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Image for Oil rises as Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners
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Oil rises as Trump threatens sanctions on Iran partners

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - International and U.S. crude oil futures rose on Friday af...

21st August, 2026

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UK's FTSE 100 clocks mild weekly gain as commodity-linked shares rise

Aug 21 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 closed higher on Friday, boosted by gains in mining stocks, and mana...

21st August, 2026

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Oil prices settle near 4-week high as Middle East crisis escalates

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Crude oil prices rose on Wednesday and settled at t...

19th August, 2026

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Broker Marex freezes Radiant World accounts, sources say

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Commodities broker Marex Group has frozen all Radiant World's accounts fo...

19th August, 2026

Image for Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists
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Hormuz traffic slows as uncertainty over waterway persists

SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed, data showed on Wednesday...

19th August, 2026

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Oil settles up over $2 as Iran war stalemate stokes supply concerns

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled up by more than $2 on Monday on...

17th August, 2026

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Russia hits Ukraine's Izmail and Odesa ports in overnight strikes

Aug 17 (Reuters) - A Russian attack targeted port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail district in the...

17th August, 2026

Image for Rhine water sinks to another record low and transport shifts to land
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Rhine water sinks to another record low and transport shifts to land

FRANKFURT, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Water levels on the Rhine river fell to record lows overnight as a hea...

15th August, 2026

Image for Russia dismisses idea of Black Sea ceasefire
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Russia dismisses idea of Black Sea ceasefire

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with Ukraine in the Bl...

14th August, 2026

Image for Oil rises after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran; set for weekly gains
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Oil rises after US threatens indefinite blockade of Iran; set for weekly gains

By Anushree Mukherjee Aug 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday and were on track for weekly gain...

14th August, 2026

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Oil settles down 2% on weak demand outlook, hefty US crude build

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Oil settled down more than 2% on Thursday, reversin...

13th August, 2026

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Are global oil stocks big enough to weather another six months of US-Iran war?

By Anushree Mukherjee Aug 13 (Reuters) - As the U.S.-Iran war drags on with no end in sight, oil tra...

13th August, 2026