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5 things to know before the market opens Thursday

1. Barrel roll-out Pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on March 10, 2026 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The member states of the International Energy Agency yesterday agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil from its reserves, the largest release from the agency’s emergency stockpile ever….

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Nikkei 225, Hang Seng Index, Kospi

Pump jacks operate in a field on March 11, 2026 in Gillett, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Thursday as investors grappled with volatile oil prices and escalating tensions in the Middle East, even after the U.S. and its allies announced an unprecedented emergency release of crude reserves to calm energy markets….

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Vulnerable Republicans in California’s redrawn congressional districts back war in Iran

California Republicans facing tough reelection fights in this year’s midterm elections have lined up in support of President Trump’s war on Iran, which polling suggests is not popular. They include Republicans whose chances of reelection were already diminished by the passage by voters in November of Proposition 50, which gave Democrats in Sacramento the authority…

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How Putin Views Trump’s War in Iran

Still, Khamenei’s death represented Russia’s third loss of an important geopolitical client in a little over a year: in December, 2024, Bashar al-Assad, a longtime Russian ally, whom the Kremlin had protected to varying degrees for more than a decade, was forced from power by rebel militias (he’s now thought to be living in an…

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