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Image for Oil jumps and stock futures slip on renewed US-Iran fighting
Finance

Oil jumps and stock futures slip on renewed US-Iran fighting

SINGAPORE, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil rose and U.S. stock futures slipped in early trade on Friday, after...

7th May, 2026

Image for US oil prices jump on US-Iran hostilities
Finance

US oil prices jump on US-Iran hostilities

BEIJING, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures rose as much as 3% in early trading on Friday after re...

7th May, 2026

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Iran's state broadcaster says 'enemy units' came under missile fire after US attack on Iranian oil tanker

May 7 (Reuters) - Iran's state broadcaster, citing an unnamed military official, said on Thursday th...

7th May, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows
Finance

Exclusive-Oil-price bets ahead of Iran war news totalled $7 billion, reporting shows

By Amanda Cooper and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - A series of well-timed market bets...

7th May, 2026

Image for Exclusive-Hungry to sell, UAE slips hidden oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz
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Exclusive-Hungry to sell, UAE slips hidden oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz

By Florence Tan and Jonathan Saul SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 7 (Reuters) - With their location trackers s...

7th May, 2026

Image for US oil prices rebound as investors assess prospects for a Middle East peace deal
Finance

US oil prices rebound as investors assess prospects for a Middle East peace deal

TOKYO, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures rose about $1 in early trade on Thursday, rebounding fro...

6th May, 2026

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Rubio says US has achieved objectives of Iran operation

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued on Tuesday...

5th May, 2026

Image for Shares slide, oil prices elevated as US-Iran truce prospects dim
Finance

Shares slide, oil prices elevated as US-Iran truce prospects dim

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Stocks in Asia slid on Tuesday while oil prices eased but re...

5th May, 2026

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Finance

Stocks edge up in Asia, oil flat amid Middle East uncertainty

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Shares edged higher while oil prices flatlined in Asia on Mo...

4th May, 2026

Image for Oil falls after Trump says US would help free ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz
Finance

Oil falls after Trump says US would help free ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

SINGAPORE, May 4 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped more than $1 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President...

3rd May, 2026

Image for Russia's Primorsk port hit as Ukraine launches wave of drone strikes
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Russia's Primorsk port hit as Ukraine launches wave of drone strikes

MOSCOW, May 3 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk on Sunday,...

3rd May, 2026

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Finance

Iran offers Strait deal; Trump dissatisfied but prefers non-military path

By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/WEST PALM BEACH, May 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian proposal so fa...

2nd May, 2026