HONG KONG: Oil prices rose Tuesday (Apr 7) while equities edged up tentatively as investors assessed Donald Trump's latest deadline for Iran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz or be "decimated".As the Middle East war entered its sixth week, the US president warned Tehran that its civilian infrastructure

Oil and stock prices fluctuated Monday as attacks continued in the Middle East and investors weighed escalate threats against diplomatic efforts to forge a ceasefire.

Oil prices jumped after the US president threatened to blow up Kharg Island and Iran’s oil infrastructure, while US stocks fell.

Oil prices jumped after the US president threatened to blow up Kharg Island and Iran’s oil infrastructure, while US stocks fell.