Oil prices and oil stocks slid Monday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to unleash "Economic D-Day" on Iran. The "financial offensive" could hit Americans, too. Gas prices stand to rise if the Trump administration's economic warfare puts additional strain on global energy supplies.
Bessent is due to explain the administration's plan to "sever" Iran's "every economic lifeline" at 1…
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