The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an increase in the overall fear level, while the index moved to the “Extreme Fear” zone on Thursday.U.S. stocks settled lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 700 points during the session as surging crude oil prices amplified stagflation fears linked to the escalating conflict in Iran.In his first TV appearance, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei reitered that the Strait of Hormuz remain closed — a chokepoint carrying roughly 20% of globa ...