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Oil Soars, Stocks Fall With Tensions Rising in Strait of Hormuz
Investors fear climbing energy costs will spur inflation and hurt corporate profits.
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Attacks on U.S. Warships in Strait Test Trump's Desire to End Iran War
Speaking Monday from the White House, Trump referred to the latest round of attacks as a "mini war."
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Bank of Canada Gov. Macklem Vows Action If Affects From High Energy Prices Spread
Tiff Macklem said officials would act quickly should evidence emerge that the impact from higher energy prices begins to spread beyond gas stations to other goods and services.
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Oil Prices Rise After New Iran Missile Attacks
The president said that the U.S. had told countries it would "guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways."
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Treasury Raises Its Borrowing Projection More Than Expected
The new estimate is about $80 billion more than previously forecast.
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Bond Yields Are Rising. Why That Could End the Stock Market's Rally.
The Treasury market is at a critical juncture and deepening losses at this point could pull money away from stocks as prices fall and yields rise.
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Five Takeaways From Berkshire CEO Greg Abel's First Annual Shareholder Meeting as Host
The new chief executive was mostly all business in his debut as MC at the conglomerate's annual meeting in Nebraska.
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EU Trade Chief Plans to Meet U.S. Counterpart in Paris
European officials are reeling from another American threat to raise tariffs on exports to the U.S. despite a trade agreement reached between the bloc and the Trump administration last year.
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ECB Could Hike Rates in June Should Inflation Outlook Not Improve, Nagel Says
The longer the Iran war persists, the greater the risk that inflation will remain elevated if monetary policy fails to act, Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said.
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Asia Manufacturing Sector Feeling Strain From Middle East Conflict
Gauges of factory activity showed more evidence of supply-chain disruptions from the war, with stockpiling buoying production as cost pressures intensify.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 04, 2026 21:15 ET (01:15 GMT)
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