Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By PAMELA SAMPSON - AP Business Writer By PAMELA SAMPSON The Associated Press Tags: BANGKOK -- Oil prices swung between slight gains and losses Friday, barely budging despite an escalation in fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza, as demand for energy remains weak and supplies are ample. Benchmark oil for December delivery was down 4 cents to $85.41 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract dropped by 87 cents to finish at $85.45 per barrel in New York on Thursday. Lingering fears that oil supplies could be disrupted if the Israel-Hamas conflict grows...
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