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Major digital assets rose Monday with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) topping $79,000. The CoinDesk Market Inde

Markets started quiet but turned rocky by midday. Here's what's moving the Dow, Nasdaq-100, and S&P 500 this afternoon.

Dow Slides as Trump-Iran Tensions Rattle Wall Street

FedEx stock dropped after Amazon unveiled a new logistics offering that could compete directly with the shipping giant’s core business.

US benchmark equity indexes were lower intraday and oil prices jumped as fighting in the Iran war fl

Energy stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index increasing 0.7% and th

US equity indexes fell in midday trading on Monday amid reports that fighting escalated in the Middl

Energy stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index increasing 0.7% and th

For the first time in weeks, headlines out of the Middle East are driving the stock market. The Dow dropped 530 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%. The Nasdaq slipped 0.4%. The S&P and Nasdaq are pulling back from closing highs on Friday, while the Dow has yet to recover to its highs from earlier in the year.

Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded fund IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded In

On May 4, 2026, oil’s jump past $100 on U.S.-Iran tensions jolted major U.S. indexes while potential regulatory progress boosted crypto stocks.

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US equity indexes retreated in midday trading on Monday as investors weighed military action in the

The Dow fell 400 points as oil prices spiked again. The Dow was down 417 points, or 0.8%. The S&P 500 was down 0.5%. The Nasdaq was down 0.5%. The S&P and Nasdaq were trading higher earlier in the morning.

FedEx stock dropped after Amazon unveiled a new logistics offering that could compete directly with the shipping giant’s core business.

Stocks wavered to start the week, though markets were mostly shrugging off headlines out of the Middle East. The Dow was down 190 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 was flat. The Nasdaq was up 0.1%. The S&P and Nasdaq finished Friday’s sessions at closing highs, so any move higher would be a fresh closing high.

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ending at new all-time closing highs as oil prices eased and robust earnings lifted investors' sentiment.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.3% and the actively tr

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US equity futures were marginally lower pre-bell Monday as the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz cont

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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Monday on the latest U.S.-Iran news. Oil prices continued to rally, topping $105 a barrel.

US equity futures were lower pre-bell Monday as the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continued, with

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The benchmark US stock measures were mostly pointing lower before the opening bell Monday as investo

Wall Street futures pointed largely sideways pre-bell Monday, as traders weighed unverified reports

U.S. stock futures edged higher as investors parse President Trump’s plan to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.

(Updates to add more information on the headline) US equity investors will look out for Iran endi

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