Oil prices soar and stock prices fall as US-Israel war with Iran rattles markets
BANGKOK (AP) — The U. S. and Israeli attacks on Iran rattled world markets on Monday, with U. S. futures falling more than 1% and oil prices soaring, though gains for defense contractors and oil companies helped limit losses in Asian trading. The futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1. 7%. The price of a barrel of U. S. benchmark jumped 9% to $73 per barrel. Brent crude jumped nearly 10% to nearly $80 per barrel. European markets opened sharply lower. Germany's DAX 2...
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