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Energy stocks were higher Wednesday afternoon, with the NYSE Energy Sector Index rising 0.7% and the

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Dow Tumbles From Record High as Market Weakness Persists

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV were lower. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) f

The Federal Reserve's fight against inflation could pick up, and soon.

Today, Sept. 9, 2026, Brent crude climbed, reigniting inflation concerns as geopolitical tensions weigh on investor sentiment.

US equity indexes fell as Brent crude oil futures crossed $100 a barrel, while a surge in government

The Treasury tripled its bond buyback to calm yields. Yields went up anyway. Here's what that tells investors.

The U.S. Treasury announced it will be buying back $6 billion in long-term debt, but it failed to wow investors who were expecting the number to come in as high as $10 billion. The S&P 500 slid 0.6%, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.8%. The rise in Treasury yields continued, with the 10-year yield passing 4.85%, its highest intraday level since 2023.

Investors Await PPI and CPI Data

Spot oil prices are up +2.8% this morning: $95 per barrel (/bbl) on WTI and $100/bbl on Brent. This is the first three-figure price of oil since late July.

International oil benchmark Brent spiked above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July following renewed US-Iran hostilities in the Middle East, stoking fears of widespread price rises and interest rate hikes. Iran on Wednesday launched fresh attacks against US targets in the Middle East in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian oil tankers, dragging the foes deeper into war.

Escalating U.S.-Iran tensions sent oil surging roughly 3%, rattling investors with fresh fears about inflation

Wall Street is no longer looking through higher oil prices driven by the war in Iran, and it's weighing on stocks. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.5%. David Rosenberg at Rosenberg Research described recent moves as a market rotation without direction.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was down 0.4% and the actively tr

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops Wednesday on rising oil prices. Apple stock falls ahead of the iPhone event.

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COCO, CHEF, ASMB and CDNA stand out as four defensive picks amid volatility induced by rising oil prices and Middle East tensions.

Just days after Tesla introduced its Cybercab into its growing U.S. robo-taxi business, CEO Elon Musk suggested that Europe could be next. Cybercab is Tesla’s low-cost purpose-built two-seat self-driving taxi without pedals or a steering wheel. It’s hard to overstate the importance of the Cybercab to Tesla’s stock.

U.S. stock futures fell and Treasury yields ticked higher after Brent topped $100 a barrel for the first time since July.

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US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Wednesday as oil prices continued to rise amid escalati

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures traded below the flatline on Wednesday as oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel and investors awaited inflation data that could reinforce expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates later this month.

US equity futures were tracking in the red on Wednesday while oil prices rose as the US and Iran exc

Wall Street ended lower as market participants weighed inflation concerns, rising oil prices and interest-rate expectations.

Stocks looked set for a negative open on Wednesday as fresh strikes between the U.S. and Iran drove up oil prices, adding to the market’s worries about inflation. S&P 500 futures were down 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures also fell 0.2%. The three indexes slid the previous session as Wall Street fretted about the run-up in oil prices.

History may be flashing a warning. Here's how to prepare.

U.S. stock futures were steady and Treasury yields ticked higher after Brent briefly topped the $100 a barrel mark for the first time since July.

Stocks were under pressure as oil prices continued their journey upward and traders shifted their expectations of a Fed rate hike in September.

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a mixed open early Wednesday, with tech and benchmark futures edging higher even as Brent crude surges toward $100 per barrel amid escalating U.S.-Iran military exchanges and ahead of Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) annual product...