US stocks slip, but markets worldwide hold steadier after oil prices ease a bit - AP News

Stocks end mixed as crude oil prices rise and stay over $100 a barrel

Wall Street had a shaky start to the week on Monday, as U.S. stocks ended mixed and crude oil prices stayed above $100 a barrel. Yahoo Finance senior reporter Brooke DiPalma joins to discuss.

Photos show the effects of the Iran war on global energy worldwide - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxQbFdRdnBVZGRFaDlQRUlDdTdqaVBJbExyenFyZDZJSm5vRVhBbTdUMkZlSFBaaVhqN2dHLWR1eEpoTXg3NVdvWEVyUEZLN0FoZ0dOWnNDVUZjdVpPZmxUUGN5enZFMC1SUzFheTFGRWFZU1NTcklhRnRKNTVEMHNBX1NrdGRvVFJKSVAxamZ6TUdEODhBT1czZ0FJNA?oc=5" target="_blank">Photos show the effects of the Iran war on global energy worldwide</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

China’s ‘teapot’ oil refineries keep economy brewing – but surging crude prices leave them strained

<p>The factories, which buy cheap crude and turn it into fuel, are struggling as higher oil prices threaten their razor-sharp margins </p><p>The towns that are the bulwark of China’s energy security can, at a moment of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/iran-war-energy-crisis-1970s-oil-shocks-fatih-birol-iea">global crisis</a>, appear deceptively quiet. Trucks carrying oil trundle along wide-open highways that have little traffic, while a few boarded-up shops in crumbling low-rise buildings hint at a long-forgotten local buzz.</p><p>A ramshackle noodle shop serving hand-pulled ribbons of dough was empty at lunchtime, save for a few construction workers and a teacher watching videos on Douyin, the social media platform, with his meal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/30/china-teapot-refineries-crude-oil-iran-war">Continue reading...</a>

Russia's Oil Is Beating Global Prices, Padding the Kremlin's War Chest - Business Insider

Oil, stock trading spikes before Trump's Iran remarks spark insider trading suspicions

Thousands of oil contracts -- a far higher volume than normal -- were traded 15 minutes before Trump pledged to halt strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, sending prices tumbling. Traders who bet on prices dropping ahead of the announcement would likely have profited from Trump's sudden reversal, prompting analysts to question whether some market participants had acted on prior information. FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks with Meziane Lasfer, Professor of Finance at Bayes Business School, City University.

Reliance denies purchase of Iranian-origin oil - Reuters

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxOY290YU94d1dKc2hsWmhkZDJSYWtJY0pydmgzUWVoeEs1NUI0d0NiNHlhN1YyOHB0WTZHQzVIZHRFNlRzWGRLeVZOTGJNc3EwWDd6bWxnWWFoTWV6Z2pBblpnaVdUVGRUcElFM3NTMGdlWEw2eUp4dzk2X3d6aGUybG9DeWZLel9JV3Noamc5NjJuNlBUMUYzS0I4QQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Reliance denies purchase of Iranian-origin oil</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Reuters</font>