Oil Crude Futures hit a two month high Wednesday. Investors see signs that riskier assets such as oil will be in higher demand if the economy grows stronger. Signs for Houston's economy also got a boost this week with news luxury home sales were up sharply in February. Some analysts see this as the beginning of consumers feeling good about economy again.
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