Strait of Hormuz

Some sectors are more exposed than others as the war drives up energy costs and squeezes consumer spending.

MRI machines and AI chipmakers need the liquid form of the element.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said the war is a test of the resilience of the global economy, with higher energy prices and uncertainty weighing on economic growth the longer it goes on.

Supply chain disruptions and rising shipping costs are making difficult jobs even harder, said Save the Children U.S. CEO Janti Soeripto.

The war in Iran has cost the global oil supply roughly 15 million barrels a day, or 15%, so far. A shock that poses a “major, major threat” to the global economy, said Fatih Birol, the head of the the International Energy Agency.

The 100-year-old mandate was intended to protect the U.S. shipping industry. Analysts differ in how much they think waiving it will impact the cost of oil.

Christopher Mims, a technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, talks about the rise in GPS dead zones and what alternatives there are to GPS.

California refineries depend on crude oil from the region.

Global sea trade through the Strait of Hormuz and air-based cargo across the Middle East face huge disruptions.

While the conflict could raise prices at the pump for American consumers, China will feel the biggest disruption to its energy market.