Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 5, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The U.S.-Iran war drags on with no sign yet of a peace deal. Someone needs to tell the stock market. After a small early drawdown near the outset of the war,…
Fuel prices are displayed on a sign as customers fill their vehicles at a gas station on April 13, 2026 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Inflation jumped in April to the highest level in nearly three years as surging gas prices due to the Iran war pushed up the cost of many…
South Korea’s Kospi opened at a fresh record Monday, leading gains in Asia-Pacific markets amid rising oil prices and escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. President Donald Trump‘s rejection of Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war, however, stoked worries over an elongated Middle East conflict. Iran submitted a new proposal to U.S. negotiators focused…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 16, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Global markets are entering the week balancing resilient risk appetite against renewed geopolitical strain as prospects of U.S.-Iran negotiations took a hit over the weekend. U.S. President Donald Trump scrapped…
As geopolitical tensions ripple through global energy markets and a deal to end the U.S.-Iran war remains elusive, oil prices have soared, but there’s an even better trade on energy volatility that investors have flocked to: the cost of moving crude. The Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET), a little-known exchange-traded fund tied to crude oil…
Time to buckle up. Earnings season is returning, and hopes of a durable resolution to the Iran war faced a setback over the weekend, injecting fresh uncertainty into the trading week ahead. Here’s a closer look at the three big things we are watching over the next five days. 1. Iran war: Peace talks between…
A woman shops for dairy products at a local supermarket in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City on April 9, 2026. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Inflation spiked in March as the Iran war pushed up gasoline and other prices for consumers. The consumer price index, a…
Talk about a confusing and frustrating market. Following two days of gains fueled by optimism on an Iran war resolution, Wall Street went back in sell-off mode Thursday morning after President Donald Trump’s primetime address was filled with escalatory rhetoric. That sent oil prices higher and stocks lower to start the day — the inverse…
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The ripple effects of the war in Iran are ever-widening. Soaring oil prices continued to put pressure on stocks last week, with the Dow and Nasdaq slipping into correction territory, defined by declines of 10% or more from record highs. The Dow and Nasdaq sank 1.7% and nearly 2.2%, respectively, on Friday and just about…
