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Energy Up as Tensions Between Iran, U.S. Rise - Energy Roundup | Shares of energy companies rose alongside oil futures as tensions mounted between the U.S. and Iran. President Trump threatened to attack Oman if the nation "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran. Iran and O…

JetBlue Stock Sinks After Downgrade Flags Iran Conflict Risks -- Barrons.com | Shares of JetBlue closed down more than 7% Monday following an analyst downgrade that highlighted the outsize impact on the airline from the expiration of a 60-day deal made back in June to end fighting between the U.S.…

Tomahawk Missile Production Is Surging-and These Stocks Could Benefit -- Barrons.com | The U.S. stockpile of missiles and the American military-industrial complex's ability to produce more missiles have been concerns since the U.S. began shooting down myriad Iranian drones costing tens of thousands…

'U.S., Canada Discussing Possible Reduction In Us Autos To 15% After Some Value Content Deductions From 25% Currently; U.S. Officials Offer To Deduct Only U.S.-Specific Value Content From 15% Tariffs On Canadian Vehicles, But Canadian Officials Want All North American Content Deducted; Some North A…

Long-Term U.S. Government Debt Sells Off Amid War Jitters -- Market Talk | 1513 ET - The 30-year Treasury yield reaches 5.311%, on path for its highest settle since 2007, as investors sell off long-term U.S. government debt amid growing concerns about the federal debt load and ongoing Middle East c…

Home Depot Earnings Prediction Market Preview: Will CEO Ted Decker Talk About Tariffs? | 2:28 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) reports second-quarter earnings before the bell Tuesday, with investors looking for signs that the home improvement downturn is finally…

Oil Futures Extend Gains on Report Iran Seized Tanker -- Market Talk | 1413 ET - Oil prices add to gains following an unconfirmed Iranian state media report that Iran seized a U.A.E.- owned oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Both the U.S. and Iran claim to have control over the strait, which has s…

Oil is trading higher after the U.S. and Iran's 60-day ceasefire and negotiations MoU lapsed without further steps and an IRGC political officer said on TV that Iran's actions may assume "an offensive aspect." Also, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed an attack on a Saudi military landing ship and patrol…

Petrolíferos Lobo and Texas Firm OZ Studio Unveil AI-Driven Traceability System at the United Nations to Combat Illicit Global Oil Supply Chains | GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Addressing the urgent need for verifiable trust in global commerce, Texas-based technology firm O…

Canada Prime Minister Carney Says He Expects To Speak To Trump Before August 19 Tariffs Deadline; Says We'll Have Opportunities Over The Next 48 Hours To Discuss In More Detail As The Negotiations Go Forward | 1:11 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cC0NLYd…

Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed as Tech Gains Lift Nasdaq, Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires | 12:56 PM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic data, and company/geopolitical news from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes tr…

JetBlue 'Worthless'? Analyst Cuts Rating As Us-Iran Conflict Keeps Jet Fuel Volatile | 12:49 PM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) While a solid industry pricing backdrop suggests upside to JetBlue Airways Corp’s (NASDAQ:JBLU) revenue in the back half of the year, a worsening geopolitical lan…

Trump Says Israel Should Stop Striking Gaza -- WSJ | TEL AVIV-President Trump said Israel shouldn't be striking targets in Gaza, as his envoy Jared Kushner met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to salvage the president's floundering plan to disarm Hamas and end the war in the Pa…

Update: US Equity Indexes Mixed as Tech Gains Lift Nasdaq, Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman as Iran Peace Deal Deadline Expires | 12:20 PM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic data, and company/geopolitical news from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes tr…

Trump Says Israel Should Stop Striking Gaza -- WSJ | TEL AVIV-President Trump said Israel shouldn't be striking targets in Gaza, as his envoy Jared Kushner met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to salvage the president's floundering plan to disarm Hamas and end the war in the Pa…

Avoiding 50% Tariffs Could Force Canada to Give Up Trade Leverage -- Market Talk | 1159 ET - Failing a deal between Ottawa and Washington, the imposition of a new U.S. tariff of 50% on certain Canadian goods could thwart Canada's recent rebound, says Bradley Saunders, economist at Capital Economics…

Alibaba Stock Gains as It Adds to Its War Chest for AI Race | Alibaba is spending heavily in order to keep up in China's fierce artificial-intelligence competition and that means some other units might have to go. The Chinese e-commerce company is selling its videogame arm in a deal worth at least…

Tomahawk Missile Production Is Surging-and These Stocks Could Benefit | The U.S. stockpile of missiles and the American military-industrial complex's ability to produce more missiles have been concerns since the U.S. began shooting down myriad Iranian drones costing tens of thousands of dollars wit…

JetBlue's Balance Sheet at Risk as Iran Ceasefire Ends -- Market Talk | 1140 ET - Concerns about JetBlue's balance sheet are put on the front burner with the Iran ceasefire ending today, Seaport Research Partners analyst Daniel McKenzie says in a research note. If oil prices surge again from increa…

Dow Jones Top Energy Headlines at 11 AM ET: Oil Prices Retain Risk Premium as Iran, Oman Progress Talks on Strait of Hormuz | Integration ... | Oil Prices Retain Risk Premium as Iran, Oman Progress Talks on Strait of Hormuz Oil prices retained a substantial risk premium with Brent crude and WTI gai…

US Tariff Risk Outweighs Pick Up in Canada CPI -- Market Talk | 1023 ET - An acceleration in Canada inflation in July won't move the needle much for the Bank of Canada, says Tiago Figueiredo, economist at Desjardins Securities. A return to 3% total inflation was driven by war-fueled energy prices a…

Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It 'Gets in the Way' of Iran Conflict -- WSJ | President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran. "If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the s -- out of them," Fox News' Trey Yingst reported Trump s…

Trump Says Israel Should Stop Striking Gaza -- WSJ | TEL AVIV -- President Trump said Israel shouldn't be striking targets in Gaza, as his envoy Jared Kushner met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to salvage the president's floundering plan to disarm Hamas and end the war. In a…

Moburst Unveils Answerburst, a New Sub-Brand Led by Co-Founder Lior Eldan, to Win the AI Search War | NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The proprietary answer engine optimization (AEO) practice marks the first time a Moburst founder has stepped out of the boardroom to run a standalone uni…

Department of War Awards NODA AI $100 Million to Scale Mission Command for Autonomous Forces Across the Joint Force | Contract supports NODA's multi-domain orchestration technology, accelerating scale and adoption across the Department AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of…

Update: US Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell as 60-Day US-Iran Ceasefire Expires | 08:55 AM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with economic data, recent oil price movement, world markets' overview and corporate stock movements.) US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Monday as the ceasefire bet…

Oil Futures Gain As U.S.-Iran Standoff Looks Set to Last -- Market Talk | 0854 ET - Oil futures are moderately higher as President Trump tells Fox News he's in no hurry to resolve the conflict with Iran. Traders also await additional U.S. economic measures against Iran. "It appears to me that the U…

Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It 'Gets in the Way' of Iran Conflict -- WSJ | President Trump threatened to bomb Oman if the country "gets in the way" of U.S. efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran. "If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the sh-- out of them," Fox News' Trey Yingst reported Trump s…

Senior Iranian Official Says Iran Has Decided To Shift Its Policy From Defensive To A 'Fully Offensive' One; Pressuring U.S. Or Relying On Mediators To Reach A Lasting Peace Is Not Realistic; Iran Has Set A Deadline Of A Few Weeks For Full Implementation Of MOU By U.S.; All Iranian Entities Will Be…

RTX's Raytheon Announces $22.9B Department Of War Contract For Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, Supporting Annual Production Ramp To More Than 1,000 Missiles |

Marjorie Taylor Greene Claims Trump Officials Are Discussing Nuclear Strikes on Iran: ‘It’s Pure Evil’ | 8:01 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene voiced her concerns about the potential use of nuclear weapons on Iran, emphasizing the catastrophic…

US Equity Futures Mixed Pre-Bell as 60-Day US-Iran Ceasefire Expires | 07:59 AM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Monday as the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran reaches its expiration date after 60 days, with the two nations still locked in a stalemate…

Increased Russia-Ukraine Strikes Threaten Global Food Prices -- Market Talk | 1149 GMT - Escalating hostilities between Russia and Ukraine threaten to raise global food prices further, Oxford Economics' Tatiana Orlova says in a note. Global food prices are expected to increase by 11.8% this year an…

ZenaTech Anticipates Competitive Advantage for ZenaDrone as U.S. Imposes Tariffs of Up to 100% on Imported Drones and Components | VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”), a technology solution provider special…

Watching Oil Futures; Traders Circulating Report That President Trump Said In An Interview That He Will Bomb Oman If It Gets In The Way Of The U.S. And That Iran Should Put Up A White Flag |

Pulsenmore Receives Second AI Grant Within One Month As Israel Innovation Authority Approves $1.27M For SmartScan AI |

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions And GE Aerospace Announce That The GEK800 Engine Has Been Awarded A U.S. Air Force Contract For Engineering, Manufacturing And Development Of The Turbofan For The Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile | 7:06 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) The designa…

Pentagon Rotates Aircraft Carriers, Showing Toll of the Iran War -- WSJ | Good morning. The USS George Washington is relieving the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, and the movement of these two massive aircraft carriers is both strategic and symbolic. One of the most sensitive stories in thi…

Press Release: Pulsenmore Receives Second AI Grant Within One Month: Israel Innovation Authority Approves $1.27 Million for SmartScan AI Program | The new grant brings the total AI grants approved for Pulsenmore over the past month to approximately $1.6 million, supporting two programs with a combi…

Pulsenmore Receives Second AI Grant Within One Month: Israel Innovation Authority Approves $1.27 Million for SmartScan AI Program | The new grant brings the total AI grants approved for Pulsenmore over the past month to approximately $1.6 million, supporting two programs with a combined scope of ap…

Mobilicom Is Set for This Moment: Positioned to Capture Growing U.S. Market Demand Following New Federal Tariff Policy | Supported by: NDAA and U.S. Defense Compliance; FCC Trusted Drone Status; and U.S. Onshore Production Buildout Underway Palo Alto, California, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- M…

Dow Jones Top Energy Headlines at 7 AM ET: Oil Prices Retain Risk Premium as Iran, Oman Progress Talks on Strait of Hormuz | This ... | Oil Prices Retain Risk Premium as Iran, Oman Progress Talks on Strait of Hormuz Oil prices retained a substantial risk premium with Brent crude and WTI gaining in…

Agreement Reached To Extend U.S.-Iran 60-Day Ceasefire - Al Arabiya English | 6:51 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) https://x.com/AlArabiya_Eng/status/2089300128624496899?s=20 Write to Benzinga at editorial@benzinga.com

KBR Unit Receives $60 Million NATO Patriot Missile Contract | 06:27 AM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- KBR's (KBR) Mission Technology Solutions business has won a NATO contract with an initial ceiling of $60 million for the Patriot air and missile defense system, the company said Monday. Under th…

ArcelorMittal Says 2 Employees Killed in Missile Strike on Ukraine Plant | 06:16 AM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- ArcelorMittal's (MT) Kryvyi Rih plant in Ukraine was hit by a missile strike over the weekend, killing two employees and injuring 13 others, the steelmaker said Monday. The strike d…

KBR's Pre-Spinoff Unit Trinzic Awarded $60M NATO Recompete Time And Materials Contract To Support The PATRIOT Air And Missile Defense System | 6:04 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) Contract includes its integration with the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), a critical modernizatio…

KBR Awarded $60 Million Contract to Accelerate Air and Missile Defense Readiness | HOUSTON, Aug. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced that its Mission Technology Solutions business, which will be Trinzic after its planned spin-off, has won a NATO recompete time and materials contr…

Reported August 16, Iran's Hardliners Used Period After The U.S. MoU To Lay Plans For Expanding The War - WSJ | 5:59 AM EDT, August 17, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire) https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-plan-escalate-war-cc657664 Write to Benzinga at editorial@benzinga.com

US Equity Investors to Focus on Fed Policy Minutes, PMIs Alongside Trump's Move to Inflict Intense Economic Pain on Iran | 05:55 AM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity investors are expected to focus on macroeconomic data this week following recent soft prints that reduced the urgency for m…

ArcelorMittal Confirmed Ukraine Operation ArcelorMittal Kryvih Rih Suffered Missile Strike, Injuring 13 Employees And Contractors, Killing Two Employees |

ArcelorMittal statement regarding missile strike on its Ukraine plant | 17 August 2026, 11:45 CET ArcelorMittal can confirm that its Ukraine operation, ArcelorMittal Kryvih Rih, suffered a missile strike over the weekend in which 13 employees of the company and contractors were injured and tragical…

Oil Prices Retain Risk Premium as Iran, Oman Progress Talks on Strait of Hormuz -- Market Talk | 0907 GMT - Oil prices retain a substantial risk premium as Iran and Oman move closer to an agreement over managing the Strait of Hormuz, MUFG's Soojin Kim writes. The U.S. isn't involved in these discus…

Dow Jones Top Energy Headlines at 4 AM ET: Oil Prices Mixed; May Be Buoyed Amid Deadlock in U.S.-Iran Talks | This ... | Oil Prices Mixed; May Be Buoyed Amid Deadlock in U.S.-Iran Talks Oil prices were mixed in early trade, but may be buoyed amid a deadlock in U.S.-Iran talks to reopen the Strait o…

China's July oil throughput posts first month-on-month rise since Iran war |

Stellantis Considers Closure, Sale of Brampton Plant Amid Tariff Impact | 03:27 AM EDT, 08/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Stellantis (STLA) is considering the closure and sale of its Brampton, Ontario, assembly plant, Canadian autoworkers union Unifor said Friday. Unifor said Stellantis notified the uni…

Russia's Black Sea Novorossiysk port resumes oil loadings after drone attack, sources say |

Stock Market News Today, 8/17/26 – Futures Mixed as Markets Eye Iran Ceasefire, Retail Earnings |

U.S. Futures Mostly Higher as Iran Ceasefire Set to Expire |