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Iran Gas Crunch Is the Latest Cost-Of-Living Squeeze Hitting Households

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Autos, Hybrids, EVs, Motorcycles, Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Oil claws back losses as Strait of Hormuz is closed again; Oil prices rebounded more than 6% after tumbling more than 9% on Friday on news the Strait of Hormuz is closed again.

04.19.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

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Russia’s Lavrov Visits Beijing As China Steps Up Iran War Diplomacy

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire China, Featured, Headlines, International, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf, Russia, Shipping

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Chevron expands stake in key Venezuelan oil region with new deal

04.14.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Oil, Gas, Energy, Venezuela

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Venezuela Set to Award Oil Fields to Chevron to Help Grow Output

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Headlines, International, Oil, Gas, Energy, Venezuela

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Iran War Spiked Inflation In March; Consumer prices rose at fastest pace in years as war pushed energy costs dramatically higher

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, Inflation, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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At the Races: Taxes on the trail; Rising gas prices; Instability in Middle East; Trump plummeting poll numbers; historically party controlling White House often loses congressional seats in midterm elections; Republicans face significant challenges

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Elections, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Trump says gas prices may remain high through November midterm election; after weeks of asserting that price spike short-term

04.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Cars, Trucks, SUVs, Autos, Hybrids, EVs, Motorcycles, Donald Trump, Economy, Business, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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The Fed Can Only Watch Iran’s Energy Shock — and Wait

04.09.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Federal Reserve, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Tuesday 4.7.26 – U.S. stock markets had closed mixed, then stock futures jumped and oil fell as Trump-Iran two-week ceasefire announced requiring opening of Strait of Hormuz

04.07.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Investment, Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Iran, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy, Persian Gulf

U.S. stocks closed mixed Tuesday, at a time when President Donald Trump’s deadline for a wider attack on Iran still[…]

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Wall Street warns Iran war will trigger prolonged energy crisis; Leading banks forecast oil could push well above $100; Trump says U.S. can keep fighting ‘forever’

03.13.2026 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, International, Iran, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Oil prices surge 20% on supply fears as U.S.-Israeli war with Iran expands

03.08.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines, International, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Oil, Gas, Energy

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Oil climbs over $1 a barrel on OPEC action, Ukraine attack

12.02.2025 SCW SteveWire Economy, Business, Headlines, Oil, Gas, Energy, Russia, Ukraine

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