How about $6-$7 per gal. for gasoline? How about economic depression caused by the collapse of Wall Street? How about other rogue nations being emboldened to threaten US interests worldwide? Americans who think the conflict in Ukraine will not affect them and their pocketbooks are either ignorant or stupid or both.
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U.S. stocks plummeted and oil prices jumped Thursday as Russia invaded Ukraine, causing unease in the global economy.
Major indexes on Wall Street took a dive before recovering some of their losses amid a tumultuous day in eastern Europe. The Dow Jones was down 670 points, or 2%, in lunchtime trading while S&P 500 dropped 1%, and Nasdaq 100 was down less than a point.
The Brent Crude oil index, a global benchmark, reached $105 per barrel by early Thursday. It last traded above $100 per barrel in 2014.
Dow drops as Russia invades Ukraine; oil prices reach $100 per barrel
U.S. stocks plummeted and oil prices jumped Thursday as Russia invaded Ukraine, causing unease in the global economy.
U.S. stocks plummeted and oil prices jumped Thursday as Russia invaded Ukraine, causing unease in the global economy.
Major indexes on Wall Street took a dive before recovering some of their losses amid a tumultuous day in eastern Europe. The Dow Jones was down 670 points, or 2%, in lunchtime trading while S&P 500 dropped 1%, and Nasdaq 100 was down less than a point.
The Brent Crude oil index, a global benchmark, reached $105 per barrel by early Thursday. It last traded above $100 per barrel in 2014.