Oil rallies to end at best since mid May

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures rallied Thursday as investors worried about supplies amid a flare-up in concerns about the Middle East. Oil for August delivery rose $2.79, or 3.1%, to end at $92.66 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That was oil's seventh straight settlement higher, and one that took the commodity to its highest since mid May. Israeli authorities have