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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 04, 2025 in New York City.
PoliticsWithin a day, the Iran-U.S. ceasefire began breaking down. Markets shrugged
By Eva RoytburgApril 8, 2026
Donald Trump speaks and puts one hand in the air while standing in the Press Briefing Room.
Energy2 years ago, Saudi Arabia quietly canceled the ‘petrodollar’ deal with America that wired the world economy for 50 years. Then war broke out in Iran
By Sasha RogelbergApril 7, 2026
Members of security forces watch over the crowd during a funeral procession held for IRGC Navy Chief Alireza Tangsiri, alongside other senior naval commanders and their families who were killed in US-Israeli strikes in late March, on April 1, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
PoliticsIranians begin forming human chains around power plants ahead of Trump’s deadline, social media videos show
By Eva RoytburgApril 7, 2026
US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.
PoliticsTrump threatens to ‘take out’ all of Iran in one night. From blackout bombs to ‘discombobulators,’ here’s what that could actually mean
By Eva RoytburgApril 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump blows a whistle as children participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.
EnergyWall Street knows something about Trump and Iran: Both sides are running out of time
By Eva RoytburgApril 6, 2026
Traders signal offers in the S&P options trading pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange on March 31, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
EnergyMarkets rally hard on Iran’s promise to play nice in Hormuz as its leaders pocket billions from the disruption
By Eva RoytburgApril 2, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC
EnergyMarkets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon Iran war, but Jamie Dimon sides with allies: ‘Win this thing and clean up the straits’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 31, 2026
Pete Hegseth speaks behind a podium as Donald Trump watches behind him.
EconomyMark Zandi warns recession odds are creeping toward 50%, and the Iran war could launch us into economic turmoil by midyear
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 25, 2026
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EnergyNobel laureate Paul Krugman calls it ‘treason’: $580 million in suspicious oil futures traded minutes before Trump’s Iran reversal
By Eva RoytburgMarch 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on March 23, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
EnergyTrump’s trillion-dollar TACO that wasn’t: Iran confronts the master of the deal with a partner he can’t bully
By Eva RoytburgMarch 24, 2026
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 18, 2026 in New York City.
EnergyOil prices hit nearly $110 as Iran vows to escalate the war in ‘new ways’
By Eva RoytburgMarch 18, 2026
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Middle EastRay Dalio warns a brutal ‘final battle’ for the Strait of Hormuz is coming—and losing could end the American empire
By Eva RoytburgMarch 17, 2026
1970s car waiting for gas during the gas crisis of the 1970s.
Middle EastSo, what happens during a gas crisis, anyway? Your older relatives have a reason to bring up what could come next
By Catherina GioinoMarch 15, 2026
A bomb disposal officer in 1945 pulling a mine from the sea on the South East coast of Britain near Hythe.
Middle EastIran’s simplest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage
By Eva RoytburgMarch 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida.
EnergyThe fog of war is coming from inside the White House—and it cost oil markets $84 million in 10 minutes
By Eva RoytburgMarch 11, 2026
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