Oil prices climb as supplies tighten, demand outlook improves

New York — Oil climbed more than 1 percent with U.S. crude futures hitting a 2019 high on Monday after tight supply and positive signs for the global economy drove both benchmarks’ largest first-quarter gains in nearly a decade. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) futures were up 85 cents, or 1.4 percent, at $60.99 by … More »