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Oil jumps 4% on reports China halts fuel exports, US troops head to Middle East

Oil jumps 4% on reports China halts fuel exports, US troops head to Middle East

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped on Thursday and settled up more than $4 a barrel, after a report said the US was sending more troops and carriers to the Middle East and China suspended oil products exports, stoking fears that global fuel shortages could worsen.

Trading Day: Shrugging off a volatile September, markets shuffle into Q4

Trading Day: Shrugging off a volatile September, markets shuffle into Q4

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - US stocks gyrated on Wednesday, caught in the tug-of-war of mixed signals.

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

By Kate Abnett, Jarrett Renshaw and John Irish WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, said three people close to the

Explainer-Why Russia's Kaliningrad is a potential flashpoint with NATO

Explainer-Why Russia's Kaliningrad is a potential flashpoint with NATO

By Mark Trevelyan Sept 30 (Reuters) - Russia has warned NATO that it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance tried to cut off or attack the Russian region of Kaliningrad. WHERE AND WHAT IS KALININGRAD?

Oil prices settle slightly higher on supply worries as Trump rejects Iran proposal

Oil prices settle slightly higher on supply worries as Trump rejects Iran proposal

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled slightly higher on Monday on worries about ongoing supply disruptions as Qatari mediators pledged to hold talks with the US and Iran in hopes of finding a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil price gains pared as Qatar-US-Iran talks loom

Oil price gains pared as Qatar-US-Iran talks loom

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up on Monday but eased off session highs on expectations that Qatari mediators would hold talks with the US and Iran to find a possible peach deal.

Oil prices up, but off highs as Qatari mediators plan US-Iran talks

Oil prices up, but off highs as Qatari mediators plan US-Iran talks

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday, but eased off session highs on expectations that Qatari mediators would hold talks with the US and Iran to try to find a possible peace deal.

Michael Burry just named who can't afford an AI crash, and his bearish bets tell a different story

Michael Burry just named who can't afford an AI crash, and his bearish bets tell a different story

The famous housing short seller's warning points to one force that could keep AI stocks propped up for now.

Wall St declines as oil spikes after Trump rejects Iran peace proposal

Wall St declines as oil spikes after Trump rejects Iran peace proposal

By Johann M Cherian and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi Sept 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to end the conflict, leading to a spike in crude prices that revived inflation worries and drove Treasury yields higher.

Bond yields crank higher and undercut US stocks as uncertainty drags on about the Strait of Hormuz

Bond yields crank higher and undercut US stocks as uncertainty drags on about the Strait of Hormuz

Yields in the U.S. bond market again reached their highest levels in roughly two decades

Wall St declines as oil prices, Treasury yields remain elevated

Wall St declines as oil prices, Treasury yields remain elevated

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian NEW YORK, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes fell on Monday, though they pared steeper losses as oil prices and Treasury yields retreated from intraday highs, with investors weighing uncertainty over the prospects for an Iran war peace deal and

Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved

Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved

The security agreement signed by the U_S_, Denmark and Greenland last week “strengthens the defense of Greenland, the NATO area, and the American continent."