Associated Press: A top BP executive says the company’s success in stopping the flow of oil for the first time since April is a “great sight” but not cause for celebration. Doug Suttles, the company’s chief operating officer, told reporters on Dauphin Island, Ala., Thursday that the effort to permanently stop the flow of oil is “far from the finish line.” Suttles said BP PLC should know more about the effort within 48 hours, as engineers perform tests on the new, tightly fitted cap on the …