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Oil Hits $100 as Middle East Tensions Ignite Markets

Crude oil breached the $100-per-barrel threshold Thursday, a price level unseen since May, as escalating conflict in the Middle East rattled international investors. The sharp spike follows a cascade of maritime threats and retaliatory strikes that have cast a shadow of uncertainty over global energy supply chains.

Oil Hits $100 as Middle East Tensions Ignite Markets

The rally stems from a volatile mix of regional hostilities, specifically Yemeni Houthi attacks targeting Saudi tankers and Tehran’s persistent warnings regarding the closure of vital shipping corridors. Compounding these fears, ongoing American military strikes against Iranian targets have pushed risk premiums to their highest point in months, leaving traders to brace for further disruption.

Simultaneously, equity markets faced a broader retreat as high-profile tech giants, including Tesla and Alphabet, struggled under the weight of heavy capital expenditure on artificial intelligence. While analysts suggest the underlying economic foundation remains resilient, the confluence of geopolitical instability and cooling tech enthusiasm points toward a period of sustained market turbulence.

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