Risk of Iran war escalation remains high despite Democratic election sweep
The U.S. and Iran are careening toward renewed war despite growing hopes this week that the Democrats’ decisive…
Qatar deal to buy U.S. natural gas shows how Iran war redrawn market
Before the Iran war, Qatar was one of the biggest natural gas exporters in the world. After only…
Oil prices today: WTI, Brent, Saudi Arabia
Oil prices spiked Thursday as investors fear escalation in the Middle East with the U.S. reportedly planning to…
Diesel squeeze to last until 2027 as Iran war disrupts supply: IEA
A garbage truck drives past gas prices above $6 a gallon and diesel prices above $8 a gallon…
Daily Open: Who’s steering oil now?
Iran’s medium-sized oil tankers continue to wait off the coast of Bandar Abbas at the Strait of Hormuz…
Gas: Shell backs $23 billion LNG Canada expansion in boost to Carney
Electric tugs docked alongside an LNG carrier being loaded at the LNG Canada docks in Kitimat, British Columbia,…
A tarmac welcome buys U.S.-China truce a longer runway
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines during a tour…
CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s tariff leverage, EU warning and Iran hopes
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty…
Oil’s roundtrip back to $100. Why China could determine what happens next
China will play a pivotal role in deciding whether oil prices sustain this week’s rally and potentially test…
Trump’s state capitalism comes to the oil industry with Venezuela deal
The Pentagon has received a big ownership stake in an obscure private oil company that will control crude…
U.S-Iran strikes send oil, yields surging as Fed turns hawkish
A view of a new anti-U.S. billboard featuring President Donald Trump alongside a slogan reading, ‘Great Victory, Strait…
CNBC Daily Open: Watching Iran’s economy; a losing game for bonds
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on May 14th, 2026 from Beijing, China. CNBC Hello, this is…