UK Stock Market Live: FTSE 100 Falls Again as Oil Tops $100 and Labour Losses Hit London Shares

London’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.75% to 10,200.29 in early Friday trading, according to delayed figures from Hargreaves Lansdown, as tensions flared again between the U.S. and Iran, sending oil prices up. Growing political uncertainty following UK election results also weighed on Britain’s blue-chip index, setting it up for a second consecutive day of losses.

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Detroit Gas Prices Jump 66 Cents as Iran Oil Shock Hits U.S. Drivers

Detroit Gas Prices Jump 66 Cents as Iran Oil Shock Hits U.S. Drivers

At midday Monday, Metro Detroit drivers saw gas climb to $4.82 per gallon—up almost 66 cents from the previous week. Local prices spiked as fallout from the Iran war combined with a BP refinery outage in Whiting, Indiana. Citing GasBuddy, Axios reported the region’s average now sits well above the national figure, and more than $1.50 over last year’s mark.
5 May 2026
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S&P 500 Nears Record as Iran Talk Hopes Sink Oil, Lift Dow and Nasdaq in Earnings Rush

S&P 500 Nears Record as Iran Talk Hopes Sink Oil, Lift Dow and Nasdaq in Earnings Rush

U.S. stocks jumped on Tuesday, pushing the S&P 500 to within 0.2% of its January record close, as falling oil prices and fresh hopes for renewed U.S.-Iran talks pulled investors back into risk assets. The Nasdaq climbed about 2% and logged its longest winning streak since 2021, while the Dow added nearly 318 points.
15 April 2026
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Oil Prices Crash 13%: Brent and WTI Tumble as Trump Signals Iran War May End Soon

Oil Prices Crash 13%: Brent and WTI Tumble as Trump Signals Iran War May End Soon

Oil tumbled over 13% Tuesday, with prices reversing sharply after U.S. President Donald Trump commented the Iran conflict could wrap up soon—knocking down those supply fears that had sent crude spiking just the day before. As of 12:58 p.m. EDT, Brent slid $12.46 to $86.50 a barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate was off $12.24 at $82.53. “Short-lived war” chatter helped take the edge off, said DBS Bank’s Suvro Sarkar.
10 March 2026
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BP Q4 2025 results: BP halts buybacks after $4bn write-downs and a $1.5bn U.S. asset deal

BP Q4 2025 results: BP halts buybacks after $4bn write-downs and a $1.5bn U.S. asset deal

BP hit the brakes on its share buyback program Tuesday, opting instead to channel extra cash toward trimming debt and boosting oil-and-gas spending, after quarterly underlying profit numbers landed largely in line with forecasts. The company also flagged roughly $4.2 billion in impairments and disclosed it had unloaded a minority stake in its U.S. onshore oil assets for $1.5 billion.
10 February 2026
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Oil stocks brace for holiday week as Chevron Venezuela license and $60 oil collide

Oil stocks brace for holiday week as Chevron Venezuela license and $60 oil collide

Chevron will be in focus during the next U.S. session after Energy Secretary Chris Wright revealed that Washington is rushing to expand the company’s Venezuela license. The update would allow Chevron to pay the Venezuelan government in cash and sell all the oil it produces there. “So they become immediately, another marketer of crude as well,” Wright explained. Chevron shares closed Friday nearly flat, up 0.1% at $166.26.
18 January 2026
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First Solar stock slides 10% on Jefferies downgrade as 2026 orders come into focus

First Solar stock slides 10% on Jefferies downgrade as 2026 orders come into focus

Shares of First Solar fell 10.3% to $241.11 on Wednesday after Jefferies downgraded the U.S. solar panel maker to “hold” from “buy” and cut its price target to $260 from $269. The brokerage cited “limited booking visibility” for 2026 and said a hoped-for “S232” tailwind — shorthand for potential Section 232 duties that can be imposed after a Commerce Department national-security investigation — could “underwhelm investor expectations,” flagging possible carve-outs for Germany and developers moving ahead of any levies. The stock opened at $254.02 and touched $239.26 at its low; volume was about 6.2 million shares. TipRanks
8 January 2026
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