Tightening fuel supply—and the ensuing surge in oil prices—has quickly become one of the most impactful forces reshaping where, when and how people can travel in 2026.
At the center of it all is the disruption to global oil flows from…
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The shaky Trump-Iran cease-fire means being ready to exit any ‘war’s over’ stock-market rally
By Kenneth Rapoza
These signals for investors will make or break the truce – and oil prices
Iranians gather in Tehran’s Revolution Square on April 8 after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week cease-fire.
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The stock-market correction isn’t over yet. Here’s why the Iran cease-fire is actually a bad omen.
By Mark Hulbert
Market timers are too bullish about the outcome of the war – and May marks the start of the worst six-month stretch for markets historically
The U.S. stock-market correction has more downside ahead, according to…
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U.S. inflation accelerates in March as energy prices surge amid Mideast conflict-Xinhua
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) — U.S. consumer prices rose sharply in March as a conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran drove up energy costs, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor…
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U.S. inflation accelerates in March as energy prices surge amid Mideast conflict-Xinhua
WASHINGTON, April 11 (Xinhua) — U.S. consumer prices rose sharply in March as a conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran drove up energy costs, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor…
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Oil price drop won't last; spot markets hint at spike despite Iran ceasefire – Invezz
- Oil price drop won’t last; spot markets hint at spike despite Iran ceasefire Invezz
- Oil rally loses steam after Israel agrees to negotiate with Lebanon CNBC
- How the Strait of Hormuz Stifled a Market Rally The New York Times
- Crude Futures End…
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Here’s What the Futures Markets Are Saying About Oil and the Conflict in the Persian Gulf
It’s always a good idea to look at what market data is telling you about the market consensus opinion on a matter, and right now, energy markets and the conflict in the Persian Gulf are front and center of investor concerns. Here’s a look at what…
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Cathay to cut flights from mid-May to end-June as fuel prices surge
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 aircraft at Kingsford Smith Airport on August 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., is the flag carrier of Hong Kong with its main hub being at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Palantir CEO says AI ‘will destroy’ humanities jobs
Some economists and experts say critical thinking and creativity will be more important than ever in the age of artificial intelligence, when an LLM can do much of the heavy lifting in coding or research. Take Benjamin Shiller, the Brandeis…
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‘Abhorrent’: the inside story of the Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war | Business
“Horekunden” was rapidly losing patience.
His frustration was with the Institute for the Study of War, a US thinktank which produces a daily map of the frontline in Ukraine.
For Horekunden, and other anonymous gamblers, the map was a…
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