Stocks stumble, oil tops $110 as Trump’s Iran deadline looms

Stocks stumble, oil tops $110 as Trump's Iran deadline looms

Item 1 of 2 Visitors walk past screens showing the latest market data at the Japan Exchange Group’s Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato [1/2]Visitors walk past displays displaying market data at the Japan Exchange Group’s Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato Purchase Licensing Rightsopens … Read more

Iran war exposes weakness of US ‘no-hire’ economy

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ORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) – US job growth is slowing to a halt. If this was tolerable to policymakers or acceptable to investors before the Iran war, it should not be now. The labor market has been struggling for some time, but this has been overshadowed by the unemployment rate, which has come down, … Read more

Trump says the US has too much jet fuel for Europe, the market disagrees

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US jet fuel supplies are well short of the Hormuz supply gap The US is a major consumer of jet fuel and often requires imports Higher imports could raise US jet fuel prices NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump this week told countries that are struggling to get jet fuel because of … Read more