Oil keeps climbing as U.S.-Iran fighting flares — ride the energy rally on Chevron and ExxonMobil
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran is getting worse, and peace talks are going nowhere. This is pushing oil prices higher for the third day in a row, and experts see more gains ahead as long as the conflict threatens a key global oil shipping route.
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A fresh exchange of strikes between the U.S. and Iran is putting a critical oil shipping route at risk, and traders are bidding up crude as peace hopes fade. Oil has been climbing for three straight sessions, and higher energy prices are already weighing on the broader stock market. Major oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil tend to move higher when crude prices rise, especially when geopolitical tensions show no sign of a quick fix. With the conflict hardening into a stalemate, this trend could continue as markets price in a longer disruption.