dow green at the moment +5, page-21

re: hard to tell where it'll finish Nasdaq trying hard to stay positive. Maybe oil stocks and retailers taking Dow down?

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May crude slides after data By Lisa Sanders
DALLAS (MarketWatch) -- May crude fell further in Wednesday morning trading after the Energy Department reported a 4.1 million barrel increase in crude supplies for the week ended March 18. The contract last stood at $54.30 a barrel, down 3.1 percent, or $1.73, after hitting a low of $53.95. Total motor gasoline inventories dropped by 4.1 million barrels last week, and distillate fuel inventories fell by 2.8 million barrels.