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Top oil CEOs sound the alarm as Israel-Iran strikes escalate
Smoke billows for the second day from the Shahran oil depot, northwest of Tehran, on June 16, 2025. – | Afp | Getty Images Top oil chief executives have raised the alarm over Israel and Iran’s escalating conflict, warning about the consequences of further attacks on key energy infrastructure. Israel’s surprise attack on Iran’s military and […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Iran’s desire for a ceasefire lifts U.S. markets, but could be one-sided
Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran’s state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Stringer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. stock market rose amid news that Iran wants a ceasefire with Israel. As early […]
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Shipping groups are starting to shy away from the Strait of Hormuz as Israel-Iran conflict rages on
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps speed boat sailing along the Persian Gulf during the IRGC marine parade to commemorate Persian Gulf National Day, near the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the seaport city of Bushehr, in the south of Iran, on April 29, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Some shipowners are opting to […]
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CNBC Daily Open: The Israel-Iran conflict continues but markets seem unfazed
Smoke billows from an explosion at the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building in Tehran on June 16, 2025. AFP | Getty Images The U.S. stock market rose and oil prices retreated amid news that Iran wants a ceasefire with Israel. As early as the first days of Israel’s strikes, Tehran reportedly asked several […]
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Markets are shrugging off the Israel-Iran conflict. Some strategists warn of complacency
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Global investors may be underpricing the impact of a conflict between Israel and Iran, market watchers warned on Monday, as stocks rallied despite escalating warfare […]
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Israel vows Iran will ‘pay the price’ as attacks continue for a fourth day
Trails of Iranian ballistic missiles light up the night sky as seen from Gaza City during renewed missile strikes launched by Iran in retaliation against Israel on June 15, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Tehran will “pay the price” for its fresh missile onslaught against Israel, the Jewish state’s defense minister warned Monday, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Financial markets seem to find their footing after digesting Israeli strikes
Smoke rises in the distance following an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, Iran, on June 14, 2025. \ Khoshiran | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s airstrikes on Iran Friday sent reverberations through financial markets. Oil prices jumped on fears that supply from Iran, the world’s ninth-largest oil producer in 2023, would be disrupted. Prices of gold, […]
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Energy giants Baker Hughes, Woodside shy away from making oil forecasts as Iran-Israel conflict escalates
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images The CEOs of two major energy companies are monitoring the developments between Iran and Israel — but they aren’t about to make firm […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Israel’s conflict with Iran sends tremors through markets
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Israel’s airstrikes on Iran Friday sent reverberations through financial markets. Oil prices jumped on fears that supply from Iran, the world’s ninth-largest oil […]
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Oil prices jump more than 3%, adding to last week’s surge, as Israel strikes Iran energy facilities
Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images Crude oil futures jumped more than 3% Sunday after Israel struck two natural gas facilities in Iran, raising fears that the war will […]
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