While you were sleeping: Wall St slides, US Treasuries and oil gain

While you were sleeping: Wall St slides, US Treasuries and oil gain
Margreet Dietz
By Margreet Dietz May 1 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street declined, retreating from gains earlier in the day, while oil jumped after Israel said Iran lied about its nuclear weapons program.  West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery traded 0.5 percent higher at US$68.46 a barrel at 2.45pm on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier in the day it rose as high as US$69.34. Wall Street slipped. In 2.30pm trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index declined 0.4 percent. In 2.15...