US stock indexes edge higher in afternoon trading; oil rises
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U.S. stock indexes notched modest gains in late-afternoon trading Monday, on pace for a higher close. Energy stocks led the gainers as the price of crude oil rose for the fifth day in a row. Phone companies were the biggest…