Crude oil prices jump and stocks sink
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Stock futures were mixed on Sunday as investors weighed the impact of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict that shows no signs of any potential off-ramps ahead. Oil prices jumped after Israel attack key areas of Iran’s energy infrastructure over the weekend,
Stock futures wavered before Monday's session as the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran spiked oil prices and raised investors' concerns about the global economy. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures shed 56 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures lost 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures traded around their flatline.
Stocks declined as oil prices skyrocketed on Friday, June 13, after Israel attacked Iran, one of the largest oil producers in the world. That means its data centers are purpose-built to support artificial intelligence (AI) training and inference,