Stock Market Today, Sept. 8: Stocks Slide Amid Surging Oil Prices, Persistent Geopolotical Tenisons

U.S. equities declined as rising crude oil prices and trade tensions pressured risk sentiment: the Dow fell 1.18% to 52,786, the S&P 500 lost 0.58% to 7,674, and the Nasdaq dropped 0.31% to 26,424. The broader selloff signals a risk-off market response, with energy-cost concerns and trade uncertainty weighing most heavily on blue-chip stocks.