As the US–Iran war escalates, investors are rotating toward sectors that tend to outperform in periods of geopolitical stress: energy, defence and critical infrastructure. Crude prices have climbed to multi‑month highs, tankers are avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, and governments are signalling higher defence and energy‑security spending. Below are four stocks across those themes that
Rolls-Royce is on edge today, March 2, as investors reflect on the ongoing war in the Middle East and its impact on the business. RR stock was trading at 1,335p on Monday, down slightly from the year-to-date high of 1,420p. Rolls-Royce Holdings’ business to be impacted by war The Rolls-Royce stock price was in the
Gold price began the new week on a high as the unrest in the Middle East led investors to increasingly seek safety in the conventional safe-haven asset. Earlier in the session, it added onto the gains recorded on Friday when it broke past the one-month resistance level of $5,252. At the time of writing, it
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Global markets are being forced to price in a war that may not be over quickly. US President Donald Trump has said the US‑led campaign in Iran was initially projected to last four to five weeks and could “extend far beyond that,” while insisting he is prepared to sustain operations “for as long as needed.”
The US–Iran war is forcing investors to rethink where to put money to work as geopolitical risk replaces artificial intelligence and tariffs as the dominant market narrative. Strikes by the US and Israel on Iran, followed by missile retaliation and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, have pushed oil to its highest levels in nearly
Americans could soon see higher gas prices as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten a critical global oil chokepoint, raising fears of supply disruptions that could quickly reverberate across U.S. energy markets. After joint U.S.–Israeli strikes, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, targeted Iranian sites over the weekend and killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
The Israeli Health Ministry reported Monday that 777 people have been evacuated to hospitals since the start of the joint Israeli-U.S. war against Iran. At least 10 people were killed directly by Iranian missile attacks on Israel, and two died on their way to shelters. Since fighting began Saturday morning, hospitals nationwide have restructured operations,
More U.S. forces are headed to the Middle East, according to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff Gen. Dan Caine, as the U.S. escalates its campaign against Iran. ‘The flow of forces continues today. In fact, Admiral Cooper will receive additional forces even today,’ Caine said during a Pentagon briefing Monday morning, referring to
President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the joint U.S.-Israeli operation to ‘crush the threat’ in Iran is ‘ahead of schedule.’ Trump provided an update on ‘Operation Epic Fury’ during a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House, vowing that the U.S. will ‘easily prevail’ over the ‘terrorist regime.’ ‘We have the strongest and