US stocks slump on worries about higher oil prices, inflation and interest rates
Yahoo Finance·2026-03-18 12:48
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday after a report said inflation was primed to worsen even before the war with Iran caused oil prices to spike. That and comments from the head of the Federal Reserve pushed Wall Street to see less chance of getting the lower interest rates that it loves. The S&P 500 fell 1.4% and flipped to a loss for the week so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 768 points, or 1.6%, and the Nasdaq composite slid 1.5%. The losses deepened after the Fed decided to k ...