Global oil prices climb for 5th straight week as U.S. sends more military might into Middle East

Oil prices settled higher Friday, with global benchmark Brent crude posting a fifth straight weekly gain, after the Pentagon said it is sending more troops and warships to the Middle East.

​Oil prices settled higher Friday, with global benchmark Brent crude posting a fifth straight weekly gain, after the Pentagon said it is sending more troops and warships to the Middle East.