Stocks rose in volatile trading Thursday as oil prices jumped on expectations Saudi Arabia and Russia will ease the pressure off the oil market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded more than 350 points higher, or 1.7%. The S&P 500 was up by 1.8% while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.3%. WTI crude 19.3% to trade back above $24 a barrel on Thursday after President Donald Trump told CNBC’s Joe Kernen he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, adding he expects both countries to cut production by about 10 million barrels. Traders have been closely watching oil ... (full story)