(Bloomberg) – U.S. equity index futures fell and oil extended gains after President Donald Trump signaled a further escalation in the war on Iran, adding to the risk of energy panic already looming in the global economic outlook. Futures contracts for the S&P 500 Index fell 0.2% as traders cut back on predictions that higher … Read more
The war with Iran will remain the main driver of market activity next week, as investors hope to resolve the conflict. But it will affect the market in other ways as well: On Friday, we’ll get our first look at how the war-related spike in oil prices plays out in inflation data. While the end … Read more
As Wall Street grapples with one of its worst downturns in years, Warren Buffett is shrugging it off — and buying stocks. The war between the US and Israel in Iran hit the markets hard in early 2026. The Nasdaq fell by 7% in Q1, the S & P 500 fell by almost 5% and … Read more
Since the end of February, the three major indices of the stock market – Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite – have fallen by a few percent. One may ask: Is that all? Does the market not know that there is a war? Yes, the stock market knows. It doesn’t … Read more
President Trump takes the stage at the White House to talk about the war with Iran, giving a speech that sent stock markets crashing. (Alex Brandon/Associated Press) Since the end of February, the three major indices of the stock market – Standard & Poor’s 500, Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite – have fallen … Read more
The March jobs report is expected to show the US labor market remained steady last month, but experts say the Iran war has already changed the economic landscape in the weeks since the data informing Friday’s report was collected. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. The surveys carried … Read more
ORLANDO, Florida, April 2 (Reuters) – US job growth is slowing to a halt. If this was tolerable to policymakers or acceptable to investors before the Iran war, it should not be now. The labor market has been struggling for some time, but this has been overshadowed by the unemployment rate, which has come down, … Read more
President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to dampen rising oil prices by telling investors what they’ve been dying to hear: The war with Iran is over. But after hearing that message for weeks, the war continues and with no plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, they continue to repair her. Almost two weeks after … Read more
The conflict in the Middle East has caused oil prices in the United States to rise to their highest level in four years. It’s bad news for everyone, but the domestic effects of the war are likely to be irreparably damaging, and in the process destroy one of the great engines of economic growth. Iran’s … Read more
My top 10 things to watch on Thursday, April 2 Trump said he expects it to last another two to three weeks, and talked about the explosion of power plants if there is no agreement with Tehran. He called on countries that depend on oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz to “just take it” … Read more