Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 PM ET: U.S. Stocks Fall as AI Selloff, Oil Jump Rattle Markets | Trump ...

U.S. Stocks Fall as AI Selloff, Oil Jump Rattle Markets

U.S. stocks fell as a sharp selloff in chip stocks rattled investor confidence in the artificial-intelligence trade.

----

Trump Says He Is Reimposing the U.S. Blockade of Iran

The move would sharpen a standoff over control of Hormuz that has led to days of fighting.

----

Oil Surges Most Since 2020, Reflecting Bet That Strait Won't Go Back to Normal

The international crude price climbed nearly 10% as President Trump said he would reimpose U.S. blockade.

----

U.A.E. Crude Output Surged in June After OPEC Exit

The United Arab Emirates boosted crude output by 80% in June from the previous month after quitting the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to escape production quotas and bring oil to the market on its own terms.

----

A hot inflation reading this week could mean a rate hike soon, Fed's Waller says

There is a chance the Federal Reserve will need to raise interest rates soon if inflation readings this week disappoint, Fed governor Christopher Waller said Monday.

----

Gold's Faithful Think Twice as Prices Slide From Record Highs

After the U.S. and Iran traded a fresh round of attacks, gold took yet another dip.

----

Frequent Oil Draws From U.S. Strategic Reserve Push Old System to Breaking Point

Fracturing wells, leaky pumps and other wear-and-tear are straining the Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve.

----

Bank of Canada Set to Keep Rates Steady, WSJ Survey Shows

Economists said the Bank of Canada is likely to keep its policy rate unchanged for a sixth consecutive time, as inflation remains too hot to cut and economic activity too tepid to raise.

----

Think the S&P 500 Looks Cheap? Read the Fine Print

The index's price/earnings, or P/E, ratio depends on who is defining the "E."

----

Warsh's First Big Call: Whether to Undo Last Year's Cuts

A steadier economy and stubborn inflation have put a rate increase in play. The new chairman, who testifies this week, hasn't tipped his hand.

----

The Quarter-Trillion-Dollar Onslaught of AI Bonds Is Testing Investors' Limits

Tech giants are borrowing even more than expected, weighing on bond prices.

----

The stock-market rally now hinges more on AI than oil

As earnings season kicks off, AI investment remains front and center.

----

Big Tech Is Pouring Billions Into AI, and the Stock Market Wants to See the Payoff-Now

Analysts expect Alphabet's second-quarter capital expenditures to reach $44.9 billion, a 100% increase from the prior year period.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

July 13, 2026 19:15 ET (23:15 GMT)