1443 GMT – Oil prices slightly trim earlier gains as investors closely watch developments in the Middle East amid escalating attacks between the U.S. and Iran and threats to Red Sea shipping by the Houthi rebels. Read More
Home Industries Energy Oil futures surge as Houthi threat to Saudi port endangers crucial Red Sea workaround Updated July 21, 2026, 3:05 p.m. ET Share (5 min) Fighters loyal to the Aden-based internationally recognised Yemeni government gathering along Read More
1505 ET – Oil futures rise for a third straight session as the U.S. and Iran continue strikes, while President Trump says the U.S. isn’t interested in a meeting until Iran is ready to Read More
Gold has suffered a rough few months, tarnishing the bull case for the metal. But it still has a role to play in investor portfolios, and now is a good time to buy the dip. Read More
Asian stocks broadly rose Tuesday morning as hopes for a new U.S.-Iran ceasefire bolstered investor appetite for risky assets. Mediators were working Monday to encourage the U.S. and Iran to agree to Read More
By Dow Jones Newswires Staff Oil pared gains but continued to trade close to $90 a barrel in early European trade as further escalation in the Middle East worried investors, though U.S. stock futures largely Read More
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0744 GMT – Oil prices rise, with Brent crude trading just shy of $86 a barrel after the U.S. reinstated its naval blockade on Iran. “Although Trump withdrew a proposal to impose transit fees on ships using Read More
1509 ET – Oil futures end the week higher on a renewal of military strikes by the U.S. and Iran following attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Gains are tempered by market expectations that Read More
Updated July 12, 2026, 7:04 p.m. ET Oil prices rose and U.S. stock-index futures slipped on Sunday, after the U.S. and Iran continued their tit-for-tat attacks around the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend. Dow Read More
