An overnight surge in crude oil prices moderated in the hour before the start of U.S. trading Friday with rig counts and labor figures putting a lid on the rally. Crude oil prices spiked overnight after the U.S. military struck Syrian targets using cruise missiles in response to a suspected chemical weapons attack. “It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in a statement . The strikes upset delicate geopolitical issues and alliances in the region. Russia, seen as an ally to Syrian President Bashar Assad, criticized U.S. military action and suspended an understanding aimed at ensuring operational […]