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Updated Thu, March 26, 2026 astatine 8:38 AM CDT 1 min read
US stocks pulled backmost connected Thursday arsenic conflicting messages from the US and Iran fueled mounting uncertainty astir the prospects for talks to extremity the Middle East conflict.
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Markets proceed to beryllium driven by the US-Israeli warfare with Iran, arsenic Tehran and Tel Aviv launched caller strikes connected Thursday amid increasing warnings astir the economical outgo of the conflict. With 2 days near of the US intermission connected Iran powerfulness works strikes, the sides stay astatine likelihood implicit a imaginable ceasefire, and President Trump amped up his rhetoric connected Thursday, informing Iran to "get serious" and marque a woody earlier it is "too late."
Brent crude futures (BZ=F) held supra $100 arsenic the mixed signals dampened earlier hopes for an imminent easing successful hostilities. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) crude moved supra $94 earlier somewhat pulling back.
Meanwhile, fears of a US recession are gathering arsenic the lipid rally threatens disruption and higher prices for already rattled consumers and markets measure however overmuch value the Federal Reserve volition springiness the lipid spike successful its argumentation deliberations. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics published connected Thursday greeting showed 210,000 archetypal jobless claims, successful enactment with expectations.
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Jobless claims summation slightly
US claims for unemployment benefits roseate somewhat successful a motion that the labour marketplace continues to clasp steady.
Initial jobless claims accrued by 5,000 to 210,000 for the week ending March 21, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That was successful enactment with economists' expectations for 210,000 archetypal claims.
Continuing claims, which way the unemployed colonisation inactive seeking work, decreased to 1.82 cardinal from a revised level of 1.85 cardinal the week before. That was the lowest level for continuing claims since May 25, 2024, the Labor Department said.
The information suggested small alteration to softened labour conditions, which person been marked by debased occupation gains but not wide layoffs successful caller months.
US banal marketplace turns down astatine the opening bell
The US banal marketplace turned reddish connected Thursday arsenic uncertainty surrounding the warfare successful Iran continued to thrust capitalist fears.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) slid by astir 0.8%, portion the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell a slimmer 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) moved astir 1% lower.
DJI - Free Realtime Quote USD
46,417.54 -11.95 (-0.03%)
As of 9:50:02 AM EDT. Market Open.
^DJI ^GSPC ^IXIC
The warfare successful Iran continues to thrust markets, arsenic each update from President Trump and consequent responses from the Iranian enactment plaything capitalist sentiment. Brent crude futures (BZ=F) held supra $100 arsenic the mixed signals dampened earlier hopes for an imminent easing successful hostilities. West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) crude moved supra $94 earlier somewhat pulling back.
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics published connected Thursday greeting showed 210,000 archetypal jobless claims, successful enactment with expectations and somewhat supra past week's 205,000 archetypal claims.
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JetBlue's (JBLU) banal fell arsenic overmuch arsenic 4% successful premarket trading connected Thursday aft a 13% summation the time before.
The hose is reportedly considering a merchantability and has asked advisers to measure however an acquisition by United Airlines (UAL), Alaska Airlines (AAL), oregon Southwest Airlines (LUV) would spell implicit with regulators successful Washington, Semafor reported connected Wednesday. Those 3 airlines were down astir 2% connected Thursday.
JetBlue, considered the sixth-largest hose successful the US, has been moving to crook astir its concern aft its planned merger with Spirit Airlines fell done successful 2024 erstwhile regulators blocked it connected antitrust grounds.
The hose has struggled with profitability arsenic much cost-conscious travelers alert Frontier (ULCC) oregon Spirit Airlines, portion Delta's (DAL) and United's premium offerings person drawn travelers astatine the higher extremity of the income scale.
Premarket trending tickers: Olaplex, SSR Mining, Newmont, and AppLovin
Olaplex (OLPX) banal soared 50% earlier the doorbell connected Thursday, pursuing the quality that German institution Henkel (HEN3.DE) volition get the hair-care marque for astir $1.4 billion.
SSR Mining (SSRM) and Newmont (NEM) stocks fell astir astir 3% during premarket hours today. Mining stocks person suffered immoderate volatility implicit caller weeks owed to the warfare successful Iran and the fluctuations successful the terms of golden (GC=F), which was down 2% today.
AppLovin (APP) stock fell 7% earlier the doorbell connected Thursday. So acold this year, the mobile company's shares person risen implicit 20%.
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