World Business NewsBrent crude futures gain 51 cents, or 0.64%, to $80.36, US WTI rises $1.28, or 1.7%, to $77.88 a barrel; Switzerland says talks would not take place on Friday, as US VP drops his travel plans
World Business NewsNasdaq gains 1.91%, S&P 500 rises 1.08% as Intel jumps 10.6% after Trump says Apple will work with the chipmaker
World Business NewsSpot gold rises 1% to $4,298.48 per ounce, US gold futures fall 1.4% to $4,318, silver gains 1% to $68.69, platinum 0.9% to $1,752.45 and palladium 1.3% to $1,329.64
World Business NewsDollar index holds at 100.31 as yen slides to 160.760; euro and sterling recover from two-month lows, while Australian and New Zealand dollars gain 0.2%
World Business NewsBrent crude futures down $2.14, or 2.69%, at $77.41, WTI falls $2.36, or 3.07%, to $74.43 a barrel
US and Iranian presidents sign agreement now in effect; G7 urges Lebanon ceasefire as Israel launches fresh strikes and oil prices fall on supply prospects
World Business NewsStrikes damaged two LNG trains and one gas-to-liquids facility, cutting Qatar’s LNG export capacity by 17%; repairs could take years, while other idled plants may restart quickly
World Business NewsBrent crude futures dip 16 cents, or 0.2%, to $78.80, US WTI falls 25 cents, or 0.3%, to $75.80 a barrel
Privately funded vehicle secures commitments exceeding $150bn across five regions but will become operational only after final US-Iran deal; source says fund is separate from frozen asset talks
World Business NewsThe dollar trades near 10-day lows as a preliminary U.S.-Iran peace deal boosts risk appetite and pushes oil lower. The yen hovers near 160 after the BOJ rate hike, while traders await BOE and Fed meetings.
World Business NewsMSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outside Japan erased early gains to trade flat as weak Chinese retail sales and fixed-asset investment data weighed on Hong Kong stocks, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.3% from record highs and S&P 500 futures edged down 0.1%.
Nasdaq jumps 3%, S&P 500 gains 1.7% and crude prices tumble nearly 5% as easing Middle East tensions boost investor sentiment