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Stocks rise as a bounce in oil prices lifts energy sector

by AP Business Writers
| April 2, 2020 9:06 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pushed higher Thursday after a surge in oil prices helped resuscitate beaten-down energy stocks. The gains helped overshadow another report showing the coronavirus outbreak is forcing a record-breaking number of Americans into the unemployment queue.

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