Middle East


BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Weighs In on AI and War. Here’s His Advice.

Fink shared his thoughts on everything from AI to tariffs to Social Security in his annual letter to shareholders on Monday.

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Review & Preview: Flirting With Correction

Stocks fell to session lows after President Trump told reporters, “I don’t want to do a cease-fire.”

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Oil Prices Rise Again. Trump Says He Doesn’t Want a Ceasefire With Iran.

Oil benchmarks may have found a ceiling so long as the conflict in the Middle East doesn’t cause damage to key energy infrastructure.

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Super Micro, Dell, Planet Labs, SolarEdge, XPeng, York Space Systems, and More Stock Market Movers

Super Micro stock plunges after the U.S. government charges employees with involvement in a plan to divert servers to China.

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Chevron Stock Jumps Into Top 20 Most Valuable U.S. Companies

Amid an oil and gas price surge, Chevron's market cap has swelled to over $400 billion.

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Higher Oil Prices Have Pummeled Stocks. Rising Treasury Yields Are Also Hitting Hard.

Yields on the 2-year note suggest the Federal Reserve won’t be cutting rates for a very long time.

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Trump Is No Crusader for Markets. Why the Fed Failed to Deliver the Holy Grail.

When Richard the Lionheart led crusades to the Middle East they were funded by crippling taxes at home. President Donald Trump’s war in Iran could well hit regular Americans’ pockets and draw the same ire from markets.

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Micron, Accenture, Seagate, APA, Newmont, Alibaba, Swarmer, and More Stock Market Movers

Micron stock drops even as the memory-chip maker posts strong fiscal second-quarter earnings.

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Natural Gas Prices Soar After Iran’s Attacks. 3 LNG Stocks to Watch.

The attacks could knock one of the world’s most important energy exporters offline for months.

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Oil Prices Near $115 a Barrel. Saudi Refinery Hit After Trump Threatens Iran Gas Field.

Crude surges again as the conflict in the Middle East escalates, with several natural gas facilities in Qatar facing missile strikes.

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It’s Not Just Oil. The Iran War Sparked a Supply-Chain Mess That’s Hitting Tech, Medicine, and More.

Fallout from the Middle East conflict is rippling through the global economy—and growing worse the longer it lasts.

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ECB Holds Rates Steady Amid Iran Chaos. Why Central Banks Are Following the Fed.

Just when policymakers thought they had finally overcome stubborn inflation, the Iran conflict sparked a rally in oil prices.

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Oil and the Fed May Be Too Much for the Stock Market to Bear

Echoes of the 2022 bear market are starting to ring on Wall Street.

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Micron, Swarmer, Lumentum, Trade Desk, Macy’s, Williams-Sonoma, and More Stock Market Movers

Micron shares rise after the memory-chip maker tops a $500 billion market cap for the first time ahead of the release of its quarterly earnings.

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Oil Prices Barrel Toward $110. Why the Strike on Iran’s Gas Field Matters So Much.

Oil price surged to $108 after Iran reports explosions at the world’s largest gas field. Iran has threatened to respond.

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The Economy Has 4 Problems. The Fed Can’t Fix Them.

The U.S. economy is weaker than it seemed a month ago, and lower interest rates may not be the answer.

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Honeywell Stock Wobbles on Iran Headwinds

Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur gave investors a small scare when reviewing the impact of the Iran conflict on Tuesday.

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Nvidia, Eli Lilly, Oklo, Swarmer, Delta, Semtech, Uber, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia stock pares back gains following a solid jump on the first day of the chip maker’s annual developer conference.

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Oil Prices Rise. Trump Says U.S. Doesn’t Need Help on Iran, After NATO Allies Say No.

The Brent and WTI benchmarks were clawing back losses after fresh strikes by Iran fueled fears about disruption of crude flows.

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Iran and Russia Need Drones. Their Cooperation Has Become Competition.

Competition for defense materials will shape Russian and Iranian war efforts, Omar Al-Ghusbi writes in a guest commentary.

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The Unintended Winners and Losers of the War In Iran

The war is a blow to Europe and NATO and a boon for Russia, Christopher Smart writes in a guest commentary.

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Review Preview: Strait Hope

Investors began the week more optimistic that an energy crisis would be contained. Plus, jobs vs. AI.

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Nvidia, Nebius, Meta, Micron, Strategy, Structure Therapeutics, Dollar Tree, and More Stock Market Movers

Nvidia stock rises as the chip maker kicks off its annual GTC Technology Conference.

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AeroVironment Has Lasers to Shoot Down Iran’s Drones. Stock Rises After Showcase.

Shares of the drone technology company might get a boost on Monday from a CBS 60 Minutes story that aired on Sunday.

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Oil Prices Fall as Trump Says Hormuz Help Is Coming. Tankers Getting Through, Bessent Adds.

Brent crude futures were trading around $102 a barrel a barrel, while U.S. oil futures climbed above $100, before falling back.

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