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  "path": "/2026/03/31/oil-tops-114-a-barrel-as-iran-conflict-drives-record-monthly-surge?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
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  "textContent": "Brent crude, the European benchmark, closed Monday at $112.78 per barrel and continued climbing in the futures market past $114, its highest level since July 2022. Oil has surged roughly 55% in March, the largest monthly gain since the contract's inception in 1988.",
  "title": "Oil tops $114 a barrel as Iran conflict drives record monthly surge"
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