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

March 5, 2026 at 09:08 PM
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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…

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Stocks closed Thursday with losses as the escalating war in Iran and the Middle East drove oil prices higher 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 Monitor developments in Dow for further updates.

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Stocks closed Thursday with losses as the escalating war in Iran and the Middle East drove oil price

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…
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