Oil


Oil Prices Are Wagging the Stock Market Dog as Iran War Enters Its Seventh Day

Wall Street remains focused on oil prices this week—and likely for the foreseeable future.

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The Stock Market’s New Fear Is an 11-Letter Word That Crushed the Economy in the ’70s

Soaring oil. Slumping jobs. Fears of renewed inflation. How much can stocks take before giving up the ghost?

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Are Oil Stocks Due for a Drop? What the Charts Say.

Exxon Mobil and Marathon Petroleum look vulnerable even as crude oil rallies.

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United CEO Is Worried About Fuel Prices. What It Means for Airfares.

Airline stocks have taken a hammering this week–travelers’ wallets could be next.

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Markets Have Weathered the Iran War. Why Another Week Could Break Them.

States sue to block Trump’s latest 10% import tariffs, BlackRock sparks fresh fears about private credit, Berkshire’s new CEO restarted company share buybacks, and more news to start your day.

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Bitcoin, XRP Prices Are Falling. Why Cryptos Can Shrug Off a Prolonged War.

Cryptos have had a good week despite the escalating Iran War. Other catalysts lie ahead.

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Review & Preview: The $80 Hitch

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

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Will the Iran War His the U.S. Economy? Watch Oil Prices.

Crude prices would need to climb 50% or so, to $125 a barrel, for the war to inflect significant economic pain in the U.S., economists say.

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Oil Prices Could Become a Real Problem for Stocks. This Is the Number to Worry About.

Oil prices have become a focus since the U.S. started military strikes targeting Iran.

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New Oil Stock Debuts With Dividend Yield Above 12%

Presidio Production Company went public through the SPAC process.

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Oil Prices Soar on Iran War Escalation. WTI Crude Hits $81 a Barrel.

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

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Iran’s Oil Has Long Been at the Center of Geopolitics

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

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These Energy Stocks Just Got Downgraded Even as Oil and Gas Prices Keep Rising

Energy stocks have surged but for some the gains may be coming to an end.

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There’s No Escaping It. The Strait of Hormuz Must Be Reopened.

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.

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Stocks, Oil, and the Dollar Sending Mixed Signals on U.S.-Iran War Impact

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

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Occidental, Chevron Stocks Slip. Iranian Officials Contacted U.S., Report Says.

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

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Oil Prices Flatten Despite the U.S. ‘Just Getting Started’ in Iran War.

Oil fell back from highs Wednesday as investors assessed the chances of a de-escalation to the Iran War.

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Goldman Sachs CEO Surprised by Stock Market Reaction to Iran. He’s Not Wrong to Worry.

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

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Natural Gas Rally Grinds to a Halt. What’s Dragging It Down.

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.

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Markets Look to Trump for Reassurance on Oil Prices. Don’t Count on It.

Trump still using trade threats as a tool, Blackstone’s fund redemptions revive private credit fears, CrowdStrike earnings beat estimates, and more news to start your day.

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MongoDB, Archer Aviation, Target, Blackstone, Quantum Computing, Plug Power, and More Stock Market Movers

MongoDB, Archer Aviation, and more stocks fall amid a busy earnings week as financial guidance underwhelms investors.

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Trump Orders Tanker Insurance and Escorts as Oil Surges

Oil prices were already elevated ahead of the U.S. strikes on Iran, but have since climbed sharply.

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Reality Is Setting In. This Won’t Be A Short-Term Oil Price Spike.

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.

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Exxon Is Down Since the Iran Conflict. These Energy Stocks Are Bigger Winners.

Shares of oil refiners have kept climbing.

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Oil Prices Soar to $83 a Barrel. A Potential Energy Shock Is Brewing.

Middle East tensions have extended oil price gains, as Brent crude climbed past $80 a barrel.

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