barrel
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Oil rose back above $100 a barrel and Asian equities fell, as the collapse of the U.S.-Iran peace talks poured cold water on hopes of an end to the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
In early European trading on Monday, Brent crude gained 7.2% to $102.7 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose 7.9% to $104.2 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Oil surged back above $100 barrel, with front-month West Texas Intermediate futures climbing 8.5% to $104.73 a barrel and front-month Brent up 7.2% at $102.04 a barrel, ICE data showed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Brent crude futures jumped 7% to around $102 a barrel while WTI futures jumped nearly 8% to $104 a barrel.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
My distraction made me lose focus and my next hatchet hack hit the metal ring that held the barrel together and glanced off.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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