benchmark

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Fresh jitters around the global oil shock had U.S. benchmark crude prices up another 3.4% to $116 a barrel on Tuesday, while global Brent was 0.9% higher near $110 a barrel, according to FactSet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

European natural-gas prices rose, with the benchmark Dutch TTF front-month contract up 1.2% at 50.67 euros a megawatt-hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Asian benchmark for LNG has nearly doubled since the war began.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The benchmark now trades just 4.3% south of its prewar level on Feb. 27 and 5.7% below the all-time high it reached in late January.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner