Crude-oil prices ticker higher Wednesday after government data showed falling stockpiles at a time when many traders have feared a glut. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said Wednesday that crude stockpiles fell by 2.5 million barrels in the week ended Friday. Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had expected a 500,000-barrel addition. Gasoline stockpiles fell by 2.7 million barrels . That helped the oil markets recover from losses tied to estimates from the American Petroleum Institute, an industry group, showing gasoline stockpiles rose by 2.2 million barrels. The data came just two weeks after oil dipped below $40 a barrel and into a bear market , in part from fears of fuel stockpiles nearing record highs world-wide. There are still concerns about that, because distillates stockpiles rose, oil production increased, and total stockpiles […]