San Francisco Chronicle | A look at the jump in oil and other futures Tuesday as US election results loom Washington Post The price of oil jumped more than $3 a barrel Tuesday as investors, along with voters across the country, await the results of the U.S. presidential election. It was the biggest one-day jump in a month. On the New York Mercantile Exchange: Loading. Oil Prices Surge, Following Equities Higher Brent steadies under $108; US vote, Greece in focus Oil Up With Wall Street as US Goes to the Polls |