Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the strike could last several days.

The president’s to-do list just got a lot longer. and more complicated.

Shares of oil companies and defense contractors rise after Israel launched an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Uncertainty over tariffs had already led the central bank to adopt a wait-and-see approach to interest-rate decisions.

Analysts believe the conflict is just beginning. The economic damage of escalation would ripple through the global economy.

Many analysts have warned about the rising potential for conflict, which could easily draw in the U.S. even if it would rather not.

Israel’s attack on Iran sparks concerns about global oil and gas supplies.

Crude benchmarks are on course for their biggest one-day rise since March 2022.

The market’s fear gauge, which had tumbled more than 60% over the nine weeks ended June 6, was 21% higher early on Friday.

Cryptocurrencies fell Friday after Israel launched a wide-ranging strike on Iran and its nuclear program.

The extent of any damage wasn’t immediately clear.

The group’s production decisions have confused the oil market. We will soon know how deep the cartel plans to dig in, Ben Cahill writes in a guest commentary.

Trump said a deal had been reached, but Beijing said the sides had “agreed in principle.”

The projection comes after oil had its best week of the year.

The group won precious time through a cease-fire with the U.S. It will remain a problem, Theodore J. Singer writes in a guest commentary.

In a separate piece of favorable news, Etihad is buying 28 Boeing jets worth almost $15 billion.

Quantinuum says it remains on course to deliver commercially scalable machines by the end of the decade.

Trump’s Middle East trip, April inflation data cools, UnitedHealth CEO steps down, and more news to start your day.

Inflation has nosedived. The stock exchange has soared. The armed conflict with India, now in a truce, likely won’t knock Pakistan off course.

The cosmetics company’s results beat Wall Street expectations but its forecast was downbeat.

The global debt situation is raising alarms for the International Monetary Fund.

There’s a difference in the types of funds that invest overseas. Make sure you know what you’re getting into.

Selling during a market downturn is almost always a bad idea. Some of the market’s best days usually follow its worst days.

For longterm investors, plummeting share prices are often a great time to buy stocks on the cheap.