Wall Street Slides as Middle East Conflict Lifts Oil, Stokes Inflation Fears

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday as investors weighed the risk that an expanding Middle East conflict could push energy prices higher for longer, reigniting inflation pressures and complicating the policy path for the Federal Reserve. Selling was broad-based across sectors, with the Cboe Volatility Index, widely known as the VIX, climbing to its

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