Wall Street holds near its record after Brent oil falls below $100 per barrel
Wall Street is trading near record highs as Brent oil prices dropped below $100 per barrel. Although prices fell from last week's peak of nearly $110, they remain significantly higher than the $72 level recorded before the conflict with Iran began.
That’s down from the nearly $110 that it touched last week, but it’s still much more expensive than the $72 it was fetching before the war with Iran began.
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