Oil briefly tops $75 a barrel

Oil prices briefly hit fresh highs early Tuesday, rising to levels not seen since 2014.
Brent crude oil topped $75 a barrel. 
Prices inched lower around 8:30 a.m. ET.
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Oil prices briefly surged to fresh three-year highs Tuesday morning before falling again.
Brent, the international benchmark, surged as high as $75.27 a barrel overnight — a level not seen since 2014. By 8:30 a.m. ET, it had slipped more than 1% to $74.15. West Texas Intermediat