
Global oil prices surged above $100 a barrel, rising about 8%, as the U.S. Navy prepared a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal to end the war, threatening Iranian oil shipments.

Global oil prices surged above $100 a barrel, rising about 8%, as the U.S. Navy prepared a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz after Washington and Tehran failed to reach a deal to end the war, threatening Iranian oil shipments.