Oil Climbs Further as U.S.-Iran Peace Efforts Remain Stalled
Oil rose for a fifth-straight day as the Strait of Hormuz remained shuttered and neither the U.S. nor Iran signaled a return to peace talks in the near term.
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German Business Sentiment Dives to Lowest Since 2020 as War Hits Outlook
Companies are counting the cost of soaring energy prices driven by war in the Middle East and are increasingly pessimistic about the months ahead.
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Japan's Central Bank Confronts Two-Way Risk Fueled by War in Middle East
While the central bank remains committed to tightening, uncertainty around the conflict's economic impact has forced policymakers to be even more cautious than usual.
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U.K. Consumer Sentiment Dragged Further by Iran War
Sentiment continued to tumble this month, with concerns mounting over the economy as tensions in the Middle East drag on.
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Dollar Moves Are Being Driven by Geopolitics, Not Data. What Comes Next.
The U.S. dollar has been trading more on geopolitical tensions than economic data, but that dynamic may not last.
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Trump is swaying the market like no president has in decades, analysis shows
Data suggests President Trump has been the driver behind the best and worst days for stocks in his second term.
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The Arbitrage Trade That's Making Private-Credit Withdrawals Worse
Some investors are exploiting a yawning gap between how similar funds are valued.
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Oil Prices Are Mixed After Trump Orders Navy to Shoot Boats Laying Mines in Hormuz
The president added that the strait was "sealed up tight," but dozens of Iranian-flagged vessels have evaded the blockade.
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Fear of Shortages Boosts Global Factories, but Eurozone Activity Declines
The U.S., France, Japan, India and the U.K. recorded a pickup in factory output, but Germany is experiencing a sharp decline in services activity and a slowdown in manufacturing.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week
The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 214,000 in the week through April 18, higher than the 208,000 reported a week earlier, the Labor Department said.
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Canada's Carney Says He's Prepared to Wait on Trade Talks Until U.S. Addresses 'Irritants'
Mark Carney said there won't be progress until the U.S. begins to ease hefty tariffs on key Canadian industrial goods such as steel, aluminum, automobiles and forest products.
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Trump Administration Reclassifies Marijuana as Less Dangerous Drug
The policy shift could make it much easier to buy and sell pot and reward investors in the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry.
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U.K. Budget Deficit Was Smallest Since Pandemic
The government narrowed the deficit, but further progress in reducing borrowing is likely to be challenging if the conflict in the Middle East is prolonged.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 24, 2026 05:00 ET (09:00 GMT)
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