Wall Street Slides on Opening Bell as Oil Surges Past $100 Amid Iran War Jitters

Oil prices have surged to multi-year highs as the escalating Iran war threatens Middle East supply routes, sending stocks lower.
Wall Street Slides on Opening Bell as Oil Surges Past $100 Amid Iran War Jitters
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 7, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Wall Street’s main indexes opened in the red on March 9 as investors reacted to a surge in oil prices and escalating tensions in the Iran war, which threatened energy supplies and rattled global financial markets.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all slipped at the opening bell as traders responded to rising crude prices and mounting geopolitical uncertainty.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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