"US-Led Airstrikes Propel Oil Stocks, Middle East Tensions Ease: Market Update"
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US stock futures slipped slightly at the end of a volatile week, while oil prices surged 4% following joint military strikes by the US and its allies against Houthi rebels in Yemen. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, as well as political turmoil in Ecuador and Poland, are complicating an otherwise bullish market outlook for 2024. Earnings season begins with major US banks reporting fourth-quarter results, and cryptocurrency stocks extended declines after the launch of the first US exchange-traded funds for Bitcoin.
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