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Trump warns to ‘blow up’ South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue
An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday stateside warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s […]
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Oil jumps 4% as Iranian retaliatory strikes on Qatar’s key energy facility stoke supply worries
A pumpjack stands at the Inglewood Oil field in Los Angeles, California on March 17, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices extended gains as Middle East remains on the boil with strikes on energy infrastructure in the region fanning fears of a supply crunch. Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missile […]
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Iran missile attack on Qatar causes ‘extensive damage’ to facility housing huge gas plant
Qatar said Wednesday that Iranian missiles caused “extensive damage” at Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry denounced the attack as a “dangerous escalation, flagrant violation of state sovereignty, and a direct threat to its national security and regional stability.” Qatar […]
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Dow tumbles 600 points to session low as inflation fears hurt stocks: Live updates
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks sold off on Wednesday after new U.S. economic data […]
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Cramer weighs in on ‘hack downgrade’ of Starbucks — and what’s behind Amazon’s dip
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks tumbled on Wednesday following hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation data and rising oil prices caused by the Middle East conflict. Brent crude , the international benchmark, crept back up after […]
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Investors rip up European boom bets as stagflation fears soar on Iran war oil shock
The Iran war is hammering market sentiment in Europe, and investors are increasingly gloomy about the prospects for the continent’s growth, according to Bank of America ‘s latest survey of European fund managers. They’re slashing exposure to eurozone-area stocks amid fears of flatlining growth and a stagflation shock resulting from the ongoing conflict , per […]
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European markets need to get their act together, CEO of Norway’s $2 trillion wealth fund says. ‘The winner takes it all’
Nicolai Tangen, chief executive officer of NBIM, at the Norges Bank Climate Conference in Oslo, Norway, on Oct. 21, 2025. Naina Helén Jåma | Bloomberg | Getty Images European markets are facing a crisis and must get their act together to fix it, the head of the world’s biggest individual investor has said. Speaking to […]
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Iran targets UAE energy infrastructure as gas field set ablaze, tanker struck near Strait of Hormuz
Naval units from Iran and Russia carry out to simulation of rescue a hijacked vessel during the joint naval drills held at the Port of Bandar Abbas near the Strait of Hormuz in Hormozgan, Iran on February 19, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A fresh wave of attacks on the United Arab Emirates’ […]
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Treasury yields tick up as investors weigh oil surge, Iran tensions and looming Fed decision
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury yields edged higher Tuesday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices ahead of the Federal […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Risk-off trade back on for oil
Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to dominate the news cycle, and his latest round with reporters in the Oval Office has yielded more headlines and market moves this morning. It’s only Tuesday and already it’s been a […]
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