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Major stock indexes pared losses Monday as the price of oil fell back below $100 a barrel, with Group of Seven finance ministers saying after a meeting they could release oil from their strategic reserves to offset disruptions.
Live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on oil prices, the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq as conflict in the Middle East unfolds.
After a lower open, the three stock-market indexes had erased much of their losses going into midday trading. The Nasdaq composite briefly turned positive before moving slightly lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 382.
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.
Rothschild & Co. Redburn analyst Simon Toyne upgraded GE Vernova to Buy from Sell, according to FactSet.
Dow (DOW) trades at $33.28 with RBC target of $40 and 43.97% YTD gain, while LyondellBasell (LYB) trades at $67.11 with RBC target of $82 and 56.84% YTD gain. Geopolitical disruption in Iran is tightening global polyethylene supply at a time when inventories were already running lean.
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Major stock indexes fell Friday to post losses for a second straight week after a weak jobs report, while oil futures soared as the war in the Middle East intensified.