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Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war at 8 AM ET on Thursday, as the conflict enters its 27th day. U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon continued, while Iranian missiles targeted central and northern Israel in retaliation. Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Ali...

The S&P 500 rose 0.54% on Wednesday to close at 6,591.90, as easing oil prices lifted sentiment despite ongoing uncertainty around the Iran war. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is bearish heading into Thursday. The March 26 market shows a slight edge toward "Up," with trading...

Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war at 9.15 AM ET on Wednesday, as the conflict enters its twenty-sixth day. Israel and Iran continued to trade airstrikes, while Tehran’s military dismissed President Donald Trump‘s assertion that the United States was engaged...

The Strait of Hormuz disruption is adding cost pressure to medical supply chains through an indirect but significant channel: the petrochemical derivatives used to make pharmaceutical packaging and drug ingredients, according to analysts tracking the disruption. The United States and Israel...

Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX) CEO Mike Wirth said Monday that oil and gas futures prices remain disconnected from the physical supply shortages rippling through global markets following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, even as prices have climbed roughly 60% since the Iran war began....

The S&P 500 posted its best session since early February on Monday, rising 1.15% to close at 6,581, after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the U.S. and Iran had held “very good and productive conversations” toward a resolution of hostilities and announced a five-...

A massive explosion was reported at the Valero Energy Corp.'s (NYSE:VLO) oil refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, on Monday. First Responders are currently at the refinery, working on controlling the fire, as per a report by KFDM. Shelter-In-Place Order Issued Sheriff Zena Stephens told KFDM that the...

Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war on Friday at 9.30 AM ET, as the conflict enters its twenty-first day. The death toll in Iran has risen to 3,186 since the war began on February 28, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Speaking at his first in-...

Iran's foreign minister sharply criticized the Pentagon’s reported request for more than $200 billion in supplemental funding for the ongoing U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, calling the sum "the tip of the iceberg" and warning that American taxpayers face a looming economic burden."We’re...

United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO) shares are dipping on Thursday. Crude prices seem to be retreating from recent highs. Here’s what you should know. United States Oil Fund shares are experiencing downward pressure. What’s pulling USO shares down? Diplomatic Push To Protect Energy...

The S&P 500 fell 1.36% on Wednesday to close at 6,624.70 after a hotter-than-expected PPI report, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell‘s cautious inflation comments stoked fears that the U.S. economy is heading toward stagflation — lower growth and higher prices simultaneously. The...

Barrick Mining Corp (NYSE:B) shares are under pressure Wednesday as gold and silver prices retreat sharply and the U.S. dollar strengthens ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate announcement this afternoon. Barrick Mining shares are sliding. What’s behind the B decline? With geopolitical...

Here are the latest developments in the U.S.–Israel–Iran war on Wednesday at 9 AM ET, as the conflict enters its nineteenth day. On Tuesday, Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, was killed in a strike at his daughter's home in Pardis, Iranian state media confirmed....

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to include more details on the Israeli strikes, the ongoing war and posts from Larjiani's X account) Israel's ​Defence Minister, Israel Katz, on Tuesday said that ⁠Iran's​ security ​chief, Ali Larijani, had ​been ​killed in an ‌Israeli ⁠strike. In a...

Oil prices remained elevated on Monday as President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s crude export facilities on Kharg Island and the war heads toward its third week, with the Strait of Hormuz still closed. The Kalshi prediction market crowd has one blunt question on the table: Does...