Economics


Markets Have Had 2 Weeks of Pain. That Luck Won’t Change on Friday the 13th.

Trump’s ‘Plan B’ tariffs to roll out, CFTC offers guidance for sports prediction markets, Honda unveils EV losses, and more news to start your day.

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Iran War: 5 Charts That Reveal the Market Chaos It's Caused

From energy to supposed havens, Barron’s lays bare the economic fallout from the conflict through the following five charts

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For Americans to Stomach Pocketbook Pain, Trump Needs to Sell Them On His War

The public needs clarity from the administration about the war’s purpose and timeline, Edward Price writes in a guest commentary.

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Wall Street Is Bracing for a Longer War in Iran

For investors, the rhetoric has gone from the conflict being “over very soon” to “high oil prices for a year” in the span of a few days.

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Oil Prices Top $100 Today. The Iran War Looks Like It’ll Last Longer Than Expected.

Oil prices jumped Thursday despite the record release of emergency reserves by the U.S. and other countries.

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Why a Stock Market Selloff Looms, According to a Technician, an Economist, and a Permabear

“I think what we saw over the prior 27 days was just the first stage of a deeper correction.”

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Venezuela’s Stock Just Went Up. The Iran War Makes It More Valuable for Oil Markets.

The war in Iran and rising oil prices are making political change in Venezuela seem positive.

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Stock Markets Have Shifted From AI. The New List of Concerns Could Break Them.

Oil prices continue to rise, February inflation report won’t help Fed’s next decision, Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination is stuck, and more news to start your day.

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Trump-Backed Housing Bill Set to Pass Senate. What It Means for Blackstone, Home Building.

A bill designed to improving housing affordability is putting private equity and housing investors on the spot.

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Moody’s Revises NYC’s Outlook to ‘Negative’ from Stable. Here’s Why.

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine called the revised outlook “a sobering wake-up call about the fiscal challenges ahead for us.”

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Kevin Warsh’s Fed Nomination Is Stuck in the Senate. What Could Happen Next.

The immediate obstacle isn’t opposition to Warsh himself. Instead it is an investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell that has created a procedural standoff inside the Senate Banking Committee.

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U.S. Posts $308 Billion Deficit for February. Tariff Revenue Was Still Robust.

The impact of the Supreme Court ruling striking down President Trump’s tariffs should be seen in the coming deficit report.

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Kosmos Energy Stock Falls 20%. Why the Oil Producer Isn’t Rising With Crude Prices.

Kosmos Energy announced a public offering worth over $185 million amid surging energy price linked to the war in Iran.

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The Stock Market Needs More Than Oracle Earnings to Forget About the Iran War

Oracle is soaring but so are oil prices. The latter means more to the stock market now.

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First-Time Homebuyers Return. For How Long?

These buyers represented 34% of sales in February, one of the largest shares in five years, a trade group says.

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Why the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Can’t Stave Off an Oil Price Shock

Crude oil briefly surged toward $118 a barrel before retreating below $90 Monday as governments signaled they might intervene.

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Trump Soothes Market’s Iran Fears. Why the Threat’s Not Over for Stocks, Oil.

Diesel fuel prices are sending an economic warning, airlines face higher jet fuel prices, long security lines, Oracle’s cloud push is fueling growth, and more news to start your day.

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Stock Markets Are Following the Trump Crisis Playbook

President Donald Trump sees the war in Iran ending ‘very soon,’adding that oil prices will decline quickly and shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would return to normal.

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Stock Futures Drift Lower. Trump’s War Timeline Gets Murkier.

President Donald Trump signaled the Iran war could end soon, but later remarks seemed to walk that back a bit.

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Critical Minerals Are a Tricky Business. What Could Help.

The government has an important role to play in managing critical mineral markets, Morgan Bazilian, Brad Handler, Ian Lange, and Andrew Bauman write in a guest commentary.

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Diesel Is Sending an Economic Warning. These Refiners Could Benefit.

Diesel and jet fuel prices have risen sharply as disruptions tied to the escalating Iran conflict ripple through global fuel markets.

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Stocks, Fed Rates, Oil, Inflation. Market Fallout From Iran Is Just Beginning.

Gasoline prices could reach $5 a gallon, fresh inflation, labor data expected, Oracle prepares to report earnings, and more news to start your day.

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The Stock Market’s Many Concerns Extend Beyond Historic Oil Prices

Stocks are bending, but not yet breaking, in the face of the historic oil price surge.

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Stock Futures Are Dropping and Oil Tops $100 a Barrel

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 2% on Sunday, setting Monday up for a rocky start to the week.

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You Might Still Have a Shot at Mortgage Rates Below 6%. Timing Is Trickier Than Usual.

Those watching for signs of the direction of mortgage rates should watch the 10-year Treasury yield, a benchmark for mortgage rates that moves with economic expectations.

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