crude

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Oil prices have surged amid the Iran conflict, with West Texas Intermediate crude trading at more than $112 a barrel on Monday afternoon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Oil prices rose, with U.S. crude futures settling 0.8% higher at $112.41 a barrel, the highest closing price since June 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"We will not accept raising the issue of weapons in this crude manner," said Abu Ubaida, whose namesake was killed in an Israeli strike last year.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

But crude benchmarks were struggling for direction on Monday, suggesting investors were shrugging off fears that the conflict in the Middle East could escalate amid reports of a potential peace plan.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Photographs of Bitter’s hands were strewn around as studies—she’d painted her own hands into the figure, painted crude stitches that grafted her wrists to its feathered arms.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi