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 ($RTX (+1.48%) ) and shares in four energy companies (NextEra Energy ($NEE (+0.48%) ), ExxonMobil ($XOM (+0.26%) ), Pioneer Natural Resources ($PXD ) and Devon Energy ($DVN).