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An oil platform off the coast of Louisiana
Mark Ralston
An oil platform off the coast of Louisiana. Oil prices were mixed on Thursday after a positive US jobs number bolstered New York crude oil futures out of a slump, while Brent slipped amid Europe's financial troubles.