Geopolitics is back in the driving seat. The U.S. killing of a top Iranian commander has doused the nascent New Year rally and delivered a $3 boost for oil prices on fears that any violent retaliation from Tehran would disrupt energy supplies.
Stocks and oil prices tend to perform well in the months following a Middle East crisis.
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Wall Street's major indexes fell from record highs on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander, sharply escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and sending investors scurrying to safe-haven assets.
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U.S. automakers on Friday reported another year of stable sales of pick-up trucks, as discounts during the crucial holiday season and lower interest rates on vehicle loans attracted buyers while demand for passenger cars retreated further.
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"Everyone is looking for income, so people are going to maybe take a slightly more positive, constructive view on energy," one analyst said.
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Richmond Federal Reserve bank president Thomas Barkin said on Friday it would take a "substantial" change in the economic outlook for him to support a rate change.
Stocks and oil prices tend to perform well in the months following a Middle East crisis.
Novartis AG, Merck & Co Inc and Allergan Plc were among companies that raised U.S. prices on more than 100 prescription medicines on Friday, bringing the tally to 445 drugs that will cost more in 2020, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.
Wall Street fell from a record high on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Iraq ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East, while a bigger-than-expected contraction in the U.S. manufacturing sector again fanned fears of slowing economic growth.
Oil prices jumped to the highest level in more than three months on Friday after the U.S. killed a top Iranian military commander in Iraq, sparking fears that escalating conflict in the region could disrupt global oil supplies.
The U.S. economy is "healthy" and likely to continue growing, though elevated tensions between the United States and Iran are a reminder that outside shocks could still derail the country's more than decade-long recovery, Richmond Federal Reserve president Thomas Barkin said on Friday.