Oil climbs 5% on U.S. jobless drop, OPEC+ meeting hopes
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday after an unexpected fall in the May U.S. jobless rate and OPEC's decision to bring forward to Saturday discussions on whether to extend record production cuts.Brent crude futures were up $2.07, or 5.2%, at $42.07 a barrel by 11:05 a.m. EST (1505 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $1.65, or 4.4%, to $39.02 a barrel.The U.S. Labor Department reported a surprise fall in the jobless rate to 13.3% last month from 14.7% in..