Monday saw oil prices and stock markets swinging up and down as the Iran war continued, the Associated Press reported.
The S&P 500 wavered between gains and losses early Monday before dropping 0.4%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.9% lower.
The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, saw a high of $112 overnight before dipping to $107 during the morning before rising to $109.
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The Iran war, which the U.S. and Israel began, was touted as a quick war but is stretching longer than anticipated. Its economic impact on the U.S. is being felt in rising prices for fuel, food and more.
