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Current price of oil as of March 31, 2026
Current price of oil as of March 31, 2026

When oil prices change, it affects your energy costs—and even the price of everyday items. Here’s why.

By Joseph HostetlerMarch 31, 2026
Anil Agarwal, founder and chairman of Vedanta Group, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The event convenes more than 10,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 89 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Energy ‘vulnerable’ India seeks U.S. help to produce more oil and wean itself off Russia, Middle East reliance amid geopolitical turmoil
By Jordan BlumMarch 31, 2026
Bond yields are falling even as oil tops $102, showing that Wall Street fears recession more than inflation
Bond yields are falling even as oil tops $102, showing that Wall Street fears recession more than inflation
By Jason MaMarch 30, 2026
War against Iran to escalate as we approach six-week ‘TACO’ timetable, analysts say
War against Iran to escalate as we approach six-week ‘TACO’ timetable, analysts say
By Jim EdwardsMarch 30, 2026
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Iran’s Hormuz toll booth points toward an L-shaped price plateau, not the V-shaped recovery traders want
By Siddharth MisraMarch 28, 2026
The Iran war could drag into 2027, analyst warns. The economic fallout is just getting started
The Iran war could drag into 2027, analyst warns. The economic fallout is just getting started
By Jason MaMarch 27, 2026
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Big TechAs Trump rages against his allies, Republicans are asking what the plan is to end the chaos in Iran
By Jim EdwardsMarch 18, 2026
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PoliticsWho is Joe Kent? Meet the Green Beret, MAGA loyalist, and former political candidate who quit over Iran
By Catherina GioinoMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryTrump’s Iran War looks improvised. It isn’t. Here’s the playbook he’s been running for decades
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianMarch 17, 2026
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By Joseph HostetlerMarch 17, 2026
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CommentaryThe next energy superpower will make its own fuel
By Gregory ConstantineMarch 17, 2026
Jeremy Siegel, the Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School, speaks during the Wharton Global Alumni Forum in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 24, 2010.
EconomyA market correction of 10% could be on the cards as consumer psychology shifts due to gas prices, says top economist
By Eleanor PringleMarch 17, 2026
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EconomyBackchannel talks between U.S. and Iran offer Trump an off-ramp—if he wants it
By Jim EdwardsMarch 17, 2026
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Middle EastRay Dalio warns a brutal ‘final battle’ for the Strait of Hormuz is coming—and losing could end the American empire
By Eva RoytburgMarch 17, 2026
Smoke rises from the direction of an energy installation in the Gulf emirate of Fujairah on March 14, 2026. Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island.
EnergyVenezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but it can’t solve for the Strait of Hormuz ‘math problem’
By Jordan BlumMarch 17, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following their meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club on December 28, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Politics‘Blackmail is also not what I wish for’: America’s allies are ghosting Trump on Strait of Hormuz
By Eva RoytburgMarch 16, 2026
President Donald Trump at the White House
EconomyThe energy crisis isn’t recessionary yet, but there’s a scenario where oil prices could bring the US economy to a ‘standstill,’ Oxford Economics says
By Tristan BoveMarch 16, 2026
Iran’s attacks have collapsed, and the trend is ‘overwhelmingly positive,’ analysts say. But the military side is separate from politics and markets
Middle EastIran’s attacks have collapsed, and the trend is ‘overwhelmingly positive,’ analysts say. But the military side is separate from politics and markets
By Jason MaMarch 16, 2026
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BankingGoldman’s top international execs say the Iran war has parallels to the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but there are key differences
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
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EnergyWith Iran still in control of Hormuz, Trump threatens NATO and oil hits $106
By Jim EdwardsMarch 16, 2026
Despite Greenland crisis, Trump suggests NATO owes him help on Iran war after U.S. support for Ukraine. ‘We’ve been very sweet’
EnergyDespite Greenland crisis, Trump suggests NATO owes him help on Iran war after U.S. support for Ukraine. ‘We’ve been very sweet’
By Jason MaMarch 15, 2026
The closed Strait of Hormuz is testing Asia’s energy security. The answer lies across the Pacific—in Canada
CommentaryThe closed Strait of Hormuz is testing Asia’s energy security. The answer lies across the Pacific—in Canada
By Barrett BingleyMarch 15, 2026
President Donald Trump salutes as a U.S. Army carry team moves a flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Declan J. Coady at Dover Air Force Base on March 07, 2026 in Dover, Delaware.
Middle EastThe war with Iran has defense experts wondering if Khamenei will attempt to activate sleeper cells on U.S. soil
By Eleanor PringleMarch 15, 2026
1970s car waiting for gas during the gas crisis of the 1970s.
Middle EastSo, what happens during a gas crisis, anyway? Your older relatives have a reason to bring up what could come next
By Catherina GioinoMarch 15, 2026
‘Peak war panic’ will likely hit financial markets in 1-3 weeks, strategist predicts, as Trump says he doesn’t want to make a deal with Iran yet
Energy‘Peak war panic’ will likely hit financial markets in 1-3 weeks, strategist predicts, as Trump says he doesn’t want to make a deal with Iran yet
By Jason MaMarch 14, 2026
Trump’s AI czar calls for U.S. to ‘get out’ of war and warns Iran has a ‘dead man’s switch’ that could render Gulf states almost uninhabitable
Middle EastTrump’s AI czar calls for U.S. to ‘get out’ of war and warns Iran has a ‘dead man’s switch’ that could render Gulf states almost uninhabitable
By Jason MaMarch 14, 2026
Handout photo taken on March 11, 2026 and released by the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack. A Thai bulk carrier travelling in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was attacked March 11, with 20 crew members rescued so far, the Thai navy said.
EnergySkyrocketing energy prices and inflation woes mount as the ‘absurd’ reality in Iran sinks in
By Jordan BlumMarch 14, 2026
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CryptoFlagship Dubai crypto conference Token2049, in sudden reversal, cancels due to Iran war
By Carlos GarciaMarch 13, 2026
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EnergyThe war in Iran has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, energy watchdog says, and a swift end to the conflict might not change that
By Tristan BoveMarch 13, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is an Iranian ‘kill box,’ preventing the U.S. Navy from securing it right now and letting tankers pass through freely
EnergyThe Strait of Hormuz is an Iranian ‘kill box,’ preventing the U.S. Navy from securing it right now and letting tankers pass through freely
By Jason MaMarch 13, 2026
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EconomyWall Street buckles in for a long war as Hormuz remains closed and Trump says he has ‘plenty of time’
By Jim EdwardsMarch 13, 2026
A bomb disposal officer in 1945 pulling a mine from the sea on the South East coast of Britain near Hythe.
Middle EastIran’s simplest weapon is now holding the global economy hostage
By Eva RoytburgMarch 13, 2026
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EnergyOil and fertilizer prices are climbing. Your grocery bill may follow
By Jake AngeloMarch 13, 2026
Nepali consumers wait in line carrying empty LPG cylinders as they rush to gas depots to refill them as growing tensions in West Asia halt the supply in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12, 2026. People wait for hours hoping to refill their gas cylinders. While some manage to purchase filled cylinders, many others return empty-handed as supplies remain limited. The disruption follows the escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, which heightens tensions across the Gulf region. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime route bordering Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, is also affected by the conflict, disrupting the transport of gas and petroleum products. The impact is now felt in markets around the world.
EnergyExxon, Chevron, and other US oil and gas producers and refiners hit all-time-high stock values amid Iran war while consumers pay the price
By Jordan BlumMarch 12, 2026
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EconomyFertilizer prices soar as Strait of Hormuz tensions rise—forcing U.S. farmers to rethink spring planting
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 12, 2026
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By Tristan BoveMarch 12, 2026
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