Joe Rennison

The S&P 500 is on course for its fifth straight week of losses and its worst weekly losing streak in roughly four years.

The S&P 500 tumbled 1.7 percent on Thursday and oil prices continued rising as investors fret about when the war would end.

Investors braced for a fourth week of market turmoil caused by the war in the Middle East

President Trump again demonstrated his desire to keep the stock markets aloft when he suggested U.S. attacks on Iran could end soon.

Drivers are paying an average of 20 percent more at the pump since the strikes on Iran began. The global oil price was up and stocks in Asia rose.

The U.S. markets fell at Monday’s open, while Asian and European markets tumbled as tensions in the Middle East led to more energy supply disruptions, rattling investors.

The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies.

The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies. Stock futures fell about 1.5 percent.

Our business reporter Joe Rennison walks us through three charts to help make sense of the wild swings in the markets this week since the attacks on Iran commenced.

Stock movements this week has been choppy as investors weighed the inflationary impact of the war in the Middle East. The jobs report has complicated matters.

In a widely circulated note, Citrini Research painted a dire picture of job losses and stock market sell-offs, though many analysts and economists questioned its conclusions.

Major indexes have mostly been treading water for months, as investors’ exuberance for artificial intelligence wears off.

The Dow Jones industrial average surpassed 50,000 points for the first time, as old line stocks come back into vogue.

The prospect of disruptions from artificial intelligence has hung over the economy for years. But this week advances in software tools precipitated a sell-off on Wall Street.

The prospect of disruptions from artificial intelligence has hung over the economy for years. But this week advances in software tools precipitated a sell-off on Wall Street.

Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs.

The S&P 500 dropped over 1 percent Tuesday morning, its lowest decline at the start of the trading day since April, when President Trump first announced his sweeping tariffs.

From oil drillers to credit card companies, President Trump has been a market mover this year.