The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest– a region plagued by a legacy of pollution– to stop enforcing violations against the fossil fuel companies,

Importantly, this shift in positioning occurred before last Friday’s dramatic escalation in the Middle East, when Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and senior military targets,” said Ole Hansen,

Investors grew optimistic about a quick de-escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict on Monday, reversing course after a tough Friday. Here's how two market participants viewed the action. “The geopolitical risks remain high,

Investors are regaining some appetite for risk amid rising optimism that the conflict won't spill over into a broader regional crisis.

Calm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.

Shell Plc’s former head of oil trading in the US was stiffed on his 2020 bonus by more than $29 million, he claims in a lawsuit that shines a light on compensation inside the oil major’s lucrative trading unit.

Energy prices have jumped since the onset of clashes between Israel and Iran. Investors worry the conflict could have a big economic consequences.

U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday, as oil prices retreated after the Israel-Iran attacks left crude production and exports unaffected, easing investor concerns about the potential for higher energy prices to stoke inflation.

Oil prices have risen in response to the Israel-Iran war, bringing them nearly back to the levels where they traded before the Liberation Day tariffs were announced on April 2. Oil stocks are trailing well behind.