The Dow Jones Industrial Average shifted from one of the best-performing US indices earlier in 2026 to one of the worst since the start of the US–Iran war 2026. Read more here.

Wall Street sold off as concerns about inflation remained elevated and Iran hostilities continued after a two-day Federal Reserve meeting.

Stocks slumped amid investor fear of AI disruption and uncertainty surrounding President Trump's new tariffs.

Major US stock indexes slid 1% due to a volatile combination of escalating geopolitical instability in the Middle East and mounting jitters within the $2 trillion private credit market.

Shares of Procter & Gamble and Visa are posting losses Wednesday afternoon, leading the Dow Jones Industrial Average selloff. The Dow was most recently trading 555 points, or 1.2%, lower, as shares of Procter & Gamble and Visa are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline.

The average was created by Charles Dow in 1896 with just 12 industrial stocks. Paired with the Dow Jones Transportation Average, the two were collectively meant to offer a gauge f

The US-Israeli war with Iran rippled through markets this week, sending oil prices to their biggest weekly gain in futures trading history and sparking a sell-off in stocks across the globe.

The Iran war has pushed the Dow into the red for 2026.

On Sunday evening, U.S. stock futures moved higher as oil futures hovered near $100 per barrel. Stock Futures Edge Higher As Oil Volatility Grips Markets U.S. equity futures pointed higher in late trading.

Stocks fell, gold moved higher and volatility picked up Monday as uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s new proposed tariffs and nerves about artificial intelligence weighed on Wall Street.

Gen Digital has considerably underperformed the Dow over the past year, but analysts are cautiously optimistic about the stock’s prospects.