oil

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Oil prices jumped as much as two percent Thursday, extending similar gains the day before.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Oil stored in the SPR decreased by 7.9 million barrels to 349.2 million barrels, bringing emergency releases to address Middle East supply disruptions to 66.3 million barrels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil prices rose Wednesday, with Brent crude up 1.8% and Nymex crude rising more than 2%.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Oil prices can gyrate sharply, so Fed officials prefer to look at a separate measure of inflation known as the core rate that strips out energy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“We just moved into the Humble Oil camp.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez