NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed near $100 per barrel as Iran again threatened to block shipments of crude from the Persian Gulf. The latest threat follows a widely expected decision by the European Union to embargo imports of Iranian oil.
Monday also featured a sharp turnaround in natural gas prices. Futures rose more than 7 percent after one of America’s biggest natural gas producers said it would cut production this year.
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