oil

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But the broader tech rebound and a sigh of relief over the Middle East appear to have legs with stock futures pointing to more gains and oil prices lower again overnight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

After leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries last month, the U.A.E. is now free to pump as much oil as it wants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

If they follow through on plans to stockpile more oil, energy prices could stay higher for longer no matter what happens next in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Even if a peace deal eventually materializes, the oil price isn’t likely to fall back to levels seen before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

I read in the newspaper that Mr. Thomas Edison of New Jersey has invented a lamp that runs on electricity instead of oil.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman