
Aug 4, 2026
✦Barchart
US markets poised to open with gains and oil prices slide again as Trump bashes Big Oil
Wall Street was poised to open higher Tuesday as oil prices fell after President Donald Trump criticized big oil companies. “They made too much money, too much money," Trump said on Monday. Futures for the Dow Jones rose 1.2% while shares of ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips and Chevron all fell around 1%.