Oil prices extended gains Friday and stocks struggled as investors worried about a lack of progress in ending the Middle East crisis, with Tehran keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and the US maintaining a blockade of Iranian ports.
A week that started with hopes the two sides would eventually hold peace talks was set to end on a negative note, with Donald Trump saying he had "all the time in the world" despite fears about the impact of the war on the global economy.
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