Oil Near $100 as Iran Tensions Escalate and AI Stocks Rally
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U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers and sanctions were imposed on 27 Iranian airlines as tensions in the Strait of Hormuz persist, helping push oil toward $100 per barrel; Canada imposed about $20 billion in retaliatory tariffs, while AI-focused stocks rose on deals from Qualcomm and Corning, and Chinese rivals Xiaomi and Huawei pushed foldable-phone initiatives.
- CNBC Daily Open: Sanctions, strikes and the road to $100 oil CNBC
- Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as oil prices rise, US-Canada trade war escalates Yahoo Finance
- Oil heads for $100, Asia stocks subdued as Middle East tensions escalate Reuters
- Yen stands tall as dollar wobbles, oil's run towards $100 chills sentiment CNBC
- Oil prices surge as US-Iran strikes intensify in Strait of Hormuz Al Jazeera
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