Economics 28 February 2026 - 3 March 2026

Reynolds Consumer Products Faces Key Cost Issue at Start of June
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Reynolds Consumer Products Faces Key Cost Issue at Start of June

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. is set to open Monday at $21.67, after sliding 1.95% on Friday. That loss capped a short Memorial Day week where the stock ended down about 0.6% from the previous Friday’s close. With not much in the way of new company news, the setup is now in focus. The main thing for investors is whether they reward Reynolds for a strong Q1 or keep the pressure on the stock as June gets underway with aluminum and resin costs still up.
June 1, 2026
Oil hits 19-month high as Iran war rattles global stocks and delays rate-cut hopes
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Oil hits 19-month high as Iran war rattles global stocks and delays rate-cut hopes

Tuesday saw global equities and bonds tumble, rattled by a deepening U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Oil and gas prices jumped, stoking fresh worries about another inflation jolt. That’s important right now, with investors previously betting on spring interest-rate cuts after inflation eased. Higher fuel costs feed into prices for energy, transport, and groceries—and can slow growth, too.
March 3, 2026
Oil Surges, Stock Futures Slide as Iran War Chokes Hormuz — What Wall Street Watches Next
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Oil Surges, Stock Futures Slide as Iran War Chokes Hormuz — What Wall Street Watches Next

Futures on major U.S. stock indexes slipped Tuesday, with energy markets heating up once more as conflict linked to the United States, Israel and Iran continued to disrupt key supply routes. The Nasdaq 100 came under particular strain, dropping more than 2% early in New York, as crude and gas costs pressed higher. Timing is the sticking point for markets. Traders were already hashing out when the Federal Reserve could deliver its next rate cut. Now there’s an energy shock rolling through shipping, fuel, and inflation forecasts. Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz means surging costs—freight, diesel, jet fuel—show up on invoices almost instantly, then hit the data.
March 3, 2026
Oil jumps, gas surges after Iran strikes shut Qatar LNG as Hormuz shipping stalls
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Oil jumps, gas surges after Iran strikes shut Qatar LNG as Hormuz shipping stalls

Dubai, March 2, 2026, 23:38 Qatar halted liquefied natural gas production on Monday after Iranian drone strikes hit sites at Ras Laffan and Mesaieed. State-owned QatarEnergy was preparing to declare force majeure — a contract clause that lets a supplier suspend deliveries after extraordinary events — on LNG shipments, sources said. In Saudi Arabia, a drone strike forced a precautionary shutdown of units at Aramco’s 550,000-barrel-per-day Ras Tanura refinery, and Verisk Maplecroft analyst Torbjorn Soltvedt called it “a significant escalation.”
March 2, 2026
VIX Hits a Three-Month High as Iran Strikes Roil Wall Street and Oil Prices
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VIX Hits a Three-Month High as Iran Strikes Roil Wall Street and Oil Prices

The Cboe Volatility Index jumped 1.45 points to 21.31 on Monday, touching a three-month high as traders digested the latest U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and a spike in crude prices that put inflation and growth jitters back in play. The S&P 500 hovered near unchanged late in the morning. “At times when there is nervousness, people will go to the leaders in the market,” said Joe Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading. After fresh turmoil in the Middle East rattled the energy network—strikes, counterattacks, and facility shutdowns, plus shipping snarled through the Strait of Hormuz—oil prices spiked. Brent shot up as much as 13% to $82.37 a barrel before giving up some gains. U.S. crude jumped
March 2, 2026
Oracle stock price: ORCL slides into weekend after hot U.S. inflation data; March 9 earnings ahead
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Oracle stock price: ORCL slides into weekend after hot U.S. inflation data; March 9 earnings ahead

New York, February 28, 2026, 11:13 — The market has closed. Oracle Corporation dropped 3.3% Friday, finishing at $145.40. That put the stock down roughly 1.8% for the week, with investors weighing fresh concerns about rates. Trading volume reached 36.4 million shares. ORCL’s 52-week range spans $118.86 to $345.72, based on data from Investing.com.
February 28, 2026
Saudi Exchange weekly wrap: TASI slides 2.2% — what traders watch next as oil and geopolitics bite
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Saudi Exchange weekly wrap: TASI slides 2.2% — what traders watch next as oil and geopolitics bite

Riyadh, February 28, 2026, 09:30 — The market is closed. The Tadawul All Share Index in Saudi Arabia slid 2.18% for the week ending Feb. 26, closing at 10,709.04 after touching a low of 10,703.70. Turnover reached about 18.7 billion Saudi riyals on 872.7 million shares. Utility MARAFIQ surged 5.97% and Petro Rabigh added 5.66% over the week, but Saudi Research and Media Group tumbled 19.6%, according to Saudi Exchange data.
February 28, 2026
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