Oil Prices Surge As Hormuz War Escalates
(RTTNews) - Oil prices were sharply higher on Monday as an escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran raised fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
Thursday, 17 September 2026
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(RTTNews) - Oil prices were sharply higher on Monday as an escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran raised fears of supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.
The sector bounced back in August, due to renewed interest in digital assets and potentially favorable regulatory developments.
(RTTNews) - Tenon Medical, Inc. (TNON), a medical device company that focuses on sacro-pelvic disorders, has entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor to sell 0.598 million shares of co…
(RTTNews) - Gold extended losses on Monday amid renewed Middle East tensions and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks.
SpaceX shattered Wall Street's record books on June 12, raising $85.7 billion from its initial public offering (IPO).
Vistra's second-quarter adjusted EBITDA from ongoing operations rose 31% year over year to $1.77 billion.
Tesla recently ended the sale of solar roofs, showing that not all of Elon Musk's big ideas work out as planned.
(RTTNews) - Indian shares are seen opening lower on Monday as investors react to rising oil prices and global bond yields.
(RTTNews) - Aon (AON) is close to an agreement to acquire insurance brokerage USI Insurance from private-equity firm KKR (KKR) in a deal valued at about $17 billion, including debt, according to the Wall Street Journal,…
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market on Monday ended the three-day winning streak in which it had surged more than 350 points or 5.4 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,600-point plateau a…
X-Energy (NASDAQ: XE) has only been public since April, but it's already strategically placed at the intersection of two of the biggest investment themes in the market: artificial intelligence and nuclear power. In July…
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It's also supplying more gas to utilities that need it to generate more power for data centers.
The stock market has been reaching all-time highs, but a bear market is coming eventually.
Income-seeking investors are usually well served by holding dividend-paying stocks.
Tesla's major risk is heavy investment in robotaxis and Optimus with uncertain near-term returns.
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Dutch Bros is growing at a pace that matches many top tech and AI stocks, plus the company is highly profitable.
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Ares Capital's non-accrual loans rose to 2.4% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 1.8% a year ago.
Disney dominates important leisure and entertainment markets, and its well-greased ecosystem brings it all together.
The delivery of Horizon 1 and upcoming projects signal substantial revenue growth in fiscal 2027 that will carry over into future years.