oil

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Tech companies might be fairly insulated from higher oil prices, but higher gasoline and diesel prices can pinch households and push up the price of nearly everything.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Once an oil boomtown, Tulsa is experiencing another kind of resurgence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Historic emergency-reserve releases, Persian Gulf reroutes and temporary sanctions relief on Russian and Iran have played parts in keeping oil prices around the $100 level, said Michael Lynch, president of Strategic Energy & Economic Research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Financial reports also can’t undo the fact that the U.S. and Iran haven’t completed a lasting peace deal, which has sent oil prices higher —and has shown up in earnings guidance.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

A medley of scents drifted toward us as we approached the shore—corn porridge, bean cakes, donuts fried in coconut oil.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo