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2 headlines on Geopolitics appeared in our news feed in the last 7 days with a measured price reaction attached. 1 of them moved the underlying at least 0.35% in the minutes after the headline crossed. The largest measured reaction was +2.68% over 10 minutes on PANW, after the headline at Oct 29, 09:33:16 ET.
What moved — last 7 days
| Time | Ticker | Headline | 1 min | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 09:33:16 ET | PANW | CrowdStrike falls 4.6%, Palo Alto Networks drops 5%, Cloudflare declines 4.9% and Okta loses 7.1%. | -0.29% | +2.68% · 10m |
| Oct 28, 07:13:51 ET | XAUUSD | China’s net gold imports through Hong Kong rose more than 28% month over month in September, reaching a five-month high, Hong Kong government data showed. | +0.03% | +0.02% · 10m |
Moves are measured against the price two minutes before each headline crossed, using validated 1-minute bars captured at publish time. A dash means no bar was available for that window. Reaction pending means the measuring window for that headline is still open. Not attributed means the headline does not name the company the move was measured on, so we hold the number back. Times are New York ET. Headlines appear here 1 minute after they cross the live tape.
Our analysis
Why Did Oil Rise, Then Fall on Oct 20, 2026? Brent Hit $111.99 on Oct 20, 2026, Then Dropped 1%
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Trump waived the Russia sanctions law's tariffs on October 16, 2026, and Rubio says a decision could take 60 days
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Why Was ArcelorMittal Stock Down on Sep 14, 2026?
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Why Was Oil Up on Sep 14, 2026? Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline Faces Weeks of Repairs
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Strait of Hormuz Crisis: What Each Headline Did to Oil, Measured
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Iran Claimed Control of the World's Most Important Oil Chokepoint. Oil Rose 0.46% and Gold Did Not Move at All
Thursday, Aug 13, 2026 · 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. In our …
The IEA Cut Its Oil Demand Forecast Again. Supply Is Falling Almost Three Times Faster
Thursday, Aug 13, 2026 · 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
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Why Is the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Moving Markets?
Tuesday, Aug 11, 2026 · 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
Thursday, Aug 6, 2026 · 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 Palo Alto Networks (PANW) Stock Moved on Aug 6, 2026: China Opened a Security Review Into Its Products
Thursday, Aug 6, 2026 · 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% on Aug 5, 2026 on Hormuz De-Escalation — the Opposite of the Usual Safe-Haven Pattern
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2026 · 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 …