Over the past month or so, price action in the stock market has followed a familiar pattern of oil prices up, indexes down, and vice versa. Thursday's trading was no different, as few signs of concrete progress toward peace in the Middle East sent crude futures higher and stocks lower.
President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account earlier today that Iran is "begging" the U.S. to "make a deal," and warned that "they better get serious soon."
