New York, March 5, 2026 (AFP) - European, US stocks back in sell-off mode as oil prices surge

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Oil prices pushed higher while US and European stocks dropped on Thursday as investors tracked developments on the sixth day of the Middle East war. An equity market rebound petered out after Asian markets closed, with European exchanges shedding around 1.5 percent and Wall Street's main indices also retreating. Markets have been thrown into turmoil since the United States and Israel began strikes against Iran on Saturday, killing its supreme le......

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