Middle East

The conflict may flip which country has the upper hand heading into the Trump-Xi negotiations next month, Diana Choyleva writes in a guest commentary.

It’s the latest bid from the White House to solve the oil crisis caused by the Iran War.

International oil benchmarks were rallying early Friday to end a blockbuster week.

This market is volatile, but the S&P 500 is still up around 18% over the past 52 weeks.

The market, the world’s hottest of 2025, plunged as the Iran war broke out.

Oil surged past $80 a barrel as the conflict in Iran escalates. Plus, checking in on software stocks.

Worries about global conflicts are overshadowing the AI enthusiasm that once dominated the market.

International oil benchmarks were up Thursday, as investors prepared themselves for a protracted conflict in the Middle East.

The world still runs on oil, and Iran has the third-largest reserves in the world.

The Trump administration’s efforts to support some transit in the strait won’t be enough to stabilize the energy market over the longer run, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

Global markets are diverging as the U.S.-Iran war enters its sixth day.

After today’s rally, the S&P 500 is down just 0.1% since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Occidental Petroleum gave up gains following a report about Iranian intelligence officials reaching out to their American counterparts.

The overnight plunge in South Korea suggests investors can’t see where the next pocket of risk will emerge.

If the Iran war ends in the next few days, markets would likely avoid the nightmare scenario of a long-term spike in oil and natural-gas prices.

The Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF has beaten its peers and the benchmark for a decade. It converted from a traditional mutual fund last year.

Amazon said early Tuesday that customers with remote-computing workloads running in the Middle East should move them to other regions.

Metals and mining stocks were hit hard by commodity price declines.

Traders initially treated the Iran conflict as just another geopolitical blip. That assumption is becoming harder to defend, Carolyn Kissane writes in a guest commentary.

The U.S. government is urging Americans stranded in the Middle East to get home via commercial means. That’s easier said than done.

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Major indexes were little moved on Monday even as Donald Trump warned of an extended battle in Iran.

Insurance brokers said coverage may be available from other sources, but at prices likely 50% higher than before the conflict with Iran started.

Dow Inc. and LyondellBasell Industries could benefit from widening oil and natural-gas spreads as Iran-related turmoil lifts crude prices.

Kalshi’s rules exclude death as a factor in resolving event contracts, meaning more than $50 million worth of trades were halted after the Iranian leader was killed over the weekend.