
Brent hits $60 as supply cuts and stimulus hopes boost prices
Reuters LONDON – Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in just over a year, with Brent nudging past $60 a barrel, boosted by supply cuts among key producers and hopes for further U.S. economic stimulus measures that can boost demand. Brent was up 68 cents, or 1.2%, at $60.02 a barrel by 1442 GMT, while U.S. West Texas