Oil prices climbed for the fifth consecutive day on Friday, driven by increasing tensions in the Middle East that could potentially impact oil supply. For the first time in seven days, Brent crude went past $82, showing a weekly jump of over 6%. At the New York Mercantile Exchange NYMEX, March’s West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
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