Brent settles at over US$100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies

HOUSTON — Brent crude futures breached US$100 (S$126) a barrel on Wednesday (Sept 9) to settle at their highest close since late May after Iran and the US struck tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, threatening to worsen the disruption of energy supplies from the Middle East.Front-month Brent crude futures settled up US$3.29,...