Crude benchmarks top $100 in response to latest attacks on shipping

International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears…

Oil prices jumped more than one percent towards $100 on Sept. 9 and stocks struggled in Asian markets as a fresh flare-up in the Middle East crisis stoked supply concerns, putting…

US stocks slipped as Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel amid escalating US-Iran tensions and disruptions to oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Rising fuel costs are…