US open: Stocks lower as oil surges on fresh Middle East escalation
As of 1415 GMT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.70% at 45,899.87, while the S&P 500 shed 0.39% to 6,598.82 and the Nasdaq Composite came out of the gate 0.67% weaker at 22,004.49. The Dow opened 325.28 points lower on Thursday, extending …