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marketwatch.com - Energy Up Alongside Oil Futures - Energy Roundup
Energy Up Alongside Oil Futures - Energy Roundup
MarketWatch

Shares of energy companies rallied alongside oil futures. U.S.-traded futures gained $3.95 per barrel, or 5.1% to $82.13 as Iran demanded concessions from the U.S. before allowing the Strait of Hormuz to fully reopen. The United Arab Emirates'…

marketwatch.com - Oil Gains as Hopes for Hormuz Reopening Ebb
Oil Gains as Hopes for Hormuz Reopening Ebb
MarketWatch

The U.S. military said one of its helicopters fired on a Panama-flagged ship that tried to break the American blockade of Iranian ports early Tuesday. The U.S. is attempting to force Tehran to make a deal to end the war by starving it of oil…

forbes.com - Reza Ghazi - Oil, Global Conflict And The Effect On Borrowers And U.S. Investors
Oil, Global Conflict And The Effect On Borrowers And U.S. Investors
Forbes

Reza Ghazi is CEO of GreenFlow Financial Corp., overseeing the company's operations and growth strategies. ​A conflict in the Persian Gulf can feel a long way from a kitchen table in Toronto or Ottawa, but this year it hit close to home…

businessinsider.com - Jennifer Sor - Oil prices are rising again as hopes for a US-Iran deal fade. Here's what experts say will happen next.
Oil prices are rising again as hopes for a US-Iran deal fade. Here's what experts say will happen next.
Business Insider

It doesn't look like the market is counting on US-Iran deal to get hammered out soon, and oil prices are inching up again as a result. A lack of progress on a peace deal to end the nearly six-month-old war and reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz…

standard.co.uk - Jeremy Cutler - Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE
Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE
Evening Standard

News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The FTSE 100 closed lower on Tuesday with gains in oil…

pbs.org - U.S. stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging
U.S. stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging
PBS

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% for a second modest drop…

wsj.com - Rob Curran - U.S. Stocks Down as Oil Rises Ahead of Inflation Data
U.S. Stocks Down as Oil Rises Ahead of Inflation Data
Wall Street Journal

U.S. stocks slid as negotiations about the future of the Strait of Hormuz remain deadlocked, pushing oil prices up ahead of key inflation data Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 184.13 points or 0.34%, to 53791.85. The broad S&P 500…

upi.com - Lisa Hornung - Oil prices rise to $90 per barrel, then dip slightly
Oil prices rise to $90 per barrel, then dip slightly
UPI

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The price of oil reached $90 per barrel Tuesday as Iran and President Donald Trump traded jabs about war reparations, decreasing hopes for a new peace deal. The price dipped back down to $87 as of Tuesday morning. West Texas…

newsweek.com - Hugh Cameron - How Trump allies are linked to controversial Greenland oil drilling plan
How Trump allies are linked to controversial Greenland oil drilling plan
Newsweek

The government of Greenland has issued a stern notice to an American oil exploration company with several links to the administration of Donald Trump, who continues to voice a desire for the U.S. to acquire the territory for reasons of national…

bloomberg.com - Norah Rami - US Stock Futures Rise as Oil Erases Gains on Iran Optimism
US Stock Futures Rise as Oil Erases Gains on Iran Optimism
Bloomberg

US stock futures are slightly up before the bell on Tuesday as oil erased an earlier advance while traders await key inflation data for guidance on Federal Reserve interest-rate policy. S&P 500 futures were up 0.2% at 8:09 a.m. in New York. Futures…

wsj.com - Caitlin McCabe - Rising Oil Prices Pressure Bond Market Again
Rising Oil Prices Pressure Bond Market Again
Wall Street Journal

Higher energy prices are reigniting inflation concerns, pushing global government bond yields upward. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.729% this morning, according to Tradeweb, within striking of its year-to-date closing peak of…

wsj.com - Oil Rises; Volatility Expected Amid Middle East Developments
Oil Rises; Volatility Expected Amid Middle East Developments
Wall Street Journal

0018 GMT — Oil rises in Asian trade. Crude prices remain volatile as markets react to developments in the Middle East, says Infinox's Thadeu Dos Santos in commentary. The U.S. military said its forces fired on a Panama-flagged ship that…

independent.co.uk - Jeremy Cutler - Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE
Oil price moves higher as insurers hold back FTSE
The Independent

The FTSE 100 closed lower on Tuesday with gains in oil stocks, amid ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East, offset by caution ahead of US inflation data and weak insurers. The FTSE 100 index closed down 18.31 points, 0.2%, at 10,844.19. The FTSE…

rediff.com - Nandita Malik - Indian Stock Market Declines: Crude Oil Prices, US-Iran Tensions Impact Sensex, Nifty
Indian Stock Market Declines: Crude Oil Prices, US-Iran Tensions Impact Sensex, Nifty
Rediff.com

Indian benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, experienced a downturn in early trade as surging Brent crude oil prices, driven by geopolitical tensions, weighed heavily on investor sentiment. Indian benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty…

cnbc.com - Lee Ying Shan - Oil prices rise as Red Sea, Gulf of Oman attacks heighten supply concerns
Oil prices rise as Red Sea, Gulf of Oman attacks heighten supply concerns
CNBC

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after deadly attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman heightened concerns over risks to global shipping routes. Oil prices rose on Wednesday after deadly attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman…

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