Oil tops $US100 as Houthi attacks in Red Sea increase supply risks

Live updates: Oil tops $100 a barrel as Houthi attack on Saudi vessels in Red Sea marks new escalation | CNN

Oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since May — and the average US gas price rose to $4.09 — after Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted Saudi ships in the Red Sea, threatening to cut off a crucial escape hatch for the…