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Oil Above $100, Recession Fears Mount as Iran Conflict Rattles Markets

The Nasdaq Composite is officially in correction territory, weighed down by a brutal AI stock sell-off and mounting geopolitical risk from the ongoing Iran conflict. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq, which posted strong gains f...

Oil, Iran, and Recession Fears Loom as Wall Street Braces for Earnings Season

Investors are navigating a fog of geopolitical risk and macro uncertainty, with the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions casting a long shadow over sentiment. Despite ample reasons for a correction — elevate...

Oil Tumbles, Futures Rally as U.S. Floats Iran Cease-Fire Plan

Stock futures climbed Tuesday evening after reports that the U.S., via Pakistan as intermediary, sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the Middle East conflict. The proposed cease-fire hammered oil prices and lifted risk a...

Futures Surge as Trump Pauses Iran Strikes, but Oil Whipsaw Keeps Markets on Edge

Futures ripped higher overnight — up 2%+ across the board — after President Trump announced a 5-day suspension of strikes targeting Iranian energy infrastructure. The S&P 500 (SPY) remains roughly 6% below its early F...

Trump's 48-Hour Iran Ultimatum Rattles Markets as Oil Surges and Nasdaq Teeters on Correction

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is now down 4.95% year-to-date while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) has slid 6.86%, putting the tech-heavy index on the verge of correction territory. The selloff accelerated last week as rising oil ...

Oil Surge Upends Fed Rate Bets as Trump Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Iran Over Strait of Hormuz

The S&P 500 has traded largely sideways year-to-date, oscillating between up 2-3% and down roughly the same amount, but geopolitical risk is now the dominant driver. The Iran-Strait of Hormuz crisis is injecting fresh...

Oil at $120 and Rate Hike Bets Slam Markets as First Major Index Enters Correction

The first major U.S. stock index has officially fallen into correction territory, with markets finishing sharply lower Friday to cap another bruising week. The Iran conflict's escalation — including an attack on a Qat...

S&P 500 Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average as Iran Conflict Sends Oil Surging and Fed Holds Steady

The S&P 500 snapped a 214-session streak above its 200-day moving average on Thursday as the widening Iran conflict rattled risk appetite across asset classes. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all slid amid surging oil pr...

Fed Holds Steady at 3.5%-3.75% as Hot Inflation and Iran War Jitters Rattle Markets

Stocks slid Wednesday as a one-two punch of hot inflation data and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on sentiment. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped 1.4%, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.5%, and the Dow followed suit — extending...

Fed Holds Steady as Oil Tops $100 and Wall Street Abandons Rate Cut Hopes

Futures pointed higher heading into Wednesday's session, with Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all rising ahead of the Fed decision — though the rally felt more like positioning than conviction. The S&P 500 is down 3.1% year-...

Oil Fears Grip Markets as Hormuz Crisis Fuels Recession Warnings

The dominant story on Wall Street remains the Strait of Hormuz standoff and its ripple effects across every asset class. Oil jumped over 2% on the day as doubts lingered over a U.S.-backed plan to protect shipping thr...

Oil Breaches $100 as Hormuz Shutdown Rattles Markets; Fed Meeting and GTC Loom Large

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Stagflation Fears Grip Wall Street as Q4 GDP Slumps to 0.7% and Inflation Stays Hot

Stocks are navigating a brutal cocktail of slowing growth and sticky inflation, with the S&P 500 under pressure from the Iran conflict, surging energy costs, and deteriorating economic data. Gas prices have surged 17%...

Markets Slide as $100 Oil, Sticky Inflation, and a Fed Under Siege Collide

The S&P 500 fell 0.61% to 6,632.19, the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.93% to 22,105.36, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.26% to 46,558 on Friday as surging oil prices and persistent inflation weighed on sen...

Oil Breaches $100 as Hormuz Crisis Deepens; Adobe Slides on CEO Exit

The Iran conflict tightened its grip on global markets Thursday as Brent crude futures climbed above $100 a barrel on continued disruption to Strait of Hormuz traffic. Iran's new supreme leader broke his silence and c...

Oil Taps $101 as Iran Conflict Reshapes Markets; CPI Holds at 2.4%

Oil dominated the tape today as Brent crude briefly topped $100 before settling around $97-98, with WTI holding above $92. Goldman Sachs hiked its oil price target for the second time in a week and warned of a $150 pe...

Oil Surges as Iran Mines Strait of Hormuz; Markets on Edge Ahead of CPI

Stock futures wavered Wednesday as the fallout from the U.S.-Israel strike on Iran continued to rattle investors, with tomorrow's CPI report adding another layer of uncertainty. The S&P 500's next move hinges squarely...

Oil Crashes 8% as Emergency Reserves Loom; Iran Tensions Roil Markets

Markets are navigating a volatile cocktail of geopolitical risk and macro uncertainty as the Iran conflict stretches into its eleventh day. Oil futures plunged 8% as energy ministers prepared to meet on releasing emer...

Oil Blows Past $100 as Iran War Chokes Global Supply — Stagflation Fears Grip Wall Street

Oil dominated the weekend narrative as Brent crude surged above $105 and WTI broke $100, driven by escalating conflict with Iran that has choked tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices have now skyrock...

Oil Rockets Past $110 as Middle East Conflict Chokes Global Supply Lines

The Middle East conflict between the U.S.-Israel coalition and Iran is the dominant force across asset classes, dragging equities lower and sending commodities surging. The S&P 500 is down 1.3% since the initial strik...