Brent crude prices increased over 3 percent above $90 per barrel when trading resumed Sunday, according to New York Times reporting. S&P 500 futures showed little change. The move occurred amid reported widening U.S.-Iran tensions, though alternative market factors remain unexamined in available coverage.
“Oil Prices Cross $90 a Barrel as U.S.-Iran Conflict Widens”
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