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Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower

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Stocks fell under the pressure of rising oil prices, which raise costs for businesses and erode their customers’ ability to spend.

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  1. Oil Price

    Brent Briefly Breaks $90 After Fresh Iran War Escalation (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    Brent Crude prices briefly hit $90 per barrel in Asian trade on Monday as the Middle East conflict continued to escalate with fresh U.S. strikes on Iran and Tehran targeting American bases in the region and vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Both Brent Crude and the U.S.

  2. Just the News

    U.S. oil prices pass $92 per barrel as Iran-backed Houthi militants attack tankers in Red Sea (opens Just the News)

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    While West Texas Intermediate prices were in the low $90s per barrel, the global benchmark, Brent, passed $100 per barrel on Thursday.

  3. Oil Price

    Brent Nears $96 as U.S. Strikes Iran for 12th Consecutive Night (opens Oil Price)

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    The latest oil price rally showed no sign of stopping in early Asian trading on Thursday, with both benchmarks climbing to their highest levels in more than six weeks as the U.S. and Iran continued to exchange strikes. At the time of writing, WTI crude was trading at $88.05 per barrel, up 1.

  4. Quartz

    Oil surges toward $100 as Houthis strike Saudi tankers and Trump escalates Iran threats (opens Quartz)

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    Brent crude surged more than 4% on Thursday, putting it on course for one of its biggest monthly gains in a decade

  5. Jonesboro Sun

    Wall Street poised to open lower as Mideast tensions push Brent crude past $98 a barrel (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Wall Street was poised to open with minor losses as earnings season ramps up and the intensifying war with Iran pushed Brent crude above $98 a barrel. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.6%…

  6. Jonesboro Sun

    Brent oil's price briefly tops $100 per barrel, as stocks are set to drop on Wall Street (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Brent crude oil briefly topped $100 per barrel for the first time since May as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude. The price for a barrel climbed 6.2% to $99.94 and briefly…

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Brent oil's price briefly tops $100 per barrel, as stocks fall on Wall Street (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Brent crude oil briefly topped $100 per barrel for the first time since May as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude

  8. The Guardian

    Oil price passes $100 a barrel again as Middle East conflict escalates (opens The Guardian)

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    Benchmark rises sharply over fears Houthi militia could strangle Saudi exports as US-Iran fighting intensifies The oil price has climbed back above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months, as a fresh escalation of the Middle East conflict threatens to compound disruption to global oil supplie…

  9. Quartz

    Brent crude surges past $100 as Houthis strike Saudi tankers in the Red Sea (opens Quartz)

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    Oil prices posted their biggest single-day jump in weeks as the Houthi naval blockade spread beyond the Strait of Hormuz for the first time

  10. Jonesboro Sun

    Brent oil's price briefly tops $100 per barrel, as Tesla and Alphabet drag Wall Street lower (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Brent crude oil briefly topped $100 per barrel for the first time since May as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude. Wall Street, meanwhile, is sinking early Thursday under the weight of…

  11. Jonesboro Sun

    Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as Tesla and Alphabet drag Wall Street lower (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Brent crude oil jumped above $100 per barrel for the first time since May as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude. Wall Street, meanwhile, is sinking early Thursday following sharp drops for…

  12. The Hill

    Oil prices spike as Houthis say they struck Red Sea tankers (opens The Hill)

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    Oil prices have jumped as the conflict with Iran escalates, this time with attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Houthi militia group aligned with Tehran. On Thursday, international benchmark Brent crude crossed the $100 mark, with futures trading at about $101 per barrel, up more than $25 from whe…

  13. Al-Monitor

    Oil soars to $100 on fresh Mideast attacks (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Oil prices surged to $100 a barrel on Thursday as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels targeted Red Sea shipping and US President Donald Trump threatened to strike them in return. International benchmark oil contract Brent North Sea soared more than six percent to hit the symbolic $100 level, as the attacks …

  14. Jonesboro Sun

    Brent oil's price tops $100 per barrel, as Tesla and Alphabet drag Wall Street lower (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    Brent crude oil jumped above $100 per barrel for the first time since May as increased fighting in the Middle East threatens to slow the global flow of crude. Sharp drops for Alphabet and Tesla, meanwhile, are helping to drag…

  15. Oil Price

    Brent Tops $100 as Houthi Attacks Push Oil Rally Into Triple Digits (opens Oil Price)

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    Brent crude has broken back above $100 a barrel for the first time in nearly two months as escalating attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea deepen concerns that the Middle East supply crisis is spreading beyond the Strait of Hormuz.

  16. New York Post

    Brent crude oil surges to $100 a barrel for first time since May after reports of Red Sea attacks (opens New York Post)

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    Reports of fresh strikes in the Red Sea raised new fears that a second critical shipping route in the Middle East could be compromised.

  17. Anchorage Daily News

    Brent oil tops $100 per barrel, as tumbles for Tesla and Alphabet yank Wall Street lower (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Stocks fell under the pressure of rising oil prices, which raise costs for businesses and erode their customers’ ability to spend.

  18. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker – Brent oil, $100 per barrel (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Brent oil has risen to over $100 per barrel, up from $72 early this month. Brent oil prices have not been this high since May.

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