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Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war

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Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Thursday and returned to big swings following a couple days of relative calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.8%.

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  1. Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping

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  2. Crude oil prices spike above $115 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

  3. Iran Warns Oil Could Hit $200 per Barrel as Hormuz Threat Escalates

    Headline from Oil Price ·

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    Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war

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  1. NBC News

    Oil hits $90 per barrel, stocks continue to drop as escalating Iran war shocks markets (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Oil prices continued soaring Friday, putting them on track to record their biggest jump since early 2020 as the escalating Iran war threatens global energy supplies.U.S.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping

  3. The Guardian

    Oil prices ‘could breach $100 a barrel within days’ amid supply disruption from Iran war (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Warning from Goldman Sachs comes as crude shipping through strait of Hormuz falls further than bank thought

  4. FOX Business

    Crude oil prices exceed $100 a barrel as war in Iran disrupts production, shipping (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Oil prices surpass $100 per barrel as the war on Iran disrupts Middle East production and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

  5. KOB 4

    Crude oil prices spike above $115 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Oil prices have briefly spiked near $120 a barrel early Monday as the Iran war disrupted oil production and shipping in the Middle East. Crude prices fell back as the day progressed but were still trading above $110 a barrel by midday in Asia.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday as the Iran war hinders

  7. CBS News

    Stocks slump as Iran war sends oil prices surging above $100 a barrel (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Stocks in the U.S. renewed their slide on Monday after global oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Oil soars past $100 a barrel, stocks plunge as US-Israel war on Iran rages (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Crude oil prices surge more than 20 percent as sprawling regional conflict threatens global energy supplies.

  9. Al-Monitor

    Oil sails past $100 per barrel as Iran war disrupts energy supplies (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Oil prices surged near $120 per barrel early Monday before falling back slightly as the widening Iran war continues to reverberate across the region, disrupting global energy supplies.Global benchmark Brent crude futures were up $15.51, or 16.7%, at $108.20 per barrel at 2:42 a.m.

  10. KOB 4

    Wall Street follows global markets lower as Iran war briefly pushes crude prices near $120 a barrel (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Wall Street futures followed global markets lower and oil prices briefly spiked to nearly $120 per barrel as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East. Futures for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average all fell more than 1% before the opening bel…

  11. NPR

    World shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrel (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.

  12. Fortune

    Oil prices soar past $110 while Dow futures sink 1,000 points as Iran war spirals into worst-case fears and U.S. eyes special forces mission (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Prices at the pump are likely to top $4 a gallon now that oil has surged past $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022.

  13. Oil Price

    Iran Warns Oil Could Hit $200 per Barrel as Hormuz Threat Escalates (opens Oil Price)

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    Oil Price's feed description

    Oil markets are bracing for an even bigger potential price shock with Iran on Wednesday warning that crude could surge to $200 per barrel if the war involving the U.S. and Israel continues to destabilize the Middle East’s energy corridors.

  14. Bangor Daily News

    Iran tells world to get ready for $200 a barrel (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Oil prices, which shot up briefly to nearly $120 a barrel on Monday, have since settled around $90.

  15. KOB 4

    Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Worries about the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Thursday and returned to big swings following a couple days of relative calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.8%.

  16. MyNorthwest

    Oil jumps to $100 per barrel, stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide on Thursday.

  17. WSVN Miami

    Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran is sending oil prices back to $100 per barrel and stocks sinking worldwide

  18. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Stocks sink worldwide amid Iran war (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel on Thursday, and stocks sank worldwide.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — With no clear end in sight, the war with Iran sent oil prices back to $100 per barrel on Thursday, and stocks sank

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.