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Stock Surge on Robust Tech Earnings and US-Iran Peace Hopes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed up +1.46%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +1.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.08%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) rose +1.45%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Crude Oil Prices Sink on Improved Iran Peace Prospects

June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) on Wednesday closed down -7.19 (-7.03%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed down -0.1613 (-4.46%). Crude oil and gasoline prices plummeted on Wednesday, with crude falling to a 2-week low and gasoline sliding to a 1-week low. Optimism that a US-Iran peace deal...

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Arabica Coffee Retreats in Hopes the Strait of Hormuz Will Soon Reopen

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) on Wednesday closed down -5.90 (-2.04%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) closed up +35 (+1.04%). Coffee prices on Wednesday settled mixed. Optimism that the US-Iran war could soon end and reopen the Strait of Hormuz weighed on coffee prices on Wednesday. Strength in...

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The Latest: US military fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump presses for deal to end war

A U.S. fighter jet on Wednesday fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, the U.S. military said

The Independent UK

US airlines’ jet fuel bills more than doubled in March and customers paid the price

These surging costs are attributed to disruptions in global oil markets, particularly shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Why gasoline costs 52% more in the US than it did before the Iran war

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has climbed 31 cents in the past week and is now 52% higher than before the Iran war began

The Independent UK

Shipping firms are being whipsawed by changing stances and risks as they wait for Hormuz to reopen

With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war

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France moves nuclear-powered carrier toward Hormuz in potential mission, as Trump pauses US effort

The French armed forces say that France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea in preparation for a potential future mission as part of a French-British plan for the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK

Arabica Coffee Pressured on Hopes the Strait of Hormuz to Soon Reopen

July arabica coffee (KCN26 ) today is down -5.30 (-1.83%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN26 ) is up +12 (+0.36%). Coffee prices are mixed today. Optimism that the US-Iran war could soon end and reopen the Strait of Hormuz is weighing on coffee prices today. Strength in the Brazilian...

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Crude Oil Prices Plummet on Optimism of US-Iran War to End

June WTI crude oil (CLM26 ) today is down -7.13 (-6.97%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26 ) closed down -0.1780 (-4.92%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are plunging today, with crude falling to a 2-week low and gasoline sliding to a 1-week low. Optimism that a US-Iran peace deal is...

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‘Rockets flew over our heads’: Ukrainian sailor who fled war trapped on ship in Strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump said his new ‘Project Freedom’ initiative to save ships stranded in the Gulf has been put on hold

The Independent UK

S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 at Record Highs on Tech Earnings and US-Iran Peace Hopes

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +1.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.44%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Ceasefire in a page: US, Iran shrink war to a memo

TOI correspondent from Washington: The United States and Iran are edging closer to a diplomatic breakthrough, with both sides working to finalize a one-page memorandum that could open the door to longer-term negotiations and end the three-month long global ordeal.

The Times of India

China has played a key role in the Iran war – and will continue to do so

Donald Trump has paused “Project Freedom”, the US operation aimed at restoring commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on social media just days after the operation was first announced, Trump said he had made the decision to give US negotiators time to reach an agreement with…

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‘Skimpflation’: how the Strait of Hormuz is linked to your lasagne – and other everyday goods

The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz has already made fuel and energy noticeably more expensive. But energy prices are only part of the story.

The Mary Sue

15,000 US troops deployed to escort tankers through Hormuz but the real question is why Trump’s blockade is making oil prices worse

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said that 15,000 U.S. troops are now stationed in the Strait of Hormuz to escort oil tankers through the heavily contested waterway. The deployment is part of “Project Freedom,” a new military operation launched to break Iran’s blockade and restore global oil flow. However, while…

Euronews

French carrier group moves south of Suez ahead of conditional UK-French Hormuz mission

The carrier’s southward move puts French air assets within range of the strait without entering the Gulf, where the US Navy has been blockading Iranian ports since 13 April.

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Stocks Rally on Tech Earnings and Hopes of a US-Iran Peace Deal

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.76%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.19%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are up +0.81%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...

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Reason

Trump's Bluff to Iran Didn't Work

After trying to open the Strait of Hormuz by force, the U.S. is ready to accept an Iranian proposal it had rejected.

The Independent UK

Trump threatens Iran with more bombing if nuclear deal talks fail

Donald Trump has threatened Iran with further bombing if a deal to end the war is not reached. He said that if Iran agrees to the terms, Operation 'Epic Fury' would end, and the Strait of Hormuz would be open to all. But “if they don’t agree, the bombing starts,…

International Business Times

U.S. Commercial Ships That Crossed The Strait Of Hormuz Had U.S. Military Teams Aboard: Report

Two ships that crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday had U.S. military security teams aboard, according to a new report.

The Independent UK

All the times Trump said the war in Iran was over - and how the markets reacted

The market has endured frenzied swings in response to Trump’s headline-making statements

The Independent UK

US and Iran ‘near peace deal’ to end nuclear standoff and lift sanctions

The U.S. and Iran are reportedly nearing a peace agreement regarding the conflict in the Middle East, according to a Pakistani source involved in the efforts and an Axios report. A potential deal would require both sides to lift restrictions around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran would commit to a…

The Independent UK

Trump’s 48 hours of chaos on Iran: Project Freedom paused and Operation Epic Fury declared ‘over’

In a surprising climbdown, US president said he was pausing his new initiative to save stranded vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

Euronews

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says passage through Strait of Hormuz will be ensured

Earlier on Wednesday, Trump said the US would pause its mission to escort commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz barely two days after it began doing so, citing a desire to reach a peace deal.

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