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Crude oil tops $100 a barrel, increasing prices at the pump

NPR | By Scott Horsley
Published September 10, 2026 at 1:41 AM PDT

An escalation of fighting around the Strait of Hormuz pushes the benchmark price of crude oil back above $100 per barrel. That's leading to higher prices at the gas pump, just ahead of a high-profile inflation report.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.
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