Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel gestures during the BRICS summit second plenary session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday lashed out at the “almost daily” threats from the U.S. and pledged to meet the Trump administration’s move to choke off the…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell, March 12, 2026. Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are set to open broadly flat on Tuesday as global markets remain volatile and oil prices continue to fluctuate. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is…
A general view of the Port of Kharg Island Oil Terminal, 25 km from the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf and 483 km northwest of the Strait of Hormuz, in Iran on March 12, 2017. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s order to strike Iranian military assets on Kharg Island…
An oil pumpjack operates in the Inglewood Oil Field on March 10, 2026 near Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower on Thursday as investors monitor the Iran war and global oil prices. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.2% lower, Germany’s DAX down…
A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Oil prices surged more than 8% with Brent crude hitting $100 per barrel Thursday, as traders remain unconvinced that release of government stockpiles could offset the massive supply shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. The…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE What you need to know today Oil was slightly higher after plunging more than 11% Tuesday, as traders expect a group of countries to tap emergency crude reserves to mitigate disruption caused by the war in the Middle East. The sharp drop came…
Rotterdam hopper dredger vessel operated by Van Oord sits anchored, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Iran has continued to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the…
Galaxy Globe bulk carrier and Luojiashan tanker sit anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters LONDON — European stocks look set to open notably higher on Tuesday, as traders watch developments in the Middle…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 2, 2026. NYSE What you need to know today Crude oil finally did what analysts have been warning about in the past week: it blew past $100 per barrel on Sunday as Iran continues its closure of the critical Strait of Hormuz. It was the…
Vadimrysev | Istock | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week heavily lower as traders track developments in the Middle East and a surge in oil prices. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 0.9% lower while Germany’s DAX is seen down 2.67%, France’s CAC 40 down 2.3%…
