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By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rebounded Tuesday, poised to snap a three-day losing streak as investors waited for a policy announcement from the U.S. Federal Reserve and Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference. Crude for December delivery CL1Z +1.50% added $1.36, or 1.5%, to $93.53 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. U.S. stocks opened higher, and the dollar traded lower, providing some extra support for the commodity.
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