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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: American Airlines, Marvell Technology, Strategy & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Airlines — The group was under pressure Monday as investors worry that renewed U.S.-Iran tensions will keep energy prices elevated and push consumers to travel less. American Airlines , Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were all down more than 2% before the bell. JetBlue Airways […]
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‘Resumption of hostilities’: seized ship, vessel attacks push U.S.-Iran ceasefire toward brink
A person points at a page on the Marinetraffic website that shows commercial boats traffic on the edge of the Strait of Hormuz near the Iranian coast, in Paris on March 4, 2026. Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty Images Fifty days into the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, tensions escalated again after clashes in […]
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries sees shares jump nearly 4% on first ever warship export deal
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (L) and Japan’s Minister of Defense Koizumi Shinjiro (R) pose for a photo with Eisaku Ito, Pesident and CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, before the signing of the contract for Japan to deliver the first three of Mogami-class warships, in Melbourne on April 18, 2026. […]
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How private credit’s cracks are threatening to deepen private equity’s woes
Private credit’s rapid rise has been key to global dealmaking for more than a decade. Now, signs of strain in the $3 trillion market are raising a bigger question: how far the fallout from private credit could spread into private equity. The two pillars of private markets have become deeply intertwined over the past decade, […]
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Asia markets set to open higher amid renewed Iran-U.S. tensions
Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as an electronic screen (top) shows South Korea’s benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on March 13, 2026. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Monday, as investors continue to keep a […]
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Dow futures drop 400 points as Iranian war tensions escalate: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 17, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures tumbled Sunday night as tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated over the weekend with the seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship. Dow Jones […]
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Oil prices jump after Iran and U.S. attack commercial ships as tensions escalate over Strait of Hormuz
Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Crude oil prices surged Sunday, as the U.S. and Iran teetered on the brink of a […]
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Gas prices may not drop below $3 a gallon until next year: Energy Secretary Wright
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright appears before a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy hearing on the Trump administration’s 2027 budget request for the Department of Energy, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said gas prices may not drop below $3 until […]
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Here are 3 forces that drove a remarkable, record-setting week on Wall Street
You can call it a comeback. Stocks rocketed to record highs last week on hopes of a peace deal with Iran, with the S & P 500 closing above 7,100 for the first time and the Nasdaq completing its longest-winning stretch since 1992 — 13 days of gains. For the week, the broad-based S & […]
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Video shows ships turning away from the Strait of Hormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
Oil tankers are remaining cautious about sailing through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran declared Friday that the sea lane is open to commercial ships, video footage shows. Oil futures contracts tumbled Friday as the market interpreted the announcement from Tehran as a major breakthrough that will ease the massive disruption to global energy supplies. […]
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