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Every Geopolitics headline we timestamp, with the price move measured one minute after it crossed the tape and at the end of the measured window.
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Algaya Tanker Fire Near Hormuz: Iran Claims a Mine Strike and a Closed Strait, CENTCOM Says Drone
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said the tanker struck mines and declared the strait closed. US Central Command called the mine claim false and said Iran hit the …
Why Is ArcelorMittal Stock Down Today?
ArcelorMittal halted primary steel production at Kryvyi Rih after the second missile strike on the plant in five weeks. Its shares moved about as much as …
Why Is Oil Up Today? Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline Faces Weeks of Repairs
Officials told AP the pipeline Saudi Arabia uses to bypass the Strait of Hormuz will be mostly out of service for several weeks. Crude rose after …
Strait of Hormuz Crisis: What Each Headline Did to Oil, Measured
A tanker struck near Yanbu, missiles toward Saudi Arabia, a collapsed transit count — and a 0.27% ceiling on every measured oil reaction.
Russia's Fuel Exports Just Halved in a Year. Sanctions Are Not What Did It
Russia's seaborne exports of refined products fell to 3.93 million metric tons, down 33.3% from June and 54.7% from a year earlier. The cause is not …
Iran Claimed Control of the World's Most Important Oil Chokepoint. Oil Rose 0.46% and Gold Did Not Move at All
At 12:10 UTC on August 13, 2026, Iran's top joint military command said no vessel may transit the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's permission. On our …
The IEA Cut Its Oil Demand Forecast Again. Supply Is Falling Almost Three Times Faster
In its August Oil Market Report, the IEA said global oil demand will fall by 1.6 million barrels a day in 2026 — 510,000 more than …
Mexico's Auto-Tariff Counterproposal Would Turn a Cliff Into a Slope
Reported on August 13, 2026: Mexico wants U.S. tariffs on North American vehicles applied only to the value of parts made outside North America, rather than …
Why Is the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Moving Markets?
The US-Iran war and its recurring closures of the Strait of Hormuz — the channel that carries roughly a fifth of the world's oil — remain …
China Opened a Cybersecurity Review Into Palo Alto Networks on August 6, 2026 — the Same Legal Tool It Used to Ban Micron in 2023
China's Cybersecurity Review Office announced a formal review of Palo Alto Networks products on August 6, 2026, invoking the same legal authority it used against Micron …
Why Is Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Moving Today? China Opened a Security Review Into Its Products
China's Cybersecurity Review Office opened a formal review into Palo Alto Networks products on August 6, 2026, under the same legal authority it used against Micron …
Gold Jumped 4.75% Today on Hormuz De-Escalation — the Opposite of the Usual Safe-Haven Pattern
Gold usually rallies when Middle East risk rises. Today it rallied on signs that risk is falling — a Strait of Hormuz deal moving closer to …
Why Is Tesla Stock Moving Today?
A report that Tesla prepared to separate its China business met a same-day denial from Elon Musk and Tesla China. The stock is up 0.76% — …