US markets are mixed, oil prices fall as Trump’s deadline for Iran to open Strait of Hormuz looms ^9.1%

AP News - By Yuri Kageyama, Matt Ott - 4/6/2026, 2:46 AM

Negativity Bias 18.4% - Pessimism Bias 17.4% - Slippery Slope 13.3%

Trading on Wall Street was subdued and oil prices retreated modestly as Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks that killed 25 people in Iran on Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Futures for the S&P 500 ticked up 0.1%, while futures for the Dow Jones... more