Oil

Tesla shares rise sharply after the electric-vehicle company launched its highly anticipated robo-taxi service in Austin, Texas, on Sunday.

The energy market is undergoing a live stress test, Carolyn Kissane writes.

Shares in major oil companies rose, but they weren’t matching the sort of eye-popping gains investors might have expected after the U.S. bombed three key nuclear sites in Iran.

Shipping, natural gas, and insurance markets are set for disruption by the war. Changes in those markets could impact dozens of companies.

Beijing said following the U.S. attacks on Iran that it is seeking negotiations to end the fighting.

A spike in crude prices that lasts into the summer months and beyond could stoke inflation pressures.

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These are broadly the paths forward in the wake of the U.S. decision to join Israel’s war on Iran.

The U.S. strikes Iranian nuclear facilities, the president says.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard changes her assessment of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, now saying that Iran has the capability to produce nuclear weapons ‘within weeks to months.’

Israel has refrained from directly targeting Iranian oil-export facilities. It’s a calculated strategy, Skip York writes in a guest commentary.

WTI was rising and Brent crude was falling. Stock futures for Exxon, Chevron, and Occidental were rising.

European officials are set to meet their Iranian counterpart in Geneva Friday to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and ending the war. 

The CEO is focused on cutting the energy giant’s costs and making savvy acquisitions.

For the past 40 years, the biggest increases in oil prices have all been driven by demand, not supply.

Israel said it targeted weapons and nuclear sites in Iran overnight, as the conflict enters its sixth day.

Amid war and threats to global oil supplies, the sector has a number of companies that have the financial discipline to weather the storm—whichever way it goes.

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The current geopolitical instability naturally appeals to many investors who want oil exposure, given the potential for a price surge.

The president’s mixed messages may confuse the Iranians and financial markets.

The president abruptly left the G-7 meeting in Alberta, Canada amid a new wave of missiles exchanged between Israel and Iran.

Investors seem to still see the Israel-Iran war as a blip in a fundamentally bearish oil market.

The greatest risk the oil markets face is that Iran retaliates against Israel airstrikes by closing the Strait of Hormuz, which is critical to global energy shipments.

The Wall Street Journal says Iran is looking to return to the negotiating table.

Oil prices are easing. That’s not likely to last.