# Oil prices rise, threatening to push gas costs higher two weeks before midterms

https://mins.news/en/item/107970

- NBC News, 2026-10-20 13:48 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/oil-prices-new-normal-gas-midterms-rcna604542

> Oil prices jumped in early trading Tuesday as energy markets adjusted to a new normal in the Middle East, raising the prospect of higher gas costs two weeks before the midterms.

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