The impact on oil prices and in turn, on inflation is the focus for investors already uneasy about the backdrop for stocks.

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Stocks fluctuated March 2 in the wake of the U.S. and Israel attacks on Iran, signaling investors' concerns about potential long-term impacts.

Investors are weighing a NYT report that Iran has indirectly approached the US to discuss terms for ending the conflict.

Trump says U.S. Navy could escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz

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Ultimately, MSFT’s current struggle underscores a historical truth: no company is dominant enough to escape abrupt market fluctuations.

Here are the top stories to read Monday: Trump leaves door open for extended U.S. campaign against Iran. What that could mean for the economy.

According to Dr. Ravi Singh, Chief Research Officer at Master Capital Services Ltd, geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran unsettled global markets, while Anthropics latest AI plugin releases triggered a sharp selloff in domestic IT stocks as investors reassessed competitive and earnings risks.

It's no wonder that crude prices are so sensitive to this particular crisis. About one-fifth of the global supply of crude oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage from the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean and the wider world. And at one time, Iran had the ability to slow or even stop traffic through the strait.

Yet the stock fell by nearly 5.5% on Feb. 26, the day after the report. Here's what Nvidia's blockbuster quarter and Wall Street's response to it tells us about the state of the s