Dow Loses More than 780 Points as Oil Tops $80 per Barrel

Dow Drops 785 Points as Oil Prices Surge Again

Renewed worries about the Iran war dragged down stocks in the U.S. and Europe Thursday.

Dow loses more than 780 points as oil tops $80 per barrel

Stocks closed Thursday with losses as the escalating war in Iran and the Middle East drove oil prices higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of 784 points, a decline of 1.6 percent after falling more than 1,100 points earlier in the day. The S&P 500 index closed 0.6 percent lower, and…

PEAK ASSET: MORNING WRAP 6 March:ASX 200 futures are pointing down 156 points or 1.8 per cent to 8770 | Dow Jones plunges, oil surges toward $US86/barrel | Auravelle Metals ramps up exploration at Nuckulla Hill gold project | - Opening Print

6 March, 2026 Tempest Minerals (ASX:TEM) will acquire private explorer Zealandia Resources in a $2 million scrip deal, securing a portfolio of advanced epithermal gold projects on New Zealand’s North Island. here Market Highlights ASX 200 futures are pointing down 156 points or 1.8 per cent to 8770.All US prices at 3pm New York time. AUD -1.1% to US69.95¢ Bitcoin -3.3% to $US71,041 On Wall St: Dow -1.9%  -1% Nasdaq -0.8% VIX +4.04 to 25.19 Gol…

Commentary: There are bigger needs than fattening the dividend

Just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 drove oil prices higher — over $100 a barrel for several months — so too are the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Iran’s counterattacks, sending prices upward. Higher oil prices mean more money for the Alaska state treasury. After the annual draw on Permanent Fund earnings, the money from oil taxes and royalties, which are based on price per barrel...