Commodities

Asian stocks mostly rose Tuesday and oil prices soared to their highest level since October after the U.S. said it would soon impose sanctions on all buyers of Iranian oil.

The price of crude oil surged Monday after the U.S. government moved to further block Iranian oil exports.

The Latest on U.S. sanctions on countries importing Iranian oil (all times local): 8:45 a.m.

Asian stock markets were mostly lower while oil prices surged for a second day Monday following reports Washington wants to block Iranian exports.

Asian stock markets were mixed Monday following the Easter holiday weekend as investors looked ahead to U.S. and Japanese economic data.

Asian stock indexes were mostly moderately higher in quiet holiday trading on Good Friday as some markets were closed.

U.S. stock indexes moved mostly lower in early trading Thursday as investors weighed the latest batch of company earnings.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Asian stocks fell Thursday after Wall Street declined despite encouraging Chinese economic data.

Major U.S. stock indexes fell in morning trading Wednesday as losses by health care companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market.

Major share benchmarks were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after China announced its economy grew at a better than expected 6.4% annual pace in the last quarter.

Stocks were higher on Wall Street in early trading Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier.

U.S. stock indexes wavered in Monday morning trading, weighed down by losses for bank stocks.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:40 a.m.

Asian markets were mostly higher Monday on signs that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations.

Asian markets were broadly higher Monday on signs that the U.S. and China were closing in on a trade deal after months of negotiations.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Friday on Wall Street, putting the market on track for gains at the end of a shaky week.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday after a mixed Wall Street close on listless trading.

U.S. stocks moved slightly higher in early trading Thursday as investors prepare for the latest round of corporate earnings.