Heavy Fighting, Israeli Airstrikes Killed at Least 50 in Lebanon in 24 Hours

Russia Now Main Supplier Of Oil To Post-Assad Syria, Despite Pivot To West Via The Cradle Russia has become Syria's leading supplier of oil since the collapse of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s government and the rise to power of former Al-Qaeda chief Ahmad al-Sharaa, according to Reuters.  Shipments of Russian oil have risen by 75 percent this year to roughly 60,000 barrels per day (bpd), based on Reuters calculations using official data and vessel tracking from LSEG, MarineTraffic, and Shipnext. Getty Images While these volumes account for only a small fraction of Russia’s total global oil...

Trump On Iran Halting Talks: 'I Don't Care' - Will 'Keep Blockade', Not Worried About Oil Prices Summary Trump has announced the "shooting will stop" in Lebanon, after phone calls with both sides. Iran announces halt to all exchanges with US, citing Israeli aggression in Lebanon. Trump says 'haven't heard' this from Tehran, vows to keep US naval blockade in place. Iran overnight initiated fresh attacks on neighboring Kuwait and even released video showing footage of a ballistic missile launch. The US bombed radar & drone sites in Iran in response to the Iranians having...

US Futures, Global Stocks And Bonds Soar On Ceasefire Relief, Oil Plummets US futures, global stocks and bonds are sharply higher while oil prices plunge the most in years as a wave of optimism swept through global markets after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz: JPMorgan's Market Intel desk, which moves from Neutral to Tactically Bullish this morning, says to look for a re-risking in the very near-term albeit it with higher energy prices. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures...