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Mar 09, 2026 • 1 min

The déjà vu of Europe’s energy shock

The UK and EU must raise their game on power security

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Mar 09, 2026 • 1 min

Middle East crisis ‘likely’ to push UK inflation up, Rachel Reeves tells MPs

Conservatives have called for chancellor to halt planned rise in fuel duty

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Mar 09, 2026 • 6 min

Fears of 1970s-style stagflation arise with oil spike to $100. How big a threat is it?

High inflation and slow growth present a double threat, as measures like interest rate cuts and government spending only aggravate inflation.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 4 min

There's another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure

Roughly 20% of global LNG flows through the Strait.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 4 min

Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklist

The lawsuit says Anthropic is being harmed "irreparably" and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 3 min

G7 energy ministers to meet Tuesday morning to discuss release of oil reserves, sources say

Oil prices surged above $100 per barrel as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to threats from Iran.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 3 min

Oil tankers transiting Strait of Hormuz 'must be very careful,' Iran foreign ministry warns

The price of crude oil has sharply spiked as the Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed as the United States and Israel wage war on Iran.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 3 min

Cramer calls this AI stock 'a terrific story' — plus, why he's staying with Starbucks

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 5 min

‘Sky is the limit’: Analysts warn oil prices could surge further

Energy analysts warned that oil prices could continue to rise in response to the war in the Middle East.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 3 min

Seventh U.S. service member killed in Iran war ID'ed as Sgt. Benjamin Pennington

Pennington, 26, from Glendale, Kentucky, was wounded on March 1 during an Iranian strike at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. He died on Sunday.

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Mar 09, 2026 • 1 min

G7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves

Finance ministers pledge ‘necessary measures’ to tackle surging crude prices but stop short of immediate deal

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Mar 09, 2026 • 3 min

The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history

The global oil market will need to balance by destroying demand through sharply rising oil prices, according to Rapidan Energy.

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