Oil spikes on fresh Iran strikes near Hormuz — load up on big oil producers before it runs further
Fresh U.S. military strikes near the Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for roughly one-fifth of the world's oil — have reignited fears that global oil shipments could be disrupted, sending oil prices sharply higher.
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The Strait of Hormuz handles about 20% of the world's daily oil flow. When military action threatens that corridor, oil prices spike — and so do the shares of companies that produce it. This is the second round of U.S. strikes in three days, which means the market can no longer brush it off as a one-off event. With peace talks looking shaky and both sides dug in, the risk of further escalation is real. Oil stocks like ExxonMobil and Chevron tend to rally hard in these windows because higher oil prices flow almost directly into their profits. The move has legs as long as Hormuz disruptions remain in the headlines.