NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures turned positive on Thursday in choppy trading, lifted by a weaker dollar that was hit by data showing rising jobless claims.
Crude prices bounced for a third day off support above $105 a barrel. Strong U.S. gasoline futures, coming a day after data showed a big drop in U.S. stockpiles, also provided a lift to crude.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, May crude