When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

At 9 a.m. Eastern Time on April 24, 2026, oil was priced at $106.01 per barrel with Brent serving as the benchmark (we’ll explain different benchmarks later in this article). That’s a gain of $2.34 ...

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