Falling oil prices provided Wall Street with some support even as Middle East hostilities continued. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

U.S. markets opened mixed as Nasdaq and S&P 500 slipped on chip stock weakness, while Dow edged higher. Investors remained cautious ahead of key Big Tech earnings, with focus on…

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street investors bracing for the start of the megacap earnings season sent stocks wavering while worries about an escalation of the Iran war boosted oil prices.

Wall Street closed sharply lower with Nasdaq down over 2% as weak Big Tech earnings and rising AI spending concerns hit sentiment. Surging oil prices above $100, driven by Middle…