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U.S. Stocks Slide as Rising Oil Prices Rekindle Inflation Fears

HSBC has increased its 2026 year-end price target for the S&P 500 to 8,100, citing strong corporate earnings growth and persistent investment in artificial intelligence.

By Amanda Cooper and Pete Schroeder LONDON/WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday morning, as attacks on energy facilities around the Gulf pushed oil to near $100 a barrel.

US equity futures were lower pre-bell Tuesday, coming off a three-day weekend as traders assessed ri

Oil climbed toward $100 a barrel after Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia, lifting inflation fears and pushing Treasury yields higher

AI stocks rise despite the market’s inflation worries, but Amgen falls following Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ disappointing trial data.

Investing.com -- U.S. stock futures fell early Tuesday, kicking off a shortened trading week as Wall Street monitored the U.S.-Iran conflict alongside rising trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8% by 05:30 ET (09:30 GMT). S&P 500 futures fell 0.3% and Nasdaq-100 futures slipped 0.1%. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Labor Day.

U. S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day holiday and assessed higher oil prices, rising bond yields, upcoming economic data and expectations for the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting.

U. S. stock futures were mixed early Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day holiday and assessed higher oil prices, recent employment data and expectations for the Federal Reserve’s September policy meeting.

U.S. markets wobbled as higher oil prices dragged sentiment before investors return from the Labor Day weekend.

Despite macro headwinds and trade tariff concerns, retail sentiment on Stocktwits flipped to ‘bullish’ on SPY and QQQ.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors returned from the Labor Day holiday to a fresh set of concerns, including rising oil prices, renewed inflation risks, higher bond yields and the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike next week.

US stock futures slipped on Tuesday as rising oil prices and inflation jitters took focus at the start of the holiday-shortened week.

JPMorgan adjusted its Lululemon stock price target after Q2 results and management’s updated outlook.

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MARKETS MAIN Oil prices continued to rise in early European morning trade after Iranian forces fired ballistic missiles on two U.S. Navy warships, representing a fresh escalation in the six-month conflict.

The consumer price index release on Friday could be the most consequential economic data release in many years. Apple will hold an event, and we’ll see earnings from Casey’s General, Krogers, Academy Sports, and others.

Two questions are set to lead the week: Will the data push the Fed toward a rate hike, and what can Oracle tell Wall Street about the state of Big Tech's AI debt load?

Even after a double-digit sell-off this week, Palo Alto stock is still up more than 80% in 2026.

The Federal Reserve recently warned investors that the S&P 500's equity risk premium was near its lowest level in decades.

Companies mostly are using tariff refunds to offset inflation, but some like Walmart are lowering prices

Gilead Sciences is branching out beyond its HIV franchise into oncology and immunology therapies.

Traders now see a three-in-five chance of a rate hike when the Federal Reserve meets in mid-September.

AI energy play Bloom Energy will be added to the S&P 500 index on Sept. 21. Illumina and Everpure also will join. The three stocks rose.

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 162,000 in August, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.

2026 Q3 earnings for the S&P 500 index are expected to increase by +23% from the same period last year on +11.2% higher revenues, reflecting the 13th consecutive period of growth. Revisions for the period remain positive, a continuation of the trend we've seen over the past year.

The stock market fell this week before bouncing. Nvidia, Micron, Sandisk are new buys, but for how long? Apple, inflation data loom.

(Updates with market moves at the end of the day, and other changes, if any.) US stocks fell Frid

US equity indexes closed mixed this week as government bond yields remained elevated after market ex