Oil Prices Surge as Fighting in Middle East Escalates
The cost of crude oil hit its highest levels in months, as investors worried about diminishing oil supplies after reports that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia had captured a port city in Yemen.
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The cost of crude oil hit its highest levels in months, as investors worried about diminishing oil supplies after reports that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia had captured a port city in Yemen.
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