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Iran Says the Ceasefire Is Over and Intercepts Four Tankers — Oil Holds Near $90
Brent eased to about $89.93 after a 6% two-session surge, as a tenth day of US strikes and four intercepted vessels in the Strait of Hormuz collided with fresh mediation efforts.
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GM Raises Full-Year Guidance for the Second Time After a $48 Billion Quarter
Revenue of $48.0 billion and $3.9 billion in adjusted EBIT beat expectations, driven by firm transaction prices, lower warranty costs and narrowing EV losses. But the profit engine is still full-size trucks – in a $90 oil market.
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From the Pump to the Power Bill: What Oil Near $90 Really Means for Household Budgets
Crude near $88 reaches households twice — first at the pump within weeks, then through energy bills, food prices and borrowing costs over the year ahead. Here is how the chain works.
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Oil at a Five-Week High, Stocks on the Back Foot: Wall Street Opens a Make-or-Break Earnings Week Lower
The S&P 500 and Dow slipped as oil settled at its highest close since mid-June, chip stocks failed to rebound and a defining stretch of earnings and central bank decisions began.
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No Quick Retreat: How the Gulf Tanker War Re-Anchored Oil Near $90 and Reopened the Inflation Question
Tanker attacks, a strike on Kuwaiti infrastructure and a hardened U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have ended hopes of a quick fall in crude — and complicated a decisive week for central banks.
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From Record Highs to Risk-Off in Three Weeks: European Markets Face an ECB Week Under Pressure
The STOXX 600 set an all-time high in early July — then Wall Street’s chip rout and the Gulf conflict arrived. With the ECB deciding Thursday and Ryanair’s 34% profit drop opening earnings season, Europe’s rally is on trial.
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Oil Retreats From $90 as Iran Signals Openness to Talks — but the Energy Shock Is Already Spreading
Brent eased to around $88 after Tehran acknowledged mediator proposals for talks with Washington. With Hormuz traffic down, U.S. gasoline back at $4 a gallon and inflation forecasts rising, the energy shock is reaching far beyond the Gulf.