Investors are regaining some appetite for risk amid rising optimism that the conflict won't spill over into a broader regional crisis.

Importantly, this shift in positioning occurred before last Friday’s dramatic escalation in the Middle East, when Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and senior military targets,” said Ole Hansen,

Oil prices are surging again. Over the past few weeks, crude has jumped more than 10% on the back of intensifying Middle East tensions. Israel has launched one of its most aggressive campaigns in years,

The price of oil has taken a big step down after a report that Iran is seeking an end to the conflict with Israel. Iran has been urgently signaling that it seeks an end to hostilities and resumption of talks over its nuclear programs if the U.

The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest– a region plagued by a legacy of pollution– to stop enforcing violations against the fossil fuel companies,

This latest iteration of the Middle East crisis is both familiar and unfamiliar. We’re all back obsessing about the oil price, yet we also know from the last few years that that same oil price has appeared somewhat impervious — oblivious?

Three people were killed in a missile strike at Israel's largest oil refinery, a day after the facility came under [a barrage that partially knocked it offline](

Stocks moved sharply higher Monday morning, recovering from steep losses the previous session, as investors keep close tans on the latest developments in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.

The dramatic escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran caused a spike in the price of crude and raised fears among oil traders about disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most vital waterways.

NEW YORK (AP) — Some calm is returning to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks are rising on Monday, while oil prices are giving back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.