against a falling dollar and rising prices.

Crude-oil futures soared more than $3 a barrel on Monday to surpass $108 for the first time, before closing above $107 a barrel as the dollar remained weak against other currencies and more investment funds flowed into the oil market.

Crude-oil futures surged more than $5 to surpass $104 a barrel Wednesday for the first time ever, rallying anew after data showed U.S. inventories fell unexpectedly and after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to keep its production levels unchanged.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures surged more than $4 Tuesday, to surpass the $100 a barrel mark for the second time this year, as concerns that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may cut production boosted prices.