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From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAFrom the U.S. sanctions list tothe G20 table: Moscow says RussianForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov…GEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and natural gas.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+4.8% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d

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

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund-7.0% 30d

    United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story.

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+38.2% 18d

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

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+9.0% 13d

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

  • CVX Chevron+7.9% 30d

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

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.0% 30d

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

  • LNG Cheniere Energy+11.9% 30d

    Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-2.52%-0.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLE-1.29%+1.72%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
UNG+4.10%+0.68%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-2.14%+1.35%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CVXNo price data for this ticker———————
COPNo price data for this ticker———————
LNGNo price data for this ticker———————

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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The price since 28 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)three days earlier+0.68%final price
United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)five days earlier+4.10%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-0.26%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.52%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+1.72%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-1.29%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.35%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-2.14%final price

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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)

Companies carried with this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    In “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta.” Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    In “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Natural Gas Fund: it follows natural-gas prices. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks tanker freight rates. Linked by “russian” (tanker shipping) in this story

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta,” Chevron (CVX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • COP Conocophillips

    In “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta,” Conocophillips (COP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

  • LNG Cheniere Energy

    For “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta,” Cheniere Energy (LNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Cheniere Energy (natural gas distribution): gas producers and exporters earn more when gas prices rise. Linked by “russian” (natural gas) in this story

United States Oil Fund (USO)

On 28 Oct 2026, “From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to this story.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “russian” (oil) in this story

Price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

UNG traded between 9.31 and 11.43 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 9.63. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 163.62. XLE traded between 61.05 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.23.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“From the U.S. sanctions list to the G20 table: Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend talks in Atlanta” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.