stephae dhue, "nightly business report," washington paul: wall street headed higher today athat surprise rise ijobless benefit claims was offset by rebounds in st global marke. by 10:00.m. the dow posted a 38 poi gain with the nasdaq up 15 points. stocks extended theigains on a survey showi a rise in mid- atlantic facto activity and a 10% increase in the july leading econom indicators, a fourth straight monty gain. stea buying persisted and stocks closed near the day's best levels. e dow ended the day up 70.89 at 9350.05. e nasdaq added 19.98 to 1989.22. the s&p 500 gained 191 to 1007.37. in the bond market, e 10 year note rose 8/32 to 1021/32 putting the yield at.43%. >> susie: those higherobless claims numbers also trigged a drop ioil prices today. in new york tradin october crude futures fell 92 ces to $72.91 a barrel. joining us n to talk more out the outlook for prices, john kilduff energy analt at m.f. global. hi, john. hi, good evening, susie. >> so you' predictin $100 oil by the e of the year. that's a big mo from where we are rig now. give us your analysis? >> well, it's a very