https://www.investing.com/commodities/crude-oil
This is current trading on Sunday night. Looks like we are in for some fun.
🚨#BREAKING: Crude oil is now surgeing 20%, climbing to $111 per barrel as stock futures fall sharply.
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 8, 2026
US dependence on Persian Gulf oil has almost never been lower:
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 7, 2026
US imports of crude oil from the Persian Gulf countries are down to ~500,000 barrels per day, near the lowest on record.
Imports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, and Qatar have declined -2.5… pic.twitter.com/XmkcR6z6LZ
Waffledynamics said:
Why do stocks fall when oil goes high? Wouldn't that make energy stocks go up?
HollywoodBQ said:
Good Bull! (right?)
Dan Scott said:
Japanese market down 7%
Korean market down 8%
Our allies will soon be very pissed off.
bmks270 said:Dan Scott said:
Japanese market down 7%
Korean market down 8%
Our allies will soon be very pissed off.
Maybe the world should help out and join us in taking back the straight?
Waffledynamics said:
Why do stocks fall when oil goes high? Wouldn't that make energy stocks go up?
There has been talk about a canal but it's kind of unrealistic.Yukon Cornelius said:
This maybe a dumb thought but I'm curious if it's worth it now to build a canal through that piece that sticks out. Would be further from Iran and you could set up defensive batteries etc.
As an escaped Californian, I laugh my ass off every time I fill up in Texas and pay $2-$2.50/gallon less than I was paying in California.HoustonAggie11 said:
in before if you cant handle this increase you are poor with your finances.
FlyRod said:
Chatter from oil folks I'm hearing is $156 by June. That's the summer floor (projected) not ceiling. Well this thread can and should stay alive just to check the numbers.
Or a pipeline.Yukon Cornelius said:
This maybe a dumb thought but I'm curious if it's worth it now to build a canal through that piece that sticks out. Would be further from Iran and you could set up defensive batteries etc.
HoustonAggie11 said:
in before if you cant handle this increase you are poor with your finances.