{
  "id": 6403515,
  "title": "Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/brent-crude-rises-above-100-a-barrel-as-middle-east-conflict-6403515",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T07:46:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/brent-crude-rises-above-100-barrel-middle-east-conflict-intensifies"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By Tony Munroe and Anushree Mukherjee SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, hitting a more than six-week high and breaching the symbolic threshold for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East heightened concerns about oil flows from the region. Brent crude futures were up $2.01, or 2.05%, at $99.93 a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}