Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120

Published 13 Oct 2026, 06:29 UTC. Updated 13 Oct 2026, 06:34 UTC.

Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120 Bloomberg.com

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

Ticker	T-5	T-3	T-1	T0	T+1	T+2	T+3
LMT	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
RTX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NOC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GD	-1.12%	-1.56%	—	-0.79%	-0.15%	+0.55%	+2.69%
XOM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CVX	-3.45%	-1.61%	—	+1.30%	+3.29%	+2.02%	+4.63%
ITA	+1.03%	-0.59%	—	-0.98%	-0.89%	+0.37%	+1.47%
BA	+0.18%	-0.93%	—	-1.56%	-2.60%	-0.40%	+0.30%
LHX	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HII	-0.10%	+0.38%	—	-2.41%	+0.16%	+1.23%	+2.87%

Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120 Bloomberg.com

Source: Bloomberg

United States Oil Fund (USO) since this story, compared with the market

Since the first closing price after “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +4.67%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +5.06% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +0.27%, a +4.40% difference versus that group of stocks.

Company	When	Move	Status
BA	that day	-1.56%	final price
BA	the next day	-2.60%	final price
BA	two days later	-0.40%	final price
BA	three days later	+0.30%	final price
BA	three days earlier	-0.93%	final price
BA	five days earlier	+0.18%	final price
CVX	that day	+1.30%	final price
CVX	the next day	+3.29%	final price
CVX	two days later	+2.02%	final price
CVX	three days later	+4.63%	final price
CVX	three days earlier	-1.61%	final price
CVX	five days earlier	-3.45%	final price
GD	that day	-0.79%	final price
GD	the next day	-0.15%	final price
GD	two days later	+0.55%	final price
GD	three days later	+2.69%	final price
GD	three days earlier	-1.56%	final price
GD	five days earlier	-1.12%	final price
HII	that day	-2.41%	final price
HII	the next day	+0.16%	final price
HII	two days later	+1.23%	final price
HII	three days later	+2.87%	final price
HII	three days earlier	+0.38%	final price
HII	five days earlier	-0.10%	final price
ITA	that day	-0.98%	final price
ITA	the next day	-0.89%	final price
ITA	two days later	+0.37%	final price
ITA	three days later	+1.47%	final price
ITA	three days earlier	-0.59%	final price
ITA	five days earlier	+1.03%	final price

USO

SPY

XLE

Disclosure records for United States Oil Fund (USO) within two months of 13 Oct 2026

Gilbert Cisneros buy Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 14 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120.”

Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).

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

Companies mentioned with this story

USO United States Oil Fund
In “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” 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
For “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” 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
For “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) 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
XOP State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf
For “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” State Street Spdr S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Etf (XOP) 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
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries
Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120.” 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
For “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” 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
Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120.” 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 “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120,” 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 13 Oct 2026, “Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.

United States Oil Fund (USO) is on the page because Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Also listed, United States Brent Oil Fund (BNO): Oil-supply or crude-price developments can transmit through WTI/Brent proxies and energy producer earnings expectations

Dates and price levels for United States Oil Fund (USO)

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

“Saudi Arabia Reports Fresh Attacks as Wider Conflict Could Push Oil to $120” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.