At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil was priced at $96.18 per barrel with Brent serving as the benchmark (we’ll explain different benchmarks later in this article). That’s a drop of 88 cents compared with yesterday morning and around $28 higher than the price one year ago. Will oil prices go up? It’s impossible to
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Economists and oil and gas analysts now expect drivers could be looking at a “new normal” of higher gas prices thanks to a greater risk premium for oil even after the dust settles in Iran. Photo by Peter J. Thompson /Financial Post Article content THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read
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TLDR The S&P 500 closed at 7,022.95 on April 15, surpassing its January 28 record, while the Nasdaq hit a new all-time high at 24,016 Tom Lee argues the market is handling rising oil prices better than other countries, with oil above $100/barrel after the Hormuz Strait closure Defense spending of ~$30 billion/month is boosting
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Shin Hyun Song takes an oath at the National Assembly in Seoul on April 15. Photo by SeongJoon Cho /Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloo Article content (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s central bank governor nominee Shin Hyun Song warned that soaring oil prices and a weaker won are likely to push inflation higher, while weighing on economic growth,
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THE government is not keen on lifting the excise tax on gasoline and diesel as it could incur up to P43.6 billion in revenue losses in three months, the Department of Finance (DOF) said Tuesday.In a press conference in Malacañang, Finance Undersecretary Karlo Fermin Adriano said the suspension of excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas
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The oil market was rattled by the Trump Administration’s announcement of an upcoming blockade of the Hormuz Strait, with West Texas Intermediate and Brent benchmark futures surpassing $100 per oil barrel. The move is expected to accelerate the rise of gas prices in the U.S. and internationally. Key Takeaways: Trump’s April 13 blockade on Iran
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Oil prices are rising in early market trading after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday By MAE ANDERSON AP business writer NEW YORK — Oil prices rose in early market trading on Sunday after the U.S. said it would blockade Iranian ports beginning Monday. The price of U.S. crude oil rose
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Published April 13, 2026 12:31am Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday night condemned recent incidents of fuel theft and hoarding, as he urged Filipinos to help one another amid the oil price surges and energy crisis. In
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Published April 11, 2026 10:25pm Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Despite expected oil price rollbacks next week, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said these are unlikely to immediately bring down food prices. According to a “24 Oras Weekend” report by Bea Pinlac,
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