The price of oil edged lower Thursday after falling below $100 per barrel for the first time in three weeks on slower U.S. economic growth and higher supplies. Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery shed 1 cent to $99.73 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, an international oil benchmark, added 1 cent to $108.08 on the ICE Futures exchange in London. On Wednesday, U.S. crude plunged $1.54 and Brent fell 91 cents after U.S. first-quarter economic growth of just 0.1 percent disappointed forecasters who expected an expansion of about 1 percent. The Energy Department said oil supplies rose by 1.7 million barrels last week. While the increase was less than expected by analysts, it still pushed the nation’s supply to a record 399.4 million barrels. In addition, gasoline supplies rose by 1.6 million barrels, whereas analysts had expected a decline. – Heating oil […]