Oil Prices Spike Amid Middle East Tensions as Wall Street Drops
Brent oil prices surged to their highest level since May due to increased fighting in the Middle East, which threatens to disrupt global crude supplies.
The S&P 500 index fell by 1.2% and is on track for its first back-to-back weekly loss since March.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 506 points, or 1%, with Alphabet and Tesla contributing significantly to the decline in the US stock market.