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  "id": 7291655,
  "title": "Middle East supply fears lift oil prices as tech stocks slide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/middle-east-supply-fears-lift-oil-prices-as-tech-stocks-slide-7291655",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:14:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/middle-east-supply-fears-lift-oil-prices-as-tech-stocks-slide/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Oil prices have risen due to concerns about supply from the Middle East. Saudi Arabia closed a key pipeline after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. According to Malay Mail, both main crude contracts jumped more than three per cent at one point after the pipeline was shut.\n\nThe attacks have added to worries about the region's shipping corridors. The Houthis have been strengthening their hold on the Bab Al-Mandab strait, a vital route linking Europe and Asia. A merchant vessel was also struck in the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nTech stocks have fallen amid concerns about AI development. Leaders of companies at the forefront of the AI boom have backed calls for a slowdown in development, citing warnings that it could pose a threat to humanity. US diesel prices have also surged, with average prices topping $6 a gallon on Friday.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "Japanese Yen edges lower vs USD amid Middle East jitters as Fed, BoJ meetings loom",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/japanese-yen-edges-lower-vs-usd-amid-middle-east-jitters-as-fed-boj",
        "published": "2026-09-14T02:04:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Middle East supply fears lift oil prices as tech stocks slide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/middle-east-supply-fears-lift-oil-prices-as-tech-stocks-slide",
        "published": "2026-09-14T09:46:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hellenic Shipping News",
        "title": "Oil, gas and borrowing costs surge as fears over Middle East escalate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/oil-gas-and-borrowing-costs-surge-as-fears-over-middle-east-escalate",
        "published": "2026-09-14T10:00:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Oil surges above US$100 as Middle East fears deepen, tech stocks slide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/oil-surges-above-us-100-as-middle-east-fears-deepen-tech-stocks-slide",
        "published": "2026-09-14T10:01:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Dollar gains as Middle East conflict lifts oil, Fed hike looms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/dollar-gains-as-middle-east-conflict-lifts-oil-fed-hike-looms",
        "published": "2026-09-14T14:04:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}