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BREAKING: Brent crude rises to $112, the highest since May.

BREAKING: Trump says the United States is not negotiating with Iran and something will happen 'fairly soon'

BREAKING: Reports of strikes on targets in southern Iran along the coast with the Strait of Hormuz

BREAKING: President Trump says war on Iran is 'one of the greatest things we've done'

BREAKING: US embassy staff and their families have been ordered to leave Saudi Arabia, according to AFP report.

BREAKING: Saudi Aramco oil field in the country's east has been attacked, two people have been killed.

BREAKING: US State Department is set to order departure of some personnel from embassies in the Gulf region, according to Reuters report.

US average diesel price One year ago: $3.62 Now: $6.31 (AAA)

BREAKING: France's 10-Year government bond yield hits 5%, the highest in 24 years.

The United Kingdom’s annual inflation rate has risen to 3.5%, the highest since last year.

BREAKING: SpaceX beats revenue expectations, share price rises sharply.

Brent crude oil price 1st of January: $60 Now: $109.2

Countries with the most Nobel Prize winners.

The US military is set to send the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group to the Middle East, according to Fox News report.

BREAKING: Brent crude oil price rises to over $111, the highest since May.

BREAKING: Trump calls for New Mexico to immediately be renamed 'New America'

BREAKING: Reports of shooting incident near mosque in Columbus, Ohio

BREAKING: Trump says it is time for someone else to negotiate on behalf of Ukraine

BREAKING: Iran's Revolutionary Guard says that major internet cables passing under the Strait of Hormuz could be targeted