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The Strait of Hormuz, accounting for nearly a third of the world’s oil supply, is once again under geopolitical pressure, and ETF investors are rushing to reposition.

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The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.60%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.50%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

The U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear facility on June 21 has raised the specter of a new oil crisis, reviving investor fears of energy-driven inflation and testing whether the stock market can withstand another geopolitical shock.

Why does a country with large oil reserves feel such a need to have home-grown civil nuclear energy?

This narrow shipping route in the Gulf region sees one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passing through, fuelling a big part of the global economy. And Iran controls its northern side.

Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM) shares are on watch Monday morning as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are raising fears of oil supply disruptions.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.14%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.03%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU25 ) are up +0.20%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Crude oil prices surged following Iran vote to close critical Strait of Hormuz in wake of US bombings