Investors continued to parse conflicting signals on whether the war in the Middle East was nearing de-escalation.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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Oil Prices Tumble 6% as Trump Shows Eagerness to Talk to Iran
Investors reacted to signals of possible de-escalation of the war in the Middle East.
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Oil Prices Rise a Day After 10% Plunge
President Trump had set off a drastic market reaction on Monday by backing away from a threat to strike Iranian energy infrastructure.
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Oil Falls and Stocks in Asia Hold Steady
Oil prices had been gyrating this week, after a new round of attacks on major energy facilities in Iran and Qatar raised concerns about energy supplies.
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Oil Prices Keep Climbing on Heightened Fears Over Energy Supplies
Attacks on major energy facilities in Iran and Qatar injected new uncertainty into the outlook for oil and gas prices.
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Weighing the Costs of Corporate Silence
The days of the quarterly earnings report could be numbered as the Securities and Exchange Commission is said to weigh a rule change. What it could mean for investors is likely to stir debate.
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After Pulling Back, Oil Prices Resume Their Rise
Shipping routes crucial to global commerce remained disrupted as the conflict in the Middle East continued.
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Oil Tops $106 a Barrel as Worries Persist About Global Supplies
As the broader war in the Middle East begins its third week, worries over the fallout of crippled energy supplies continue to roil markets.
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The War in Iran Is Roiling the World, but Not the U.S. Stock Market
Investors say they are balancing the risks from oil disruptions against the many positives like strong corporate earnings and the likelihood that President Trump will end the war if it threatens markets.
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Oil Prices Barely Budge After Trump Lifts Russia Sanctions
After surging about 10 percent on Thursday, oil prices had little reaction to the decision by President Trump to waive sanctions on the sale of some Russian crude.
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Trump Directs Iran War Keeping Markets Top of Mind
President Trump again demonstrated his desire to keep the stock markets aloft when he suggested U.S. attacks on Iran could end soon.
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U.S. Gas Prices Jump for 11th Straight Day, and Oil Pushes Higher
Drivers are paying an average of 20 percent more at the pump since the strikes on Iran began. The global oil price was up and stocks in Asia rose.