Stock-market futures drop, oil surges back above $100

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Stock-market futures drop, oil surges back above $100 after failed talks between US and Iran over the weekend
Stock-market futures were down Sunday evening, suggesting investors were bracing for a sharp drop in major indexes after weekend talks between the U.S. and Iran failed to open the Strait of Hormuz and led President Donald Trump to announce a blockade of the crucial waterway.

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Stocks drop, oil jumps on US plan to block Strait of Hormuz
Asian stocks drop as US-Iran peace talks break, US closes Hormuz
US to blockade Iranian ports, oil prices surge. Iran war updates.
Oil prices surged Monday hours before the United States military said it would begin blocking maritime traffic at Iranian ports – a move that comes after peace talks between the warring nations broke ...

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Oil prices resume their climb and Asian markets decline as US prepares for blockade of strait
Oil jumps back above $100 after US-Iran peace talks fail
Oil prices gives back much of their morning jump as US stocks climb on a still hopeful Wall Street
The U.S. began a blockade of ships leaving Iran's ports Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports …

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Oil prices rise above $100, North American stock market holds steady as U.S.-Iran tensions continue
Oil Prices Climb And Global Markets Decline As U.S. Prepares For Blockade Of Iran's Ports

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