The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society
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The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society The Heartland Institute
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
The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society The Heartland Institute
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United States Oil Fund (USO) since “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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 |
Official trades in United States Oil Fund (USO) around 13 Oct 2026
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United States Oil Fund (USO) on one side of this energy story
Companies tied to this story
- USO United States Oil Fund
United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society.” 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 “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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
In “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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 “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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
For “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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
Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society.” 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 “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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
In “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society,” 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, “The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society” is the story that connects United States Oil Fund (USO) to Energy.
What ties United States Oil Fund (USO) to the headline is this: 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
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
“The Refinery War and the Vulnerability of Modern Society” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.