The Dow Jones index sold off 650 points Thursday as oil prices surged. Dollar General tumbled on earnings.

Big chemical companies with production on the U.S. Gulf Coast are among the stock-market winners from the conflict in the Middle East, benefiting from disruptions to global supply chains. Analysts at

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell as Wall Street worried rising oil prices would risk future rate cuts and the war with Iran escalated.

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A former Senior Publishing Editor on the Dow Jones Newswires team at The Wall Street Journal, Aaron earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and a Master's in Journalism from Columbia University. Michael M. Santiago / Getty ...

Why are US stock market futures rising now, and S&P 500 and Dow Jones in green while Nasdaq in red is a question investors are asking after futures moved mixed Thursday night. Markets react to oil price surge,

The S&P 500 fell 1.5% Thursday and returned to big swings following a couple days of relative calm. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.8%. The center of action was again the oil market,

Dow Jones today: The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to 48,133, up about 0.82%, while the S&P 500 climbed to 6,834 and the Nasdaq Composite reached 22,865. Investors returned to equities after oil prices dropped near $84 per barrel,

This $7.8 trillion figure suggests investors are losing faith in the stock market.

Stocks finish mostly lower on Wednesday as 10- through 30-year Treasury yields jump on the risks of inflation.