crude
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Brent crude futures rose 3.1% to $95.97 a barrel, while U.S. benchmark WTI futures fell 3.9% to $92.81.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Elevated crude oil prices risk fueling inflation and reinforcing expectations that interest rates will stay higher for longer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“This indicates that China is likely drawing statistically invisible inventories of both crude and refined products to sustain demand,” Johnston wrote.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Stocks had rallied on Monday and crude futures contracts dropped below $100 after reports suggesting a deal was on the cusp of being reached.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
Of course Rømer’s figure for the time light takes to travel from the sun to the earth was a very crude approximation!
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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