Iran War

Energy

UAE Kicks OPEC to the Curb as Iran War Strains Oil Market

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It’s a devastating blow for an oil cartel that had been slowly fracturing for years amid the US shale oil boom.

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Consumer

American Joins Airlines Buckling Up for Soaring Fuel Costs

Fuel typically accounts for a quarter of carriers’ expenses, but that proportion’s likely to dramatically spike this year.

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Markets

Blowout Earnings Reports Give Wall Street Reason to Believe the Bull Case

The S&P 500 ticked down 0.24% on Monday, snapping a 14-day winning streak that pushed the market to a record close on Friday.

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Energy

Sweating It Out: Data Centers Plus Summer Heat Raises Power Bills, Blackout Risk

The US electrical grid isn’t ready for the double whammy of peak air conditioner usage and peak data center power needs. What happens now?

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Industrials

Daring Iran War Rescue Highlights Small But Crucial Military Tech

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Spending on newer military tech jumped more than 20% this year, feeding innovation like the device that helped rescuers find a downed aviator.

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Advisor Upside

What Advisors Are Watching as the Iran War Escalates

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Inflation & Prices

Fed’s ‘Goldilocks’ Economic Strategy Disintegrating amid Hormuz Strikes

Markets are pricing in practically no chance of a rate cut when officials meet later this month, according to the CME Fedwatch.

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Markets

Markets Brace for 10% Correction Without ‘Defined Off-Ramp’ from US-Iran War

The US-Israel conflict with Iran has triggered the biggest oil supply disruption ever, topping the 1956 Suez crisis.

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ETF Upside

ETFs Highlight Market Turmoil of Iran Conflict

Broad-market index funds were nearly flat Monday, while gold and defense ETFs were up. All that changed a day later.

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Energy

Energy Market Disruption From Iran Conflict Flows into Gas Pumps

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Oil prices are surging as Iran’s counterattacks on the US and Israel curbed shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Markets

Iran War Turns Middle Eastern Tourist Hot Spots into Strike Zones

Shares in travel firms are plummeting as Iranian counter-attacks on the US and Israel target vacation spots such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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