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Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAFake papers & trade contracts: HowMyanmar dodged US sanctions to getIranian jet fuel - reportGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and airlines. Names like XOM and CVX typically gain because exxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “jet fuel” (oil) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “jet fuel” (oil) in this story.

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “jet fuel” (oil) in this story.

  • JETS U.S. Global Jets ETF-7.3% 30d

    U.S. Global Jets ETF: it holds airlines. Linked by “jet fuel” (airlines) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+64.8% 18d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “iranian” (tanker shipping) in this story.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.3% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF holds stocks listed in emerging markets, which this story is about (“myanmar”).

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+11.0% 11d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “jet fuel” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+9.9% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “jet fuel” (oil) in this story.

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum+3.8% 18d

    Occidental Petroleum (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “jet fuel” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-5.13%-5.78%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-2.19%-1.69%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JETSNo price data for this ticker———————
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
EEMNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-2.72%-2.80%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVX-3.75%-2.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
OXY-2.23%-2.27%base-0.07%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report The Times of India

Source: The Times of India

Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Delta Air Lines (DAL) the next day, across 10 earlier stories: average -3.49%, largest gain -1.85%, largest drop -4.31%, from 3 prices.

CompanyWhenAverageLargest gainLargest dropPrices
Delta Air Lines (DAL)the next day-3.49%-1.85%-4.31%3
Delta Air Lines (DAL)three days later-6.00%-5.92%-6.17%3
U.S. Global Jets Etf (JETS)the next day-2.80%-0.93%-4.31%7
U.S. Global Jets Etf (JETS)three days later-4.09%-3.32%-4.52%7

The price since 26 Oct 2026: Delta Air Lines (DAL) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
CVXthree days earlier-2.77%final price
CVXfive days earlier-3.75%final price
OXYthat day-0.07%still updating
OXYthree days earlier-2.27%final price
OXYfive days earlier-2.23%final price
USOthree days earlier-5.78%final price
USOfive days earlier-5.13%final price
XLEthree days earlier-1.69%final price
XLEfive days earlier-2.19%final price
XOMthree days earlier-2.80%final price
XOMfive days earlier-2.72%final price

Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story

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Who gains and who loses around Delta Air Lines (DAL)

Companies that tend to pay

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    In “Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report,” Delta Air Lines (DAL) tends to be hurt, medium confidence. Reason on file: Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump. Linked by “jet fuel” in this story

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings

    United Airlines Holdings (UAL) tends to be hurt, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report.” Reason on file: Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump. Linked by “jet fuel” in this story

No up or down call on file

  • JETS U.S. Global Jets Etf

    For “Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report,” U.S. Global Jets Etf (JETS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: U.S. Global Jets ETF is a airlines fund in the watchlist universe. Linked by “jet fuel” in this story

Delta Air Lines (DAL)

“Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report” (26 Oct 2026) reaches Delta Air Lines (DAL) through this story.

What ties Delta Air Lines (DAL) to the headline is this: Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump. Linked by “jet fuel” in this story

A second company, United Airlines Holdings (UAL), is listed for a different reason: Airlines pay more for fuel when oil prices jump. Linked by “jet fuel” in this story

Dates and price levels for Delta Air Lines (DAL)

DAL traded between 74.14 and 86.14 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 76.76. JETS traded between 25.57 and 28.85 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 26.11. UAL traded between 104.63 and 118.24 across 16 sessions. The latest close on file is 109.99.

A simple score for Delta Air Lines (DAL)

27 out of 100Price not final

“Fake papers & trade contracts: How Myanmar dodged US sanctions to get Iranian jet fuel - report” scores 27 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 3 linked companies. The price is not final yet.