Oil extends gains and stocks mostly down on fresh Hormuz worries
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices extended gains and most stocks fell further on Friday amid fading optimism over a ...
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Dow edges to record as markets parse prospects for Hormuz deal
New York (AFP) - Stock markets climbed but then stalled Wednesday as investors digested a wave of company earnings that broadly ...
Oil drops, stocks hit records on hopes of Hormuz opening
New York (AFP) - Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a deal could be ...
Oil prices sink on Iran hopes, yen gains after joint intervention
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled on Monday as Donald Trump said fresh talks with Iran will begin later ...
Trump says new Iran talks set to start after calling off massive attack
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he ...
Iran says close to Hormuz deal with Oman, after US suspends attack plan
Tehran (AFP) - Iran on Sunday said it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the ...
Iran halts strikes as Trump gives space to talks
Tehran (AFP) - Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a ...
Houthis target Red Sea shipping as US hits Iran
Dubai (AFP) - A Saudi vessel was attacked in the Red Sea as Tehran-backed Houthi rebels claimed to strike tankers ...
Oil prices jump on Mideast war, stock markets diverge
London (AFP) - World oil prices jumped Wednesday, with the benchmark international contract Brent North Sea crude surpassing $95 for ...
Mideast conflict lifts Brent back above $94, stocks give up gains
Tokyo (AFP) - Oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday as fresh US strikes triggered air defences in Iran, while stocks ...
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