barrel

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Front-month Brent crude futures were up 3.1% at $97.61 a barrel, and WTI crude rose 3.6% to $97.85 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Benchmark U.S. oil prices fell 16% on Wednesday to $94.41 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The cease-fire means that oil is unlikely to hit $125 per barrel, which should help the U.S. avoid a broadening out of the drag on demand upmarket.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Consulting firm Eurasia Group expects prices to stay above $80 a barrel this year, even if hostilities end.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

My heart beats faster than the time I thought a barrel cactus was a gnome, on one of Mom and my fairy hunts.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera