Stocks are rising on Wall Street and oil prices are falling for the first time in a week, even as heavy fighting in the Middle East again threatened to slow the global flow of oil

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes barely budged on Wednesday after oil prices climbed another 3% as fighting continues in the war with Iran.

The US stock market is drifting in mixed trading, while oil prices climb another 3 per cent as fighting continues in the war with Iran.