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Flaring Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Up

Plus, stocks fall and long-dated bond yields rise, while Amazon faces a new legal challenge.

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U.S. Stocks Fall as Iran War Inflation Heats Up

U.S. stocks fell after renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.

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Long-Term Global Government Bond Yields Hit Fresh Highs

Long-dated bond yields reached new highs as fresh military escalation between the U.S. and Iran lifted oil prices.

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Fighting Flares in Middle East After U.S. Strike on Iranian Rocket Launchers

American forces later defended against missiles launched at Jordan, which hosts nearly 4,000 U.S. troops, U.S. military officials said.

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Bessent now says debt-reduction plan could be months away. It will face hurdles when it arrives.

Top officials in the Trump administration have taken the wraps off a plan for tackling the federal government's persistent deficits.

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Trump's Venezuelan Oil Company Plans Massive Drilling Push

The company led by Alejandro Betancourt plans to dispatch more than 50 drilling rigs to turbocharge the country's anemic crude production.

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Trump to meet with oil execs about cutting gas prices, as his Venezuelan SPR plan faces skepticism

The president and his fellow Republicans look set to focus on affordability as the midterms near.

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German Inflation Rises But Few Signs of Energy-Shock Spillover

Inflation picked up in Germany this month, though less than expected, with few signs of broader price pressures in the economy despite conflict in the Middle East keeping upward pressure on energy costs.

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India's Economy Posts Robust Growth Despite Mideast Energy Shock

India's economy maintained a solid pace of growth in the April-June quarter, showing resilience even as the Middle East conflict clouded the outlook.

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G20 Warned Of Growing Threat to Financial Stability Posed By New AI Models

The head of the G20's Financial Stability Board wrote that potential disruptions triggered by AI wouldn't stop at national borders and that efforts to ensure the safe release of new models should be a priority.

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September Is the Stock Market's Most Brutal Month-Will History Repeat Itself?

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have both tended to decline by 1.1% in September. Things don't look much better for the Nasdaq Composite, either.

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Trump Administration Rulemakers Diverge on 401(k) Investment Offerings

A coming Labor Department rule might raise legal risks, making it harder for 401(k) plans to offer some private-fund strategies and crossing up the goals of another recent rule-making.

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August 31, 2026 19:00 ET (23:00 GMT)