Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 30, 2026 in New York City.
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U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday night after all three indexes fell during the…
Category: 6. Business
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Oil Prices Keep Rising as Iran Denies Peace Negotiations – Barron's
- Oil Prices Keep Rising as Iran Denies Peace Negotiations Barron’s
- US oil settles above $100 for first time since 2022 after Trump says he wants to ‘take the oil’ in Iran and Houthis join war CNN
- Asia-Pacific markets set to fall as U.S. crude…
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Will war in the Middle East lead to job losses?
The March jobs report, out Friday, will be the first one to include data collected since president Trump launched a war in Iran.
Data will be from the early days of the war, so it’s unlikely to have had much effect on jobs numbers. But the…
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The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.17% to 97.21 — Data Talk
The WSJ Dollar Index is up 0.17 point or 0.17% today to 97.21
--Up for five consecutive trading days
--Up 1.21 points or 1.26% over the last five trading days
--Largest five-day point and percentage gain since Thursday,...
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Bill Ackman told spooked investors to get over the Iran war and buy Fannie and Freddie. Stocks surged 40% the next day
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored businesses designed to prop up mortgages, ripped on Monday after billionaire investor Bill Ackman told investors in a late Sunday X post to stop worrying about the war in Iran and start…
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Oil jumps, U.S. markets open higher as Iran war rounds one month
Global oil prices continued their recent climb and the S&P 500 closed lower Monday after a weekend that saw Iran-backed Houthi militants launch ballistic missiles at Israel and 3,500 additional U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East.
The conflict…
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Surging diesel prices squeeze Maine truckers and loggers, as Iran war drags on
As the war with Iran continues to roil global energy markets, Maine’s logging and trucking industries are among those feeling the squeeze from rising fuel prices.
The price of diesel in Maine has jumped by…
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US natural gas prices retreat to monthly low as profit taking begins
Analysts at Ritterbusch and Associates said they, “believe that a significant decline in production or any unexpected supply disruption could prompt an outsized price response. And although export activity has ramped up in recent days, supportive…
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Exxon and QatarEnergy's joint venture Golden Pass produces first LNG at new Texas facility – Reuters
- Exxon and QatarEnergy’s joint venture Golden Pass produces first LNG at new Texas facility Reuters
- Golden Pass LNG marks milestone with first LNG production KFDM
- Qatar-Exxon LNG Plant Marks First Production From Texas Facility Bloomberg.com
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South African rand weakens as Middle East conflict elevates oil prices
South African Rand coins are seen in this illustration picture taken October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/Illustration/File Photo JOHANNESBURG, March 30 (Reuters) – The South African rand weakened on Monday, as the month-long war in…
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