U.S. economy hopes lift stocks, oil

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks charged higher on Friday and oil prices edged up as recent economic data reinforced a slightly better outlook for the U.S. economy, curbing a bid for safe-haven U.S. Treasury debt. The euro was little changed, but was expected to face further weakness. Euro zone governments face large refinancing needs in early 2012, and investors doubt that the region's leaders have made much progress in dealing with the fiscal problems. U.S. economic data on Friday was mixed with consumer spending growth tepid and a gauge of business investment down for a second month. ...