lift
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The weakness in oil prices Monday offered a temporary reprieve from an overall rally that has lifted Brent crude by nearly 38% so far this month.
From MarketWatch
South Korea's ruling party said the country will lift a cap on coal-powered generation capacity set at 80 percent and boost the use of nuclear power to about the same level.
From Barron's
Vertiv got a lift at the start of March ahead of the stock’s inclusion in the S&P 500.
From Barron's
Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem added that the risk of higher energy costs spreading and lifting prices for other goods and services appeared contained, reflecting an elevated level of spare capacity in the economy.
That can lift prices for those fuels by 15 cents to 20 cents a gallon.
From MarketWatch
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