Oil trending higher, stocks edging up, gas prices lower for 12th-straight day, crypto choppy

SymbolPriceChange%ChangeI:DJI$31,438.26-62.42-0.20%SP500$3,900.11-11.63-0.30%I:COMP$11,524.55-83.07-0.72%U.S. stocks were edging higher early Tuesday morning after slipping Monday and losing some momentum after rallying last week on easing expectations for the path of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases. The S&P 500 lost early gains and closed down 11.63 points, or 0.3%, at 3900.11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 62.42 points, or 0.2%,…