Oil Jumps Nearly 4% as Houthis Threaten Red Sea Blockade

Oil prices jumped by nearly 4% early on Wednesday as concerns about crude supply from the Middle East intensify with threats to shipping at both chokepoints in the region, the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Brent Crude prices jumped by 3.75% to trade at $94.42,…