Oil climbs on Lebanon escalation, rekindling ceasefire worries
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Oil prices rose after Israel ordered deeper operations in Lebanon, reigniting worries about the fragile ceasefire with Iran-backed Hezbollah. Brent traded around $93.35 a barrel and WTI near $89.78 as Goldman Sachs warned of two-sided risks from potential supply disruptions and softer demand, tied to weak April retail data in China and Western Europe.
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