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May 19, 2026
Worried About War’s Impact, Bond Investors Push Rates to Highest Level Since 2007
The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield hasn’t been this high since the lead-up to the global financial crisis. Across Europe and Asia, yields are also elevated.
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May 15, 2026
Stock Market Rally Confronts Inflation and Higher Interest Rates
Despite accelerating inflation and possible interest rate increases, the S&P 500 has posted a long weekly winning streak, driven by strong corporate earnings. Can it last?
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May 1, 2026
Stocks and Oil Prices Sent Conflicting Signals in April Amid Havoc of Iran War
Energy markets remained disrupted by turmoil in the Middle East, while the S&P 500 posted its best month since November 2020.
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April 17, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Is Open During Cease-Fire in Lebanon, U.S. and Iran Say
Statements from President Trump and Iran aimed to raise confidence in the safety of the waterway, but shipping experts said risks remained.
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April 17, 2026
Stocks Extend Rally as Tensions Ease Over War in Iran
The S&P 500’s rise on Friday caps a striking three-week streak, powered by investors’ optimism about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and strong corporate earnings.
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April 15, 2026
Stocks Approach Record High as Wall St. Looks Beyond War
Investors appear to be treating an end to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a foregone conclusion.
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March 27, 2026
As Stocks Keep Falling, Investors Are Losing Patience With the War in Iran
The S&P 500 is on course for its fifth straight week of losses and its worst weekly losing streak in roughly four years.
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March 26, 2026
U.S. Stocks Have Their Biggest Drop Since Start of Iran War
The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 percent on Thursday and oil prices continued rising as investors fret about when the war would end.
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March 23, 2026
Oil Prices Tumble and Stocks Rise as Trump Backs Off Threats to Iran Infrastructure
Investors braced for a fourth week of market turmoil caused by the war in the Middle East
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March 11, 2026
Trump Directs Iran War Keeping Markets Top of Mind
President Trump again demonstrated his desire to keep the stock markets aloft when he suggested U.S. attacks on Iran could end soon.
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March 11, 2026
U.S. Gas Prices Jump for 11th Straight Day, and Oil Pushes Higher
Drivers are paying an average of 20 percent more at the pump since the strikes on Iran began. The global oil price was up and stocks in Asia rose.
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March 9, 2026
Stocks Tank in Asia as Oil Price Surges
The U.S. markets fell at Monday’s open, while Asian and European markets tumbled as tensions in the Middle East led to more energy supply disruptions, rattling investors.
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March 9, 2026
Oil Prices Spike Over $110 a Barrel, Highest Since Pandemic
The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies.
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March 8, 2026
Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years
The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies. Stock futures fell about 1.5 percent.
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March 6, 2026
The State of U.S. Markets
Our business reporter Joe Rennison walks us through three charts to help make sense of the wild swings in the markets this week since the attacks on Iran commenced.
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March 6, 2026
Stocks Drop as Weak Jobs Report Adds to Uncertain Outlook
Stock movements this week has been choppy as investors weighed the inflationary impact of the war in the Middle East. The jobs report has complicated matters.
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February 25, 2026
Bleak Research Report Stokes A.I. Debate on Wall St.
In a widely circulated note, Citrini Research painted a dire picture of job losses and stock market sell-offs, though many analysts and economists questioned its conclusions.
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