Major Averages Decline as Oil Prices Surpass $117
The major averages were lower near noon, erasing yesterday's gains amid fading hopes of an imminent end to the U.S.-Iran war and oil prices surpassing $117 per barrel. President Trump has established an 8:00 pm ET deadline for the two sides to reach an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, otherwise the U.S. will attack Iran's power plants and bridges. Trump's recent comments include the president saying on Truth Social, "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."Get caught up quickly on the top news and calls moving stocks with these five Top Five lists.1. STOCK NEWS:The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released its 2027 Medicare Advantage payments, with policies project to result in aBroadcomand Alphabetentered into aPershing Square proposed toof Universal Music GroupApple'sfoldable iPhone has encountered setbacks,Organogenesissaid itin its PuraPly study2. WALL STREET CALLS:Armto Equal Weight at Morgan StanleyRosenblattArista Networkson increased confidence in XPO strategyBarringtonFuboTVto Outperform on updated financial outlookCitiWingstopto Buy into potential sales reboundRocket Labto Outperform at Citizens3. AROUND THE WEB:Amazonhas rebuffed requests from its wholesale suppliers for increased payments to cover higher costs, prompting some to pull items from the company's site, Information reportsThe families behind Puig and Estee Lauderare set to meet in New York this week to negotiate the terms of a potential combination of their beauty businesses with the goal of announcing an agreement in the coming weeks, Expansion saysUlta BeautyCEO Kecia Steelman said GLP-1 users are purchasing hair and skincare products to combat the side effects of the weight loss treatments, Business Insiders reportsDelta Air Lineshas hiked its fee for checked bags by $10 for tickets bought starting Wednesday, following similar moves by Unitedand JetBlueamid a surge in jet fuel expenses this year, CNBC saysAnthropic plans to invest $200M in a new venture with private equity firms that looks to sell AI tools to their portfolio companies amid a push for business customers, WSJ reports4. MOVERS:Patterson-UTIgains after reportingn the U.S. in MarchPerrigoincreases in New York after ain Ben Harrington's Betaville blogMach Naturaldeclines after announcing aRedwirelower afterwith a new office in the United KingdomSuzanofalls in New York after BofAthe stock to Neutral5. EARNINGS/GUIDANCE:PrecigenSamsungNeuroneticsfor Q1 and FY26RPM Internationalis expectedon April 8Levi Straussis expectedon April 7INDEXES:Near midday, the Dow was down 0.81%, or 377.95, to 46,291.93, the Nasdaq was down 1.10%, or 241.75, to 21,754.59, and the S&P 500 was down 0.81%, or 53.79, to 6,558.04.
