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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Stocks Recover Sharply Amid Hope for Iran War’s End

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: The New York Times
1 April 2026 at 04:25
Investors weighed the news that the owner of a Kuwaiti tanker loaded with oil said it had been hit in an Iranian attack near Dubai.

© Kuwait Petroleum Corporation/Handout, via Via Reuters

From Oil to Food, the Iran War Is Squeezing the Global Economy

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Patricia Cohen
1 April 2026 at 00:35
The effects of the war in Iran are squeezing consumers, businesses and governments around the world, raising the prices of many essential goods.

© Taiwo Aina for The New York Times

A fertilizer plant outside Lagos, Nigeria. Fertilizer shortages driven by the fighting in the Middle East, where crucial inputs are produced, can lead to poorer harvests and higher food prices around the world.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Will $4 Gas Hurt Trump’s Approval Ratings? Here’s What History Shows.

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Ruth Igielnik and Katherine Chui
31 March 2026 at 19:20
Presidents since at least the Carter administration have seen their approval ratings tied to gas prices. But there are signs the correlation may be weakening.

© Katherine Chui/The New York Times

Europe Has a ‘Guns vs. Butter’ Problem. War in Iran Makes It Worse.

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Jim Tankersley and Amanda Taub
31 March 2026 at 17:00
After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.

© Eric Lalmand/Belga, via Associated Press

A weapons factory in Herstal, Belgium, this year. Most European countries have realized that they need to spend a lot more on guns to reduce their military dependence on the United States.

Drivers Count Their Pennies as Gas Hits $4 a Gallon Because of War in Iran

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Audra D. S. Burch， Andy Newman， Edgar Sandoval， Anna Griffin and Pooja Salhotra
31 March 2026 at 17:03
Since the Iran conflict began on Feb. 28, gas prices across the United States have increased about 35 percent. They are now above $4 a gallon, and drivers are wincing.

© Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times

In Harlingen, Texas, and everywhere else, drivers are strategizing about how to stay on the road at a reasonable price.

As Iran War Pushes Up Gas Prices, Fresh Food Distributors Add Fuel Surcharges

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Julie Creswell
31 March 2026 at 20:38
Delivering salmon, fruits and other perishable foods has become more expensive as the war with Iran pushes up diesel prices.

© Sandy Carson for The New York Times

As fuel costs rise because of the war in Iran, surcharges are being added to the shipping cost of certain food items, such as seafood imported from far-flung locations.

U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon on Average, a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Emmett Lindner
31 March 2026 at 21:11
A month since the first U.S.-Israeli attacks and Iran’s response effectively shut off Persian Gulf oil, drivers are paying significantly more to fill up.

© Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Lines in mid-March at a gas station in Hawthorne, Calif.

After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Zolan Kanno-Youngs， Anton Troianovski and Maria Abi-Habib
31 March 2026 at 17:03
The White House press secretary said the United States would evaluate oil shipments to Cuba on a “case-by-case basis,” after a Russian tanker full of crude reached the island.

© Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

An oil tanker near the coastline of Matanzas, Cuba, on Monday. The ban on foreign oil imports has plunged the country into a crisis.

Why Did the U.S. Allow a Russian Oil Tanker Through Its Cuba Blockade?

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Emma Bubola and David C. Adams
31 March 2026 at 03:07
The ship’s arrival would bring Cuba some badly needed fuel. It also marks a shift from U.S. efforts to block oil shipments and pressure the Cuban government.

© Planet Labs

A satellite image taken last week of the port and oil terminal at the entrance of the Bay of Matanzas in northwestern Cuba.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Oil Jumps to $116 a Barrel on Signs of Escalation of Middle East War

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: The New York Times
30 March 2026 at 09:58
Investors digested increasing signs of escalation of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran, which has led to a blockage of critical energy supplies.

© Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

As Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon, Americans Rethink Vacations

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Audra D. S. Burch
30 March 2026 at 04:29
Already pinched by the high costs of living, some families have modified how they plan to travel by road and air as the Iran war pushes gas and oil prices higher.

© Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York Times

Gas prices in McAllen, Texas, on Friday.

U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Jack Nicas and Eric Schmitt
30 March 2026 at 10:32
The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Monday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.

© Adalberto Roque/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Havana during a blackout this month.

The Cascading Damage of Rising Oil Prices

✇NYT | Opinion
By: ‘The Ezra Klein Show’
25 March 2026 at 05:24
How high do oil prices need to climb before the global economy breaks? On “The Ezra Klein Show,” Jason Bordoff, an energy policy expert, tells Ezra Klein why a prolonged energy shock could force a devastating choice between economic activity and basic survival for the world’s poorest nations.
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