Elaine Kurtenbach

Trader Aaron Ford works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US markets head lower as oil prices resume their climb and higher treasury yields pressure stocks

May 21, 2026 at 8:29 a.m.

U.S. markets were poised to open lower Thursday as oil prices rose and treasury yields resumed their climb amid the ongoing stalemate between Iran and the U.S.

A person walks near a stock price monitor showing Nikkei index at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Crude prices resume climb and pressure financial markets again

March 17, 2026 at 7:26 a.m.

U.S. markets inched lower early Tuesday with a retreat in oil prices to start the week proving to be short-lived.

A thick plume of smoke rises from an oil storage facility hit by a U.S.-Israeli strike late Saturday in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Crude oil prices spike as a broadening Iran war threatens both transport routes and production

March 9, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets.

The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US stocks trim a big early drop as Wall Street remains twitchy after oil spikes to nearly $120

March 9, 2026 at 12:10 p.m.

Stock markets worldwide are sinking on worries about whether the global economy can withstand spiking prices for oil, which briefly got to nearly $120 per barrel on Monday. But for as...

Financial information is displayed on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US futures slide, oil and gasoline prices climb on retaliatory strikes from Iran

March 5, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.

Renewed retaliatory strikes from Iran again raised anxiety in U.S. markets Thursday, sending futures lower and energy prices higher with prices at the pump jumping overnight.

Snow falls outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

US futures and Asian shares open lower, oil prices soar as US and Israeli attack Iran

March 1, 2026 at 7:17 p.m.

The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets early Monday, with U.S. futures falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring.

Anthony Spina, left, works with fellow options traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

US futures, precious metals fall after Trump says he is nominating Kevin Warsh to be next Fed Chair

January 30, 2026 at 8:45 a.m.

Futures fell on Wall Street Friday as word leaked that President Donald Trump would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the U.S. central...

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

US futures sink after Donald Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue

January 19, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they...

Trader Jonathan Mueller works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street in a holding pattern as a wild 2025 winds down

December 30, 2025 at 8:36 a.m.

Wall Street is largely unchanged early Tuesday as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line. Gold, silver and copper all resumed their ascent after steep declines Monday.

President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, look at each other after their summit meeting at Gimhae International Airport Jinping in Busan, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trade takeaways from President Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

October 30, 2025 at 8:54 p.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he had an “amazing” meeting with China's top leader Xi Jinping that produced very important decisions.

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