Oil Costs, Inverted Yield Curve Curb Stock Gains

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NEW YORK -- Rising oil prices and the return of a bond market anomaly cut into Wall Street's early gains Wednesday, leaving stocks with only a modest advance.

The market pulled back in response to a jump in crude oil prices. Oil gained after Iran's oil minister was reported to have said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should consider lowering its output by 1 million barrels a day at its Jan. 31 meeting. A barrel of light crude settled at $59.82, up $1.66, in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Oil Costs, Inverted Yield Curve Curb Stock Gains

Investors also worried about the bond market. Stocks fell Tuesday after yields on long-term bonds droppe...

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