Stock Market News, March 9, 2026: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq finish higher, staging significant reversal after Trump signals Iran war may end soon; oil price spike fades

Stocks were able to wipe out earlier losses as investors were optimistic about the Middle East conflict ending soon and oil prices coming down ...

Technical analysis suggests 'a low is in' for the S&P 500, analyst says

Overnight, S&P 500 futures dipped below their 200-day moving average near 6,584 before rebounding. According to BTIG chief market technician Jonathan Krinsky, this may point to a support level in ...

S&P 500 usually shakes off geopolitical risks relatively quickly, chart shows

Stocks have been trading lower since the start of last week due to the conflict in Iran, which has driven oil prices higher.

Jobs report today: Job losses in February fuel concern about health of labor market

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Here’s how Amazon just stepped up its robotaxi competition with Tesla and Google

Zoox on Monday announced it would begin testing its robotaxi vehicles in Phoenix and Dallas. To start with, the company will deploy a small fleet of retrofitted Toyota JP:7203 Highlander SUVs with ...

German ‘regret’: Steep costs continue to be paid for 2011 decision to scrap nuclear-power plants

An energy analysis published by JPMorgan has put some numbers on the extent of that error that German Chancellor Friedrich ...

Nasdaq briefly breaks below 200-day moving average for first time since May

The Nasdaq composite briefly broke below its 200-day moving average in intraday trading on Monday. The last time it traded and closed below its 200-day moving average was on May 9, according to Dow ...

Joby Aviation Selected for Trump Administration's Air Taxi Pilot Program

Joby Aviation said it may begin electric air taxi operations in the U.S. this year after being selected as a partner in the Trump administration's Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing Integration ...

Planet Fitness Pulls Ex-CFO From Retirement After Jay Stasz Departs

Planet Fitness said Chief Financial Jay Stasz has departed and Tom Fitzgerald is succeeding him in the interim. Fitzgerald, who served as the gym chain's finance chief from 2020 to 2024, is starting ...

Aeon Biopharma Appoints John Bencich as Finance Chief

Aeon has been contracting interim finance chiefs in recent years and Jennifer Sy was serving as chief accounting officer. Aeon said Monday it signed an employment agreement with Sy setting forth the ...

Stock-market indexes near session highs in midday trading; Nasdaq briefly flips positive

After a lower open, the three stock-market indexes had erased much of their losses going into midday trading. The Nasdaq composite briefly turned positive before moving slightly lower. The Dow Jones ...

Brent crude prices see biggest 6-day jump on record

Brent crude futures are the global benchmark for the international oil market. And over the past six days, prices for the ...