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  "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-6403856",
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  "summary": "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 per cent, at $99.93 a barrel by 01:02pm PKT, after earlier touching $100.19, while…",
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        "title": "Wall Street slides as oil clears $100/bbl amid Middle East escalation",
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