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Stock futures slip as traders watch oil prices, Iran war for effect on economy: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures slipped Wednesday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a second day of losses and rising oil prices kept traders on edge. Dow futures fell 294 points, or 0.6%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.6%, while Nasdaq 100 futures also dropped […]
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Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war
Tankers sail 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 Insurance giant Chubb will be the lead underwriter for a U.S.-government led program to provide insurance […]
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IEA agrees to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption
The International Energy Agency on Wednesday agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil to address the supply disruption triggered by the Iran war, the largest such action in the organization’s history. The IEA did not set out a timeline for when the stocks would hit the market. It said that the reserves would be […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Oil jitters persist as U.S. targets Iranian ships near Strait of Hormuz
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE What you need to know today Oil was slightly higher after plunging more than 11% Tuesday, as traders expect a group of countries to tap emergency crude reserves to mitigate disruption caused by the war in the Middle East. The sharp drop came […]
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Oil prices inch back toward $90 mark as traders shrug off prospect of historic reserve release
A family sits against the backdrop of a dockyard off the coastal city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz in the northern Emirate on Feb. 25, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Oil prices moved higher early on Wednesday, despite a report that there would be a historic release of emergency reserves […]
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Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway
Rotterdam hopper dredger vessel operated by Van Oord sits anchored, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 9, 2026. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Iran has continued to send large amounts of crude oil via the Strait of Hormuz to China even as the […]
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U.S. forces sink 16 Iranian minelayers as reports say Tehran is mining the Strait of Hormuz
In this handout photo obtained from the U.S. Defence Department, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) and Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) in the Arabian Sea, Feb. 6, 2026. Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class […]
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IEA countries to meet later Tuesday on release of oil reserves, but no decision made yet
The International Energy Agency will convene an extraordinary meeting of its member countries Tuesday to discuss a possible release of oil stockpiles to address the supply disruption triggered by the Iran war. The more than 30 members will “assess the current security of supply and market conditions to inform a subsequent decision on whether to […]
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