Oil surges, stocks slide as conflict grips Middle East
SYDNEY, March 2 : Oil prices surged on Monday and shares slid as military conflict in the Middle East looked set to last weeks, threatening to upend a global economic recovery and perhaps reignite inflation.Brent jumped 6.4 per cent to $77.57 a barrel, though it had briefly topped $82.00 at one stage, while U
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