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Oil finishes sharply higher even as Trump says no attacks on Iran before midterms
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Seeking Alpha reports: Crude oil futures jumped ~4% on Thursday despite President Trump's social media statement that the U.S. is having "productive discussions" with Iran and will not attack the country before next month's midterm elections. Crude oil and refined product futures prices pulled back modestly from their highs of the day after Trump's post; they had moved sharply higher in morning trading following reports that Iran has increased attacks on oil tankers moving through the…
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