Wall Street Slides on Opening Bell as Oil Surges Past $100 Amid Iran War Jitters

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 7, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWall Street’s main indexes opened in the red on March 9 as investors reacted to a surge in oil prices and escalating tensions in the Iran war, which threatened energy supplies and rattled global financial markets.The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all slipped at the opening bell as traders responded to rising crude prices and mounting geopolitical uncertainty.