Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy
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Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy WSJ
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- LMT Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- RTX RTX
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- NOC Northrop Grumman
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- GD General Dynamics
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense
A fund of aerospace and defense companies
- BA Boeing
Defense and aerospace orders move with conflict spending
- LHX L3Harris
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises
- HII Huntington Ingalls
Shipyards benefit when naval spending rises
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy WSJ
Source: The Wall Street Journal
United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +2.21%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.67% over the same days, a +2.88% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +1.88%, a +0.33% difference versus that group of stocks.
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BA | that day | -1.05% | final price |
| BA | the next day | +1.18% | final price |
| BA | two days later | +1.89% | final price |
| BA | three days later | +2.59% | final price |
| BA | three days earlier | +2.10% | final price |
| BA | five days earlier | +0.94% | final price |
| CVX | that day | +1.96% | final price |
| CVX | the next day | +0.71% | final price |
| CVX | two days later | +3.29% | final price |
| CVX | three days later | +3.06% | final price |
| CVX | three days earlier | -2.68% | final price |
| CVX | five days earlier | -5.81% | final price |
| GD | that day | +0.64% | final price |
| GD | the next day | +1.35% | final price |
| GD | two days later | +3.50% | final price |
| GD | three days later | +2.66% | final price |
| GD | three days earlier | -0.34% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | -1.80% | final price |
| HII | that day | +2.63% | final price |
| HII | the next day | +3.73% | final price |
| HII | two days later | +5.41% | final price |
| HII | three days later | +4.60% | final price |
| HII | three days earlier | +2.68% | final price |
| HII | five days earlier | +1.16% | final price |
| ITA | that day | +0.09% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | +1.36% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | +2.47% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +1.74% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | +1.27% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | -0.22% | final price |
Who reported a United States Oil Fund (USO) trade near this story
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Who gains and who loses around United States Oil Fund (USO)
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
In “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund
In “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence. Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Oct 2026 story “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 14 Oct 2026 story “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy.” Reason on file: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
- AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
In “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- AMPY Amplify Energy
In “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- ATO Atmos Energy
In “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- BE Bloom Energy
For “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy,” Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)
On 14 Oct 2026, “Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.
For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
A second company, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO), is listed for a different reason: Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations
The price range for United States Oil Fund (USO), and the dates in the story
BNO traded between 57.39 and 67.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.10. USO traded between 141.82 and 162.99 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 160.80. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.
The energy score for United States Oil Fund (USO)
46 out of 100
“Opinion | War-Caused Oil Price Spikes Don’t Help the U.S. Economy” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.