Stocks Edge Down as Investors Watch Mideast- AP Wall Street wavered in early trading Monday as crude prices rose on concerns that Israel's attack on Gaza might disrupt oil production and shipments from the Middle East. Oil rose near $40 a barrel Monday after the conflict between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers raised tensions in the Middle East. Light, sweet crude rose $1.24 to $38.96 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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