Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Edge Up, Oil Swings as Trump’s Iran Threats Keep Wall Street on Edge

Stock futures in the U.S. ticked up early Monday, while oil slipped, with investors caught between cease-fire talks in the Iran conflict and President Donald Trump’s fresh warnings to Tehran. S&P 500 futures picked up around 0.3%. Nasdaq contracts climbed too. Brent crude hovered at about $108 a barrel—trading was thin coming off the holiday.

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Exxon Stock Sinks 5%, Wiping Out $36 Billion as Oil Slide Jolts Energy Shares

Exxon Stock Sinks 5%, Wiping Out $36 Billion as Oil Slide Jolts Energy Shares

Exxon Mobil dropped 5.2% to finish at $160.78, dragging U.S. energy shares lower as oil declined on hopes the U.S. might soon deescalate with Iran. The slide wiped out roughly $36 billion in Exxon's market value—its worst single-day loss since 2008, according to Dow Jones Market Data cited by the Wall Street Journal. Chevron slipped 4.6%, while ConocoPhillips ended down 2.7%.
2 April 2026
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Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Holds Near €54 as EU Rushes to Protect Winter Supply

Natural Gas Price Today: Europe Gas Holds Near €54 as EU Rushes to Protect Winter Supply

Europe’s benchmark natural gas price stuck close to 54 euros per megawatt hour on Monday, with EU energy ministers scrambling for emergency talks on supply and storage after Middle East tensions drove gas sharply higher. The Dutch TTF hub—Europe’s key benchmark—sits well above where it was in late February, though officials insist short-term flows remain steady.
30 March 2026
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Oil Stocks Before Market Open Today: What to Know as Crude Surges and Exxon, Chevron, Occidental Rise

Oil Stocks Before Market Open Today: What to Know as Crude Surges and Exxon, Chevron, Occidental Rise

U.S. oil shares pointed higher ahead of Thursday’s open, with Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum gaining ground in premarket trading as crude prices shot up on renewed Gulf shipping attacks. Brent spiked above $100 a barrel for a short stretch before pulling back; at 0733 GMT, it was still up 4.86% at $96.45. WTI, the U.S. standard, climbed 4.64% to $91.30.
12 March 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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Exxon Mobil’s first Gulf Coast-to-Australia fuel shipment signals how Hormuz disruption is spreading

Exxon Mobil’s first Gulf Coast-to-Australia fuel shipment signals how Hormuz disruption is spreading

Exxon Mobil Corporation is set to ship around 600,000 barrels of fuel from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Australia in mid-March, according to four people familiar with the situation—marking the company’s first such move. These shipments are intended to supply Exxon’s own Australian import needs as Asian refiners grapple with crude shortages linked to ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Exxon runs three fuel terminals across Australia and distributes to retailers via its Mobil Oil arm.
5 March 2026
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Oil prices spike past $84 as Iran war shuts Hormuz, rattles global stocks

Oil prices spike past $84 as Iran war shuts Hormuz, rattles global stocks

Oil climbed over 3% Wednesday, with Brent crude hitting $84.07 per barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate settling at $76.80. The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran hit Middle East supply lines hard, forcing tanker traffic to a halt at the Strait of Hormuz. “The primary near-term driver for oil prices remains the US-Iran conflict,” OANDA’s Kelvin Wong said. U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Navy escorts for commercial vessels, but that didn’t calm the market.
4 March 2026
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Exxon Mobil stock price: Friday rally sets up Monday test after Iran strikes, OPEC+ meeting

Exxon Mobil stock price: Friday rally sets up Monday test after Iran strikes, OPEC+ meeting

Energy markets braced for a choppy start after strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iran rattled nerves over potential Middle East supply shocks. Exxon Mobil finished Friday’s session at $152.50, up $3.96, or 2.7%. “The strike raises geopolitical risk premia as markets head into Monday’s open,” said OCBC strategist Christopher Wong in Singapore.
28 February 2026
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