● HOUTHI STRIKES SEND BRENT CRUDE PAST $111

Houthi forces struck two Saudi Arabian targets on Thursday: the Shaybah oil field and Dammam's civilian airport, in attacks that killed three people combined. Brent crude jumped 2.59% to $111.64 a barrel, while WTI, tracked by $USO, climbed in tandem. The twin strikes mark the latest escalation in a monthslong campaign against Saudi energy infrastructure, keeping a war premium baked into every barrel of crude.