U.S. stocks rally amid oil gains, earnings news

11:41 am ET Jan 11, 2007

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U.S. stocks rally amid oil gains, earnings news

U.S. stocks were rallying in morning trade Thursday, as rising crude oil
lifted the energy sector, while investors entered the fourth-quarter
earnings season with newfound optimism.

Futures Movers: Natural-gas prices fall as much as 4%; oil bounces off
20-mo. low

Natural-gas futures fell as much as 4% Thursday morning, losing ground
after a weekly government report showed that a fall in supplies of the
fuel met with most market expectations, but was well below the average
decline for this time of year.