U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, with all three major market indices delving deeper into the red Israel’s attack On the Iranian nuclear facility, the facility started overnight and lasted until Friday. Oil price Rockets over 8%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 787 points, or 1.8% in afternoon trading. The S&P 500 lost 1%, while Nasdaq shares were 1.1%.
In those Oil prices riseairline stocks fell, with Delta and United both down about 4%. Energy inventories rose along with crude oil, and defense inventories climbed expectations for expanding military operations. Meanwhile, VIX (a key measure of market volatility) soared more than 17%.
“Don’t blink” loop on the edge
The market response may be rapid and rigid, but the political calculations are still uncertain.
Although the U.S. military operations with Israel have maintained a long history and the strikes are months after strategic and unintentional leaks to the news media Characteristic Israeli action As an “air conditioner” to the Trump administration, the White House has separated from the decision-making process. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Stick to Israel’s strike It is “unilateral”.
A natural question is: Why should Iran stick to its nuclear program even in the face of seemingly devastating military consequences? The answer is complicated, but Experts have long believed Tehran sees nuclear capabilities as the ultimate deterrent, a way of survival sanctions and threats to regime change. In essence, how dangerous the strategy is probably not to avoid strikes. This may be more about surviving long enough to ensure irreversible leverage. These possible plans are unclear in the smoking wreckage on Friday.
Oracle soars over cloud demand and Adobe, surpassing expectations, Fed News next
Oracle shares rose 13% to close at $200 a share Thursday night Blow-off profits This shows that the demand for AI-powered cloud services is rapid and steep. The company’s cloud infrastructure revenue grew 52% year-on-year, and is forecast to grow even faster in 2026, with total cloud sales to grow by more than 40%. Oracle’s stock rose by about 8% despite the wider sell-off.
Adobe is also Revenue posted Its full-year sales and profit forecasts were improved late Thursday. AI is also its driver, with total revenues rising 11% last year to nearly $6 billion.
The upcoming week is expected to see more high-stakes news. The Fed will release its latest policy decisions and economic forecasts, while Accenture, Camax, Kroger and Darden restaurants will all report.
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