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US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street

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US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Yahoo Finance UK

Directly affected

  • NDAQ Nasdaq

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • AAPL Apple

    Sales and supply chains are exposed to a new tariff

  • NKE Nike

    Sales and supply chains are exposed to a new tariff

  • CAT Caterpillar

    Machinery exporters are exposed to China tariffs

  • DE Deere

    Machinery exporters are exposed to China tariffs

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap

    A fund of large Chinese companies

  • KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet

    A fund of Chinese internet companies

  • BABA Alibaba

    Chinese platforms are exposed to a tariff fight

  • QQQ Invesco QQQ

    Big tech moves with a tariff fight

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
NDAQ———————
AAPL———————
NKE———————
CAT———————
DE———————
XOM———————
CVX———————
FXI———————
KWEB———————
BABA———————
QQQ———————

US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Yahoo Finance UK

Source: Yahoo Finance UK

United States Oil Fund (USO) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 21 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is +11.62%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.88% over the same days, a +12.50% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +9.77%, a +1.85% difference versus that group of stocks.

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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

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 21 Sep 2026 story “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street.” 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 “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” 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 “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” 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 “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” 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

  • CBAT CBAK Energy Technology

    For “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” CBAK Energy Technology (CBAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CBAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SGLY Singularity Future Technology

    For “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” Singularity Future Technology (SGLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SGLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, futures. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SUPX SuperX AI Technology

    For “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” SuperX AI Technology (SUPX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SUPX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology, ai. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ABAT American Battery Technology

    In “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street,” American Battery Technology (ABAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ABAT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: technology. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

United States Oil Fund (USO) and the energy link

On 21 Sep 2026, “US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street” 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

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.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100

“US Futures Advance as Oil Retreats and Washington, Beijing Discuss AI Safeguards: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 10 linked companies.