Iran Strike Talk and Qatar Tanker Hit Lift Oil Risk

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat's new is Al Jazeera, citing the U.K. maritime agency UKMTO, saying a tanker was hit by multiple projectiles off Qatar's north coast.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorUKMTO reports a rise in attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor. That pressures oil and shipping markets.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentStocks were soft.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Dow closed down point six six percent, the S and P down point two two, and the VIX is at fifteen point oh eight.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFutures are basically flat. S and P futures are down point oh one percent. Markets are shrugging so far.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhat to watch is whether the strike talk turns into action.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, the VIX is at fifteen during a tanker attack. Wall Street is meditating on a bomb.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's not calm, Kenji, that's conviction.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEnergy is the only sector with a sense of direction, and I called it before you finished your cheese.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVera, the cheese is a coping mechanism and the bag is empty. Oil goes up, my snacks go down. That's the real macro.