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Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American

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Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American Benzinga

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers move when sanctioned barrels leave the market

  • WEAT Teucrium Wheat

    Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted

  • MOS Mosaic

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
LMT-0.61%-2.04%—+0.48%-1.13%+2.44%+4.55%
RTX———————
NOC-1.00%-1.50%—+0.86%+0.11%+3.08%+3.81%
XLE———————
GD+0.12%-1.46%—+1.14%+0.35%+0.99%+1.70%
ITA+0.06%-1.47%—-0.28%-1.26%-1.17%+0.09%
USO———————
XOM———————
WEAT———————
MOS+13.61%+6.56%—+0.59%+2.35%+1.44%+1.12%

Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American Benzinga

Source: Benzinga

The price since 12 Oct 2026: United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is -1.70%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -0.23% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.14%, a -0.56% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
GDthat day+1.14%final price
GDthe next day+0.35%final price
GDtwo days later+0.99%final price
GDthree days later+1.70%final price
GDthree days earlier-1.46%final price
GDfive days earlier+0.12%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day-0.28%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)the next day-1.26%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)two days later-1.17%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days later+0.09%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-1.47%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier+0.06%final price
LMTthat day+0.48%final price
LMTthe next day-1.13%final price
LMTtwo days later+2.44%final price
LMTthree days later+4.55%final price
LMTthree days earlier-2.04%final price
LMTfive days earlier-0.61%final price
MOSthat day+0.59%final price
MOSthe next day+2.35%final price
MOStwo days later+1.44%final price
MOSthree days later+1.12%final price
MOSthree days earlier+6.56%final price
MOSfive days earlier+13.61%final price
NOCthat day+0.86%final price
NOCthe next day+0.11%final price
NOCtwo days later+3.08%final price
NOCthree days later+3.81%final price
NOCthree days earlier-1.50%final price
NOCfive days earlier-1.00%final price
UGA
SPY
XLI

Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies mentioned with this story

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    For “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

    For “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • DBA Invesco Db Agriculture Fund

    For “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” Invesco Db Agriculture Fund (DBA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • MOO Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (MOO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XME Spdr Series Trust

    For “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” Spdr Series Trust (XME) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • IWM Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Oct 2026 story “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American.” Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

  • HYG Ishares Tr

    For “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American,” Ishares Tr (HYG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

How defense news reaches United States Gasoline Fund (UGA)

On 12 Oct 2026, “Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American” is the story that connects United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to Defense.

What ties United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) to the headline is this: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

A second company, iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG), is listed for a different reason: Higher fuel and transport costs can propagate into commodity inputs, consumer margins, credit conditions, and interest-rate expectations

What this defense story puts on the calendar

DBA traded between 27.85 and 28.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 28.19. GSG traded between 35.09 and 37.22 across 10 sessions. The latest close on file is 37.04. UGA traded between 140.00 and 152.81 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 143.49.

How solid the defense case looks

46 out of 100

“Thomas Massie Backs Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal, Says He Warned in 2022 That Sanctions Would Make American” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 19 linked companies.