barrel
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Oil rose back above $100 a barrel and Asian equities fell, as the collapse of the U.S.-Iran peace talks poured cold water on hopes of an end to the fighting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Front-month WTI crude oil futures are 9.0% higher at $105.29 a barrel; front-month Brent crude oil futures are 8.6% higher at $103.36 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The oil-futures market thinks oil will fall from $98 a barrel today to $80 by September and $75 by Christmas — but that may be a pipe dream.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
The State Street strategists argue that gold, currently hovering around $4,800 an ounce, could climb back above $5,000 if oil prices fall to around $80 to $85 a barrel and stay there.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Strange smells wafted in the air around them as the Witchlings peered around the brick building and saw Mr. Dimblewit pulling something from a barrel.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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