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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

Some retail chains have been upbeat about the spring shopping season or have downplayed the threat of higher gas prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Tokyo and Seoul shares closed higher, Tokyo, adding 0.6 percent and 1.4 percent respectively.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Pratt polled higher with white and Asian voters, garnering 12% of votes from each group.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

But most of Liberty City was a few feet higher than a lot of the other neighborhoods, which meant that as the water slowly receded, Liberty City emerged like an island from Lake Miami.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz