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The State of U.S. Markets

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Our business reporter Joe Rennison walks us through three charts to help make sense of the wild swings in the markets this week since the attacks on Iran commenced.
By Joe Rennison, Sutton Raphael, James Surdam and Thomas Vollkommer
March 6, 2026
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