MARKET WATCH: Oil prices rise on bullish inventory report

Crude oil prices continued to escalate with front-month crude up 1% Aug. 15 in the New York futures market on a better-than-expected inventory report, but natural gas dropped 2.8%, surrendering most of its gains from the previous session.

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