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Oil nears $100 a barrel as Middle East tensions fuel inflation fears

Oil prices neared $100 a barrel on Tuesday as tensions reheated in the Middle East, fueling fears that higher inflation data could sway the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week.

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