The incessant tension in the Middle East continues to drive the main Wall Street indices downward. The thing is Israel and Iran have launched new attacks this Thursday, while Donald Trump keep leaving warning messages to the Persian country that things could get worse if an agreement is not reached to end the conflict. Given this, the DOW JONES Ind Average, S&P 500 y NASDAQ 100 They close on Thursday lower in a -1.01% to 45,960 points, -1.74% to 6,477 points and -2.38% to 21,408 points respectively.
This war scenario in the Middle East continues to bring fears of a recession in the American economy, as the increase in the price of oil threatens to increase prices even further. Leaving analysts waiting to see how Federal Reserve(FED) will interpret this at its next monetary policy meeting.
For his part, Trump has minimized the effects of the conflict and its impact on black gold according to Yahoo Finance.
«Frankly, I thought oil prices would go up more and the stock market would go down more,» Trump said at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. «(The market reaction) hasn’t been as severe as I thought.»
Los Argus analysts pointed out in a note published on Thursday that the falls son frequent and that he average recovery time of the market has been mesaccording to Yahoo Finance. for one correction They indicated that it could take up to four monthsalthough this depends on the market fundamentals then.
While the war with Iran clouds the near-term market outlook, Argus expects oil prices and interest rates come down once the conflict is over.
«Overall, we remain optimistic that stocks can post gains in 2026,» the analysts wrote, «although our base case calls for single-digit returns, not the 15% to ​​25% returns that investors have enjoyed over the past three years.»
In corporate news, “Magnificent Seven” accuse falls with percentages of two digits from their 52-week highs according to Yahoo Finance.
Microsoft has fallen more than 30% from its highs after a quarter that showed a slowdown in sales growth and big promises of aggressive capital investments.
«I’m not sure now is the time to invest in the Magnificent Seven; I think there is more downside risk,» he said. Kenny Polcari, Chief Market Strategist at Slatestone Wealth.
But Meta (Facebook)has a notable catalyst this day with a fall in 8% and technical indicators marking a “strong sale”, according to Investing.
Investors punish the company amid recent announcements about the closure of its virtual reality unit and mass layoffs to protect their margins from the increase in spending for the development of artificial intelligence or AI. Added to this are legal setbacks such as the historic Los Angeles jury ruling that found Meta, along with Googleguilty of designing social media platforms that are addictive and harmful for the mental health of young people and must pay a fine of 6 million dollars.
We did not have any further relevant economic data after the opening, but we did 4-week debt auction (T-Bill) with a yield of 3,620%, 8 week bonuses 3.630% y 7-year debt (T-Note) 4.255%.
Among the winning actions we have Diamondback Eng (+3.15% to 202.19 dollars), Brown NVtgRg-B (+9.71% to $25.77) and Salesforce (+1.97% to $185.54)
Diamondback Energy rise before one solid financial health after the quarterly results and strategic initiatives that have contributed to its upward trajectory in the markets, according to Investing.
Diamondback Energy reported its production results for the fourth quarter of 2025reaching approximately 969 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per daywith around 53% being oil. This figure was above the high end of projections and exceeded estimates by Raymond James and other analysts, attributed to higher volumes of natural gas liquids and gas. The capital expenditure of the company’s fourth quarter were 943 million dollarsslightly above expectations but within the projection range of $875 million to $975 million. Additionally, the firm announced the pricing of a secondary offering of shares on the part of SGF FANG Holdings, LPwhich involves 11 million shares. This offering is expected to generate approximately $1.9 billion in gross revenue for the selling shareholder, although Diamondback Energy itself will not receive any income.
Brown rises after learning that Pernod Ricard would be exploring your acquisitionaccording to Investing.
The French beverage company has held initial talks with Louisville, Kentucky-based Brown-Forman about a possible combination, according to people familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg. Trading in Brown-Forman shares was briefly paused due to volatility following the report.
The potential deal comes as alcohol companies consider consolidation amid a sector slowdown. Brown-Forman has fallen approximately 32% over the past 12 months, giving it a market value of approximately 10.8 billion dollars.
Salesforce rises after learning that the US Department of Labor has launched a AI-powered assistant called DOLA to provide 24-hour support through their National Contact Centeraccording to a press release shared by Investing.
The government entity modernized its National Contact Center using the platform Agentforce de Salesforce. The firm, with a market capitalization of 168 billiondollarsmaintains an impressive 77.68% gross profit margin and is positioned as a prominent player in the software industry, according to data from Investing. DOLA manages inquiries in the 28 department programsincluding Unemployment Insurance, OSHA, Veterans Employment and Training Service, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and Job Corps.
The AI agent automates admission processes, opens formal cases and provides information in DOL.gov. When inquiries require human assistance, DOLA transfers conversations to staff members. The system is designed to handle Tier 0, Tier 1, and Tier 2 use cases for unemployment insurance.
Among the losing stocks we have AppLovin Rg-A (-10.41% to 391.21 dollars), Sandisk (-11.02% to $603.17) and NVIDIA (-4.15% to $171.26)
Apple wine falls after concerns about the weak e-commerce spending momentum and the loss of customers in the first quarter, according to Investing
The stock depreciated following comments from e-commerce brands suggesting scalability challengeswith ROI decreasing as budgets increase from low initial levels. The company has not seen a significant boost in new customers to offset the churn cases seen in the first quarter, according to industry checks from Cleveland Research.
Customer feedback from e-commerce brands indicates that scale has been a common issue, limiting growth prospects. The creative challenges have remained a bottleneck for both existing and new customers, limiting media spend or preventing new customers from joining the platform.
Sandisk y Nvidia they fall after him Google (Alphabet) announcement of a new algorithm which could enable more efficient use of storage for artificial intelligence or AI as we noted in an article this afternoon. Which has hurt chip stocks.
Los Oil futures WTI they go up a +4.35% at $94.25 y Brent +4.36% at 101.50 dollars.
He Oro falls a -4.39% to $4,384 per ounce and the Plata -7.46% at 67.22 dollars.
The pair EURUSD falls a -0.33% a 1.1521.
Bitcoin falls a -3.48% to $68,463.
He US 10-year bond yield upload a +2.24% a 4.425 already 30 years +0.88% to 4,940.
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