Stocks lost ground in early trading Tuesday, while oil prices moved higher, as investors monitored developments in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran and digested disappointing economic data.

New Jersey gas prices inched up over the past week as hostilities between Israel and Iran rattle global oil markets and push up petroleum costs.

U.S. oil prices already jumped last week, which could cause prices at the pump to rise about 20 cents a gallon in the coming weeks, according to one estimate.

Oil prices continued climbing Sunday after Israel and Iran traded blows against their respective energy facilities, threatening to expand the impact of the conflict in

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have climbed further as escalating Iran-Israel tensions threaten to disrupt supplies of crude

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between U.S. ally Israel and Tehran,

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