Stock futures hovered near the flatline shortly after 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Futures tied to the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures each gained 0.08%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 3 points, or less than 0.1%.

Wall Street continues to be buffeted by the winds of war, as the effects of the Iran war are being seen through widespread volatility.

U.S. stocks eased lower as investors wait for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Tuesday after giving up an early gain.

A military conflict with Iran, a labor-linked affordability crisis and a tepid stock market have put the U.S. economy on uncertain footing in the first quarter of 2026.

The major U.S. stock-market indexes all swung higher in afternoon trading, after President Donald Trump gave remarks that the Iran war may be over soon. If this momentum carries through market close,

Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks lower to cap Wall Street’s worst week since October.

Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) may be one of the most recognized names in technology, but the stock’s dramatic run from near $24 a year ago to about $46 today has outpaced underlying reality. Short sellers appear to agree.

The U.S. stock market struggled Friday with a disappointing U.S. jobs report and a spike in oil prices amid the Iran conflict. Treasury yields saw their biggest weekly jump since April amid worries over inflation.