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 ($RTX (+5,15 %) ) and shares in four energy companies (NextEra Energy ($NEE (-0,48 %) ), ExxonMobil ($XOM (-0,25 %) ), Pioneer Natural Resources ($PXD ) and Devon Energy ($DVN).