{"id":2575418,"date":"2026-03-02T23:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markets-handle-iran-strikes-brilliantly-as-sp-500-has-biggest-intraday-recovery-in-5-months-finishing-positive-for-the-day\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T23:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T04:09:24","slug":"markets-handle-iran-strikes-brilliantly-as-sp-500-has-biggest-intraday-recovery-in-5-months-finishing-positive-for-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/markets-handle-iran-strikes-brilliantly-as-sp-500-has-biggest-intraday-recovery-in-5-months-finishing-positive-for-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Markets Handle Iran Strikes Brilliantly as S&#038;P 500 Has Biggest Intraday Recovery in 5 Months Finishing Positive for the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarkets-handle-iran-strikes-brilliantly-as-sp-500-has-biggest-intraday-recovery-in-5-months-finishing-positive-for-the-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575418&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article examines how financial markets responded to Operation Epic Fury, a weekend U.S.-Israel strike reported to have targeted Tehran\u2019s leadership. While <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >early trading suggested volatility<\/a>, The Wall Street Journal noted that markets largely rebounded: oil rose initially and some sectors fell, but the S&#038;P 500 recovered from its losses, and the Dow mostly held steady while the Nasdaq gained. Oil prices, airline stocks, gold, and defense contractors moved in opposite directions, and the dollar also strengthened. CNBC identified three factors supporting the market: oil prices retreating from intraday highs, strong inflows into technology stocks, and a past tendency for equities to shrug off geopolitical shocks.The piece suggests that, despite warnings that war can dampen growth and fuel inflation over time, the conflict\u2019s brief nature may not derail the economy, and it hints that President Donald Trump has achieved a rare situation\u2014keeping a largely healthy stock market even as war unfolds, at least in the near term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not exactly a secret that war can have a debilitating, caustic effect on the economy.<\/p>\n<p>So when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/iran-update-trump-says-attack-moving-much-faster-expected-1200-targets-hit-entire-iranian-navy-neutralized\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operation Epic Fury<\/a> commenced over the weekend &mdash; which saw joint U.S. and Israeli forces successfully kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as much of Tehran&rsquo;s leadership infrastructure &mdash; it was only logical for people to assume that the markets would have a volatile and negative weekend.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/investing\/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-03-02-2026-0446df52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, those wringing their hands were only half right.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Middle East conflict lifted oil, and stocks rebounded from early declines Monday, with investors saying hostilities, if brief, are unlikely to severely hurt the economy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZdDhCivC3c\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZdDhCivC3c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ\/status\/2028613888481149316?\">March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weekly-jobless-claims-unexpectedly-shoot-up-to-worrisome-level\/\" title=\"Surprise Spike in Weekly Jobless Claims Raises Concerns\">stocks initially fell<\/a> and oil prices surged&rdquo; in the first day following the conflict in the Middle East. But that was hardly the only shake-up.<\/p>\n<p>Airline s fell, while gold and defense contractor s jumped.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, the dollar also climbed. However, one of the most notable changes?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But a rally in energy and tech helped the S&amp;P 500 notch its biggest intraday recovery since November, bouncing back from an early 1.2% drop to finish up less than 0.1%. Brent crude moderated an early double-digit surge to a 6.7% climb,&rdquo; The Wall Street Journal reported.<\/p>\n<p>On a more macro level, the Dow Jones fell 0.1 percent (around 73 points), while the Nasdaq added 0.4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hard to get a good market down,&rdquo; one financial advisor told The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>While these are mostly positive developments, the outlet did warn that &ldquo;over time, war hurts growth and spurs inflation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It added, &ldquo;But a brief conflict is unlikely to outweigh other market dynamics. Stocks remain near records, even after a recent slump fueled by worries about the impact of artificial-intelligence technology on jobs and the economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/03\/01\/stock-market-today-live-update.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>, three key factors have fueled the S&amp;P&rsquo;s surge, even amid the uncertainty of war.<\/p>\n<p>The first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-signs-that-you-may-be-in-perimenopause\/\" title=\"Seven SIgns That You May Be in Perimenopause\">factor involved<\/a> U.S. oil prices that have come &ldquo;off their highest levels of the session.&rdquo; As with any Middle Eastern conflict, concerns about oil pricing surged following Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal added that the price increase for oil on Monday &ldquo;was well within the boundaries of recent history, helping reassure those worried that crude&rsquo;s climb would bleed the economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The second factor involved investors putting lots of money toward the tech sector, which many presume to be largely immune to the volatility of a wartime economy.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, there was also the &ldquo;history of equities largely shaking off past geopolitical conflicts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Factor everything together and it appears that President Donald Trump may have done something seldom seen in history: Fighting a war with a largely healthy, stable, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-did-not-profit-from-market-boom-he-created\/\" title=\"President Trump did not profit from ... boom he created\">thriving stock market<\/a>, at least for now.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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When Operation Epic Fury began over the weekend, with reports that U.S. and Israeli forces killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and damaged Tehran\u2019s leadership framework, many people expected the markets to be volatile and downward-leaning. The Wall Street Journal, however, suggested the outlook was mixed: while oil prices rose, stocks recovered from early Monday declines as investors reasoned that a short conflict wouldn\u2019t severely hurt the economy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The WSJ described the initial market reaction as mixed: stocks fell and oil surged on day one after the clash. Airlines dropped, while gold and defense contractors rose, and the dollar strengthened. Notably, energy and technology helped the S&amp;P 500 stage its largest intraday recovery since November, clawing back from an early roughly 1.2% drop to finish down by less than 0.1%. Brent crude had an early double-digit spike but settled up around 6\u20137%.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; On a macro level, the Dow Jones edged down about 0.1% (roughly 73 points) while the Nasdaq rose about 0.4%. A financial advisor told WSJ that it\u2019s difficult to keep markets down. Although the developments were largely positive, the piece warned that war can slow growth and spur inflation over time. Nonetheless, it suggested a brief conflict is unlikely to overwhelm other market dynamics, and stocks remained near record levels even after a recent AI-driven sell-off concerns.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CNBC highlighted three factors fueling the S&amp;P\u2019s surge despite wartime uncertainty: first, U.S. oil prices had eased from their session highs; second, investors were pouring money into tech; and third, equities have historically shrugged off past geopolitical conflicts. 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