Markets Tilt to War-Length Bets as Oil and Strait Risks Reignite
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Investors are pricing in a longer conflict as US-Iran tensions threaten the Strait of Hormuz, with the US signaling escalation by moving a Marine expeditionary unit and planning navy escorts. Oil prices jumped toward $98 as emergency crude releases were employed, and the Nasdaq fell about 1%, raising the risk of retesting war-era lows if the tension persists.
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