Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2026.
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Stock futures were plunging to start the week’s trading as U.S. oil prices topped $100 a barrel amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, raising fears…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 5, 2026.
Spencer Platt | Getty Images
Stock futures were plunging to start the week’s trading as U.S. oil prices topped $100 a barrel amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, raising fears…
“Operation Dunkirk” – that’s how a sailing school director described the frantic rush for sailings between Israel and Cyprus during the previous round of fighting with Iran last June. In those days, he organized 12 sea voyages to bring Israelis…


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US retail gasoline and diesel prices are soaring as the U.S.-Israel war with Iran constrains oil and fuel exports, which could be a political test for President Donald Trump’s Republican Party ahead of midterm elections in November.
Fuel prices…