US stocks tumbled on Friday as the key monthly jobs report surprised to the downside and oil prices jumped amid fresh fears about a hit to supply from the expanding Middle East conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) sank over 0.9%, or over 400 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped roughly 0.7%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.8%, after another volatile and losing session on Thursday. DJI - Free Realtime Quote • USD 47,447.42 -507.32 (-1.06%) As of 11:54:08 AM EST. Market Open. The February jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000, widely missi
US stocks tumbled on Friday as the key monthly jobs report surprised to the downside and oil prices jumped amid fresh fears about a hit to supply from the expanding Middle East conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) sank over 0.9%, or over 400 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped roughly 0.7%, and the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.8%, after another volatile and losing session on Thursday. DJI - Free Realtime Quote • USD 47,447.42 -507.32 (-1.06%) As of 11:54:08 AM EST. Market Open. The February jobs report showed nonfarm payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000, widely missi