Futures lost as much as 0.9 percent in New York after falling 1.6 percent the previous two sessions. U.S. crude inventories rose by 1.82 million barrels last week, the American Petroleum Institute was said to report, even as it noted a large decline at the storage hub in Cushing, Oklahoma. While all OPEC members support extending output curbs until the end of 2018, Russia hasn’t yet committed to the proposal, said people familiar with the matter. Oil has eased this week from the highest level in more than two years on uncertainty about the outcome of Thursday’s meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. While the global glut relative to the five-year average has more than halved since January, the surplus still stands at 140 million barrels, OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said Monday. Click Read More below for additional information.

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Memorial Day began in the aftermath of the Civil War as "Decoration Day" a time for communities to decorate the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers. On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic established "Memorial Day". In 1971 congress designated Memorial Day a national holiday. We pause and honor those who gave all and for their families who share in the sacrifice.