The U.S. stock market retreated from record highs by midday Thursday as a 4% surge in Brent crude revived the Middle East risk premium, while SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK) delivered guidance that fell short of the blowout investors had hoped for, failing to spark a broader tech rally.
Iran said it had reached an agreement with Oman on a proposed shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump says negotiations are open-endedm while Houthi forces attacked Saudi deployments in Yemen overnight.