As of 5:20 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil is trading at $89.81 per barrel, based on the Brent benchmark we’ll explain in a bit. That’s $2.43 above yesterday morning’s level and about $20.50 higher than
As of 6:50 a.m. Eastern Time today, oil sold for $87.38 per barrel (using Brent as the benchmark, which we’ll get into momentarily). That’s 71 cents higher than yesterday morning and approximately a $17.50 rise over
1. FROM MY DESK Good morning. As colleges prepare to welcome students back to campus, we examine higher education’s deepening financial strain—and how, in extreme cases, schools are covering day-to-day bills with funds that
