A U.S. Congressman, Kevin Hern, recently made stock purchases related to the Middle East conflict could be related.
This includes the purchase of shares in arms manufacturer Raytheon ($RTX (-2.44%) ) and shares in four energy companies (NextEra Energy ($NEE (-3.22%) ), ExxonMobil ($XOM (-1.3%) ), Pioneer Natural Resources ($PXD ) and Devon Energy ($DVN).