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Oil’s rally after the Iran conflict is expected to ripple through consumer prices.Kayla Bartkowski/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images The Iran war is sending oil prices surging — but Goldman says supply chains should hold up. Crude oil futures have climbed more than 70% this year after US and Israeli strikes on Iran. The bank sees a…

Why are US stock market index futures up now, and will Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq stay in green or turn red again? This question is being discussed across financial markets as Wall Street futures moved higher on Monday. Technology shares led gains while investors tracked rising oil prices and the Middle East conflict.…

Artificial intelligence (AI) stock investors have earned massive returns. The best-performing stocks succeeded because they built a competitive advantage that other companies could not easily match, if they could match at all. This means the industry has produced several winners, and that makes choosing the “best” one to succeed the most difficult. Nonetheless, that designation…

Oil prices held above $100 per barrel through Monday morning as key attacks from both sides of the Iran war targeted key infrastructure and showed no signs of an off-ramp for what has become the largest energy crisis since at least the 1970s. ICE futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international pricing benchmark, held above…

March 16, 2026 / 20:00 IST As the war on Iran entered its third week, President Donald Trump is raising pressure on nations to help reopen the vital maritime thoroughfare linking the Persian Gulf to international markets A slide in oil prices lifted stocks and bonds on hopes that more tankers will be able to…

Oil prices fell on Monday amid ​attacks on Gulf oil production and U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for global efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures were down 92 cents at $102.22 a barrel by 1248 GMT while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was down $3.45, or 3.5%, to $95.26. Both contracts…

Oil prices held above $100 per barrel through Monday morning as key attacks from both sides of the Iran war targeted key infrastructure and showed no signs of an off-ramp for what has become the largest energy crisis since at least the 1970s. ICE futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international pricing benchmark, held above…

The UAE-India free trade deal, the Israel-UAE agreement that followed the Abraham Accords, and the EU-India pact signed in January have opened new commercial routes across the region. The war reshaping the Middle East has raised a pressing question in diplomatic and business circles: Will it derail the emerging economic architecture linking India, Israel, and…

Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stock futures edged higher on Monday (March 16) as Wall Street attempted to rebound from another losing week, with investors keeping a close watch on oil prices and developments in the US-Iran conflict. Dow Jones Today | US Stock Market LIVE Updates: Stock futures edged higher…

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