oil

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News of the strikes, and threats of retaliation by Tehran, sent global oil prices soaring back to more than $100 a barrel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The employment figures provide context to the often quoted claim that 1,000 jobs a month are being lost in oil and gas.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

There’s dread about depleting global oil supplies and hopes around a deal to end the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

OTTAWA—Factory activity in Canada rose strongly last month, with an early estimate pointing to a further advance in sales on the back of a surge in oil prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He was assailed by the sight of a life-size oil painting of a man in uniform with enough facial hair to stuff a small cushion.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell