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Black gold continues its volatility as prices went north of $61/barrel.  Investors are eagerly awaiting the weekly crude inventory reports to see what the demand for the commodity looks like.  The United States Oil Fund (USO) was up 2% in morning trading.

All three major U.S. indexes are up in morning trading.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 1.8%, the S&P 500 gained 1.8% and the Nasdaq is up 2.4%.

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Kevin Grewal contributed to this article.