Reuters - Oil hit an all-time high over $80 a barrel on Thursday after Hurricane Humberto forced the closure of some U.S. Gulf refiners, stoking supply concerns amid falling inventories in the world's top consumer.

AP - Oil prices finished above $80 a barrel for the first time Thursday and gasoline prices rose as refiners reported production problems after Hurricane Humberto hit Texas.

Reuters - Stocks rose on Thursday as positive analyst comments helped the financial sector and McDonald's Corp. raised its annual dividend by 50 percent.

Reuters - Crippled credit markets earned some reprieve on Thursday as a key bank borrowing rate receded and the pace of deterioration in commercial paper issuance showed signs of abating.