U.S. benchmark crude jumped by $2.59 per barrel, or 3.5%, Thursday to $77.25, the highest level in more than a year. Brent, the international standard, gained 2.8% to $82.87 per barrel.[#item_full_content]

Israeli president taps Netanyahu rival to form government as coalition battle looms
Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced Saturday that he has chosen opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the country’s next government, handing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s
