Oil prices rise, but US stocks remain near their record on a muted Wall Street
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in their war….
US military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast
By SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday, part of efforts to force Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accepting a…
Wyoming oil positioned to weather Middle East conflict, analysts say
• Nation’s soaring oil and natural gas production may buffer energy prices if Israel-Iran conflict disrupts global supplies, some industry officials predict. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com The global oil market’s reaction to rising conflict in the Middle East…
Contestant on Jeopardy! wins with just $1
Sometimes a single dollar is all you need. At least, that was the case for one contestant on Jeopardy! after his two competitors bet everything they had on the final clue and lost. The final prompt was: “It’s the only…