{"id":204899,"date":"2026-07-13T18:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/204899\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:39:12","slug":"stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-fall-as-us-iran-tensions-escalate-oil-jumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/204899\/","title":{"rendered":"Stock market today: Dow, S&#038;P 500, Nasdaq fall as US-Iran tensions escalate, oil jumps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Stocks fell at the start of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/earnings-season-kicks-off-and-a-wave-of-inflation-data-what-to-watch-this-week-141628682.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a%20busy%20week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:1;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a busy week&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">a busy week<\/a>\u00a0after the US and Iran escalated fighting in the Middle East, sending oil prices higher, and AI stocks came under pressure.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The Dow Jones Industrial Average (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^DJI\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5EDJI;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:2;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^DJI&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^DJI<\/a>) declined 0.2%. Meanwhile, the S&amp;P 500 (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^GSPC\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5EGSPC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:3;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^GSPC&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^GSPC<\/a>) dropped 0.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/^IXIC\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:%5EIXIC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:4;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;^IXIC&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">^IXIC<\/a>) fell by 1.4% after the two indexes <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/live\/stock-market-today-friday-july-10-dow-sp-nasdaq-113921604.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:eked%20out%20gains%20last%20week.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:5;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;eked out gains last week.&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">eked out gains last week.<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Markets were on edge after the <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/energy\/articles\/us-iran-trade-wave-attacks-080608498.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:US%20renewed%20strikes;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:6;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;US renewed strikes&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US renewed strikes<\/a> near the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, and Iran retaliated with fresh strikes against US allies, including Kuwait, Jordan, and Qatar. The flare-up threatened to derail talks between the US and Iran to end the war, which President Trump stated were ongoing even as he said he considers <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/brent-crosses-80-per-barrel-as-trump-says-us-iran-deal-is-over-threatens-new-hormuz-blockade-125954818.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the%20ceasefire%20%22over.%22;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:7;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the ceasefire \\&quot;over.\\&quot;&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the ceasefire &#8220;over.&#8221;<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Oil prices jumped, with Brent crude (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BZ=F\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:BZ%3DF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:8;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BZ=F&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BZ=F<\/a>) jumping above $82 per barrel again, after President Trump vowed to <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/oil-prices-rise-as-trump-vows-to-reinstate-hormuz-strait-blockade-charge-20-on-all-cargo-shipped-140723529.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:reinstate%20the%20blockade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:9;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;reinstate the blockade&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reinstate the blockade<\/a> of the Strait of Hormuz. The president also said the US plans to charge a 20% fee on all cargo transiting the strait, heightening tensions around control of the crucial waterway.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The resumption of hostilities in the region revived inflation worries just as the market is set to receive two crucial inflation reports this week: the Consumer Price Index on Tuesday and the Producer Price Index on Wednesday. The readings will provide fresh signals on the likelihood of Fed interest rate hikes this year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Investors also look forward to the unofficial kick-off of earnings season this week, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/markets\/article\/big-bank-profit-engines-expected-to-roar-into-earnings-as-main-street-keeps-spending-133238691.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:big%20bank%20results;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:10;pos:1;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;outcm:mb_qualified_link;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;big bank results&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yContentType&quot;:&quot;story&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">big bank results<\/a> from JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/JPM\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:JPM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:11;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;JPM&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JPM<\/a>), Goldman Sachs (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/GS\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:GS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:12;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GS&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GS<\/a>), Bank of America (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/BAC\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:BAC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:13;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;BAC&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BAC<\/a>), and more. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company&#8217;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/TSM\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:TSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:14;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TSM&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TSM<\/a>) quarterly results will provide a signal on AI demand, and Netflix (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/NFLX\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFLX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:15;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NFLX&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NFLX<\/a>) and Dow component UnitedHealth (<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/UNH\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:UNH;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;cpos:16;pos:1;source:content-canvas%20default\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;UNH&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yTrafficOrigin&quot;:&quot;content-canvas default&quot;}\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UNH<\/a>) will also\u00a0report.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stocks fell at the start of\u00a0a busy week\u00a0after the US and Iran escalated fighting in the Middle East,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[2613,34,572,722,101],"class_list":["post-204899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran","tag-dow","tag-iran","tag-nasdaq-composite","tag-president-trump","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}