Trump changes his tune on oil prices: From the Politics Desk

This is the online version of From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, Jonathan Allen sorts through President Donald Trump’s messaging shift on oil prices. Plus, Jane C. Timm dives … Read more

Oil prices jump as Iran war causes the ‘largest supply disruption’ in history

The price of oil jumped more than 8% on Thursday, as the International Energy Agency said the U.S.-Israel war on Iran was “creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.” The price of international Brent crude oil rose to more than $100 per barrel, while U.S. crude oil rose above … Read more

Iran targets global oil trade amid U.S., Israeli strikes

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Massive emergency oil release fails to stem investor fears as oil surges above $100 a barrel

Stock futures slid and oil prices surged above $100 a barrel on Thursday as Iran continued its assaults on U.S. Gulf allies and tankers in the Persian Gulf, with a massive release of oil supplies by the International Energy Agency doing little to calm jittery investors. “Iran’s strategy of sowing economic chaos in the Gulf … Read more

Iran Strikes Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz as Conflict Escalates

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Iran’s unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices up again

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf pushed oil back above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic with no sign of an end to the war in sight. Iran is trying to inflict enough global economic … Read more

Live Updates: Iran’s war tactic of punishing U.S. Gulf allies sends oil prices back up and stock markets down

Oil prices rose back above $100 and stocks sank Thursday as Iran’s attempts to hit supplies in the Middle East and bring down the global economy overshadowed a record release of strategic crude reserves by the International Energy Agency. Stock markets in Asia closed down Thursday and European markets opened with losses as investors saw … Read more