New York, April 13, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks retreat as oil prices shoot higher

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2026-04-13

Wall Street stocks retreated early Monday after weekend US-Iran talks failed to produce an accord while Washington moved ahead with a naval blockade, sending oil prices higher. US President Donald Trump had announced on social media he would blockade the strategic Strait of Hormuz trade route that he had previously demanded Tehran re-open fully, after Vice President JD Vance left negotiations with an Iranian delegation in Islamabad without a deal......

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