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Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisis

Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisis

January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 · Breaking News

Oil futures popped higher Sunday evening, after a drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in northern Jordan, blamed by the White House on Iran-backed militants, marked…

Read more Oil prices jump after drone attack kills U.S. troops, escalating Mideast crisis
U.S., British launch massive retaliatory strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen

U.S., British launch massive retaliatory strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 · Breaking News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and British militaries were bombing more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike…

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Why Red Sea chaos is driving oil buyers ‘into the arms of U.S. shale producers’

Why Red Sea chaos is driving oil buyers ‘into the arms of U.S. shale producers’

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 · Breaking News

Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on vessels in the Red Sea have led to transport disruptions for oil and other goods, but international oil shippers may have found…

Read more Why Red Sea chaos is driving oil buyers ‘into the arms of U.S. shale producers’
Oil prices end lower as crude suffers first losing year since 2020

Oil prices end lower as crude suffers first losing year since 2020

December 29, 2023December 31, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures ended slightly lower Friday on the final trading day of 2023, capping crude’s first losing year since 2020 as concerns about the demand outlook outweighed potential…

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Oil prices post first weekly gain in 8 weeks amid ship attacks in Red Sea

Oil prices post first weekly gain in 8 weeks amid ship attacks in Red Sea

December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures fell on Friday, but finished off the session’s lows to eke out a gain for the week — the first for U.S. and global benchmark crude…

Read more Oil prices post first weekly gain in 8 weeks amid ship attacks in Red Sea
Oil prices drop to 2-week lows as doubts linger over OPEC+ production cuts

Oil prices drop to 2-week lows as doubts linger over OPEC+ production cuts

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures fell Monday to their lowest levels in more than two weeks, building on recent declines that came after a round of voluntary production cuts announced by…

Read more Oil prices drop to 2-week lows as doubts linger over OPEC+ production cuts
Stock-market rally faces make-or-break moment. How to play U.S. October inflation data.

Stock-market rally faces make-or-break moment. How to play U.S. October inflation data.

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 · Breaking News

It has been a while since a hot inflation report sparked wild gyrations in U.S. stocks, like it frequently did in 2022, but that doesn’t mean Tuesday’s consumer…

Read more Stock-market rally faces make-or-break moment. How to play U.S. October inflation data.
Oil falls, markets hold steady as Israel launches Gaza ground offensive

Oil falls, markets hold steady as Israel launches Gaza ground offensive

October 29, 2023October 29, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures dropped Sunday night as markets saw a calm opening following Israel’s launch of a ground offensive in Gaza that drew implied threats from Iran amid market…

Read more Oil falls, markets hold steady as Israel launches Gaza ground offensive
Here’s what the Israel-Hamas war has done to U.S. gasoline and diesel prices

Here’s what the Israel-Hamas war has done to U.S. gasoline and diesel prices

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 · Breaking News

Fuel prices, with the cost of gasoline and diesel at the pump both down from a month ago, don’t appear to be fazed by the escalating risks to…

Read more Here’s what the Israel-Hamas war has done to U.S. gasoline and diesel prices
Will Israel-Gaza war sink stocks and shake the global economy? Watch oil prices.

Will Israel-Gaza war sink stocks and shake the global economy? Watch oil prices.

October 9, 2023October 9, 2023 · Breaking News

Wall Street on Monday shook off a bout of selling sparked by the Israel-Gaza war. That’s in keeping with the historical tendency of investors to look past geopolitical…

Read more Will Israel-Gaza war sink stocks and shake the global economy? Watch oil prices.
Oil prices jump 4% after Hamas attack on Israel

Oil prices jump 4% after Hamas attack on Israel

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures opened with strong gains late Sunday as traders reacted to an attack by Hamas on Israel, raising Middle East tensions and stoking worries about the outlook…

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‘Fear trade’: What Israel-Hamas war means for oil prices and financial markets

‘Fear trade’: What Israel-Hamas war means for oil prices and financial markets

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil traders on Sunday said crude prices were likely to remain supported in the near term, as investors assessed the fallout from the surprise attack by Hamas on…

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Wall Street’s most bullish strategist warns of choppiness in stocks, still sees the S&P 500 touching a record high this year

Wall Street’s most bullish strategist warns of choppiness in stocks, still sees the S&P 500 touching a record high this year

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 · Breaking News

Recent weakness in the U.S. stock market is likely to persist over the near-term, according to Wall Street’s most bullish strategist, who still thinks the S&P 500 is…

Read more Wall Street’s most bullish strategist warns of choppiness in stocks, still sees the S&P 500 touching a record high this year
U.S. oil prices score longest streak of daily gains in over 4 years

U.S. oil prices score longest streak of daily gains in over 4 years

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures settled higher on Wednesday, with U.S. prices posting a ninth consecutive climb — the longest streak of daily gains since early 2019. Prices for U.S. and…

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Dow closes down 200 points as bond yields, oil prices jump

Dow closes down 200 points as bond yields, oil prices jump

September 5, 2023September 6, 2023 · Breaking News

U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday after the long Labor Day weekend, as bond yields and oil prices climbed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA shed about 195 points,…

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The ‘narrow breadth’ chorus has fallen silent. What broadening participation in stock-market rally means for investors.

The ‘narrow breadth’ chorus has fallen silent. What broadening participation in stock-market rally means for investors.

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023 · Breaking News

A wider swath of stocks have joined the S&P 500 SPX, +0.15%’s upswing after the so-called Magnificent Seven — Apple AAPL, +0.32%, Amazon AMZN, +1.11%, Alphabet GOOG, +0.08%,…

Read more The ‘narrow breadth’ chorus has fallen silent. What broadening participation in stock-market rally means for investors.
Oil prices end at a 2-week high on reports Saudi Arabia said OPEC+ will do ‘whatever necessary’ to support oil

Oil prices end at a 2-week high on reports Saudi Arabia said OPEC+ will do ‘whatever necessary’ to support oil

July 5, 2023July 6, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures settle at their highest in two weeks on Wednesday, finding support after Saudi Arabia’s energy minister reportedly said that the kingdom and its allies will do…

Read more Oil prices end at a 2-week high on reports Saudi Arabia said OPEC+ will do ‘whatever necessary’ to support oil
Dow closes down 200 points as bond yields, oil prices jump

U.S. stock futures little changed after short-lived Wagner mutiny in Russia; oil futures rise

June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 · Breaking News

U.S. stock-index futures opened near unchanged and attempted to edge higher Sunday night, as investors reacted to chaotic weekend events that saw a short-lived rebellion that pitted the…

Read more U.S. stock futures little changed after short-lived Wagner mutiny in Russia; oil futures rise
Oil prices jump more than 2% after Saudi Arabia sets July production cut

Oil prices jump more than 2% after Saudi Arabia sets July production cut

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023 · Breaking News

Oil futures opened sharply higher Sunday evening, after Saudi Arabia agreed to deliver an additional 1 million–barrel daily production cut next month as the Organization of the Petroleum…

Read more Oil prices jump more than 2% after Saudi Arabia sets July production cut
The commodity supercycle is still young, these strategists say. Here’s why.

The commodity supercycle is still young, these strategists say. Here’s why.

April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 · Breaking News

Be careful what you wish for. U.S. job openings dropped below 10 million, a symbolic sign that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to combat inflation by sapping labor-market demand…

Read more The commodity supercycle is still young, these strategists say. Here’s why.
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