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Oil surges, stocks drop as Trump threatens to block Hormuz
London (AFP) - Oil prices surged back above $100 a barrel and stocks mostly fell Monday as a US blockade...
Stocks up, oil down over week on guarded optimism for Iran
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rose sharply over the week and oil prices fell as a fragile truce...
Oil prices jump, stocks drop on Mideast ceasefire doubts
London (AFP) - Oil prices jumped and most stock markets fell Thursday on investor concerns over the Middle East ceasefire...
Global stocks mostly fall ahead of Trump’s deadline for Iran
New York (AFP) - Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday as investors braced for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline...
Oil rises, stocks fall ahead of Trump’s Iran deadline
London (AFP) - Oil prices jumped and stocks slumped on Tuesday after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export...
Oil prices rally, stocks edge up after Trump’s latest Iran threat
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices rose Tuesday while equities edged up tentatively as investors assessed Donald Trump's latest deadline...
Tokyo, Seoul shares gain, war sends oil higher
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil opened higher on Monday as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies, with...
Oil surges, stocks mixed as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war
New York (AFP) - Oil prices surged Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened more heavy strikes on Iran, while...
Oil rallies, stocks tumble as Trump says US to hammer Iran further
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices spiked and stocks sank on Thursday after Donald Trump reiterated that US forces would...
US automakers report mixed sales as car market awaits war impact
New York (AFP) - Carmakers reported mixed first-quarter US sales Wednesday pointing to a hit from winter storms, as the...
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