Business

Oil prices jump after Trump declares economic war on Iran

MarketWatch · August 20, 2026 at 6:46 AM

Oil prices jump after Trump declares economic war on Iran

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude’s front-month contracts both climbed after President Donald Trump said he was launching a “crushing economic operation” against Iran.

Read the full article on MarketWatch ›

5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.marketwatch.com — the content belongs to MarketWatch.

This story in other outlets

Can we afford Iran?

Vox · 11 h ago

Oil prices jump after Trump declares economic war on Iran

This story in other outlets

Can we afford Iran?

More from MarketWatch

Amazon’s stock slips as the FTC alleges billions of dollars in hidden ad fees

‘I’m leaving money on the table’: I’m 64 and my husband is 70. Should I take spousal benefits or wait for my own?

The S&P 500 usually falls in September. Why this year should be different.

‘Neither of us attended college’: At 62, how can we afford to put our granddaughter through college?

More in Business

Japanese borrowing costs hit 30-year high as Bessent says Tokyo may intervene to boost yen

Hugging Face's new duck robot is selling fast. A Chinese chip powers it

Trump’s ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ in Venezuela reeks of ‘colonial cronyism’ and could easily fall apart, experts say

Russian barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine's capital region kills at least 11

Shein just went public at about 25% of its peak valuation

Burning Man showed Sam Altman what the future could be. Here are the famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended.