Oil Prices Slide on Middle East De-Escalation, Tech Stocks Rally
Ariel Investments' Q2 2026 letter notes oil prices fell as Middle East tensions eased, pressuring oilfield services like SLB, while tech and AI stocks led a broad equity rally.
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