It was hard to keep track of global markets from hour to hour on Tuesday, with Brent crude hitting fresh five-month highs before plunging, which rippled through tech-
October 21, 2026Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, led by another increase in French borrowing costs to their highest since mid-2002, as widespread
October 21, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Just days after strapping thrusters onto the new Roadster, Elon Musk may be about to repeat the stunt for real this
October 21, 2026Japan’s trade deficit has reached 2.81 trillion yen, or $17.8 billion, for the first fiscal half, according to government data, as the war in Iran sent oil import prices soaring
October 21, 2026US stocks rose on Tuesday, shrugging off global weakness earlier in the day as oil prices pulled back sharply from six-month highs, a reversal
October 20, 2026The Dow rose 1% on Tuesday, outperforming the benchmark S&P 500 while the healthcare sector provided Wall Street's biggest boost and
October 20, 2026Most of the U.S. stock market rose Tuesday following strong profit reports from Equifax, Hasbro and other companies
October 20, 2026Oil prices settled down after touching a five-month high on Tuesday as traders weighed a meeting between the Iranian president and Pakistan's army
October 19, 2026US stock indexes ended mostly higher as oil prices and Treasury yields eased on Tuesday, while French stocks fell as worries about
October 20, 2026Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday as banks and commodity-linked stocks weighed, while signs of resilience in the labour market kept expectations alive for a Bank of England
October 20, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Tuesday, dragged down by renewed weakness in AI-linked stocks and a rebound in oil prices, while investors braced for major corporate
October 20, 2026Iran has deliberately prolonged talks with the US to try to weaken Donald Trump politically ahead of November's US midterm elections, senior officials say,
October 20, 2026Oil parked above $110 a barrel as IEA warns energy markets won’t return to normal next year
October 20, 2026The Bank of Japan may raise its inflation outlook for the next fiscal year in forecasts due this month, as rising oil prices exert longer-
October 20, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rocky Swift A rocky start for a South Korean startup cast a shadow over highly anticipated announcements by AI hyperscalers this week.
October 20, 2026AI stocks recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky
October 19, 2026The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led Wall Street with a 1% advance on Monday as investors returned to the chip sector and other AI-related
October 19, 2026Oil prices were mixed on Monday after attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on a Yemeni military training camp and renewed attacks on Saudi energy,
October 18, 2026The Nasdaq rose more than 1% on Monday as tech shares rebounded ahead of a big week for AI-related earnings, while
October 18, 2026US President Donald Trump's waiver of Russian sanctions eases energy concerns for India, one of the top importers of Russian oil, and may improve the
October 19, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
October 19, 2026High fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive, fly and buy some goods more than seven months into the U.S.-Iran war
October 17, 2026Wall Street tumbled on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology
October 16, 2026Brent touched $110 a barrel for the first time since May on Friday on worries that escalating tensions in the Middle East could further tighten
October 15, 2026Brent crude was little changed on Thursday as investors weighed possible US steps to ease restrictions on the world’s "shadow fleet" of tankers, while
October 15, 2026When the oil supertanker Esteem Explorer sails from the United States to Japan in late November, loaded with about 2
October 15, 2026Oil prices rose on Wednesday after the Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco's headquarters and Iran said it was deploying new tactics to target ships and keep oil
October 14, 2026U.S. stocks dropped to their worst day since July
October 14, 2026Iran is deploying new tactics to target ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz as it seeks to keep oil
October 14, 2026World stocks edged lower on Tuesday as concerns about AI spending weighed on chipmakers and investors looked ahead to more US corporate
October 13, 2026Oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as hopes the US-Russia diesel deal could free up more supplies from Moscow offset attacks in Saudi Arabia and Yemen that could
October 13, 2026The International Monetary Fund has slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, but it's forecasting growth at a still sluggish 3.1%
October 13, 2026Oil and fuel prices rose on Monday following weekend attacks on a Saudi airport, which had a varied impact on global stocks.
October 13, 2026Stocks kicked off a busy week with mixed trading on Wall Street that kept the market hovering around its all-time high set last week
October 12, 2026The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite closed lower on Monday as oil prices jumped nearly $2 a barrel after attacks on a Saudi airport, and
October 12, 2026Oil prices climbed on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed hopes for supply improvements, and expectations for higher US
October 12, 2026The dollar held at an 18-month high on Monday, supported by safe-haven demand as attacks escalated in the Middle East over the weekend, keeping investors
October 12, 2026Oil prices rose by nearly $2 a barrel on Monday as attacks on Saudi Arabia outweighed the prospect of increased supplies, even
October 12, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened muted on Monday as investors watched oil prices and global events ahead of crucial bank earnings and inflation data due later in the week that are
October 12, 2026How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president
October 12, 2026President Donald Trump and Iranian officials seem to agree on one thing about their seven-month-old war
October 10, 2026The U.S. stock market finished its record-setting week with gains, even as other financial markets remained indecisive
October 09, 2026Oil prices settled higher on Friday as Hurricane Isaias churned toward the northern Gulf of Mexico and oil companies shut more than 70% of crude production in
October 09, 2026Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday as oil prices retreated on easing Middle East supply concerns, though telecom shares remained under pressure after SpaceX's
October 09, 2026US diesel prices remain at near-record highs, up 70% since the US-Israeli war on Iran began despite two recent moves by
October 09, 2026European stocks recovered on Friday as oil prices and bond yields eased on hopes of a pause in the Middle East war, while telecom stocks slid
October 09, 2026If the Strait of Hormuz is open, why are gas and diesel so expensive?
October 09, 2026The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield could rise to 6% for the first time since 2000 as high oil prices fuel inflation concerns and worries over the country's growing public debt,
October 09, 2026President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US will not launch an attack on Iran before November's US midterm congressional elections, asserting that the two
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