Global stocks wavered and oil prices rose on Tuesday, as conflict between Israel and Iran entered its fifth day, while the yen was choppy after the Bank of Japan decided to slow the pace of reduction in its bond purchases from April next year.

The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest– a region plagued by a legacy of pollution– to stop enforcing violations against the fossil fuel companies,

U.S. stock futures slipped and oil prices rose on Tuesday, as investors were rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump's call for everyone to evacuate Tehran with the fifth-day of Israel-Iran fighting sowing fears of a broader regional conflict.

Oil prices are surging again. Over the past few weeks, crude has jumped more than 10% on the back of intensifying Middle East tensions. Israel has launched one of its most aggressive campaigns in years,

Calm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.

Shell Plc’s former head of oil trading in the US was stiffed on his 2020 bonus by more than $29 million, he claims in a lawsuit that shines a light on compensation inside the oil major’s lucrative trading unit.

Energy prices have jumped since the onset of clashes between Israel and Iran. Investors worry the conflict could have a big economic consequences.

Investors are regaining some appetite for risk amid rising optimism that the conflict won't spill over into a broader regional crisis.

Importantly, this shift in positioning occurred before last Friday’s dramatic escalation in the Middle East, when Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and senior military targets,” said Ole Hansen,