Today: November 14, 2024
Today: November 14, 2024

Middle East tensions

Finance

Oil settles up, weekly gain 4% as investors weigh Middle East risk and US election

Oil prices settled higher on Friday and gained 4% on the week, with investors taking stock of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East as well as the U.S.

Oil settles up, weekly gain 4% as investors weigh Middle East risk and US election
Election|Finance|MidEast|US

Gold scales record peak as US election jitters ignite safe-haven rush

Gold hit an all-time peak on Tuesday as a mixture of factors including safe-haven demand spurred by U.S. election uncertainties and the Middle

Gold scales record peak as US election jitters ignite safe-haven rush
World

US says it opposes scope of Israeli air strikes in Beirut

The United States, Israel's closest ally, on Tuesday said it opposed the scope of the country's air strikes in Beirut over the past few

US says it opposes scope of Israeli air strikes in Beirut
MidEast|Technology

US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions

US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions

US to deploy about 100 troops to operate advanced anti-missile system in Israel amid heightened tensions
MidEast|US|World

US incredibly concerned about humanitarian situation in Gaza, State Department says

The United States is incredibly concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly in northern Gaza, the State Department said

US incredibly concerned about humanitarian situation in Gaza, State Department says
Business|Economy|Finance|News

Rate cuts and politics, say no more

It's a packed week ahead with U.S. inflation data, the start of Q3 earnings, a French budget and possibly a big rate cut from New Zealand.

Rate cuts and politics, say no more
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets

Equities rise with dollar, bond yields as investors cheer strong US payrolls

MSCI's global equities index rose on Friday while the dollar climbed to its highest level since mid-August as investors heaved a sigh of

Equities rise with dollar, bond yields as investors cheer strong US payrolls
Business|Finance|MidEast|News|US

MidEast tension, port strike see edgy Q4 start

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With Middle East tensions dialing back up, U.S. port workers on strike and global industry under the cosh, the final quarter of 2024

MidEast tension, port strike see edgy Q4 start
News|US

Blinken says US, partners working tirelessly to avoid full-blown war in Lebanon

U.S.

Blinken says US, partners working tirelessly to avoid full-blown war in Lebanon
MidEast|News|World

Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others

Israel has launched a rare airstrike that killed a senior Hezbollah military official in a densely populated southern Beirut neighborhood

Rare Israeli airstrike in Beirut kills Hezbollah commander and more than a dozen others
Economy|Finance|News|Stock Markets|US

Oil drops as investors look past Biden exit, focus on weak fundamentals

Oil prices fell for a second consecutive session on Monday to their lowest level in over a month, as investors looked past U.S.

Oil drops as investors look past Biden exit, focus on weak fundamentals
Economy|MidEast|News

Oil prices ease on demand concerns in China

Oil prices eased on Monday as worries about demand in top importer China offset supportive U.S. economic news, OPEC+ supply restraint and ongoing Middle East

Oil prices ease on demand concerns in China
Election|MidEast|News|World

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East

Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker
Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar

Oil prices rose about 1% on Monday, spurred by the prospect of strong summer driving demand and as tensions in the Middle East and drone attacks on Russian

Oil prices rise on fuel demand expectations, easing US dollar
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News|US

Oil prices dip as demand concerns outweigh Middle East supply fears

Oil prices eased in early trade on Wednesday as worries about global demand due to weak economic momentum in China and fading hopes for U.S. interest rate cuts in

Oil prices dip as demand concerns outweigh Middle East supply fears
Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|News|World

Oil rises on Red Sea tensions, US stock builds weigh

Global oil benchmark Brent hovered near $80 a barrel on Wednesday as investors worried about global trade disruption and tensions in the Middle East following attacks on

Oil rises on Red Sea tensions, US stock builds weigh

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