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Oil Rises to Three-Day High in New York as Iran Tension Counters Economy

Oil rose to the highest level in three days in New York as speculation supplies from Iran will be disrupted countered concern that economic growth will slow.

 

Iran called on Saudi Arabia to be “more wise and responsible” after the kingdom said it could make up for any supply loss resulting from a European ban on imports of Iranian crude. The International Energy Agency reduced its 2012 global oil demand forecast, after consumption fell in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2009, warning it may cut estimates further. Full Story