West Texas crude oil prices rose $1.61.

West Texas Crude Oil Contract Delivered in Feb. Trading on the NYMEX rose $1.61, or 2.07%, to close at $79.46 a barrel. Brent crude futures were up $1.19, or 1.5 percent, at $81.99 a barrel. Russia has deployed paratroopers to Kazakhstan today to maintain peace. After violence across the country caused people to protest high … Read more