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STAN CHOE

Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 17, 2026 in New York City. All three major indexes surged at opening, with the Dow Jones leading the way, opening over 700 points after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz 'completely open' after the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
April 17, 2026, 9:34 pm
Oil prices drop more than 10% and US stocks soar after Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz
Iranian announcement came after Trump-arranged Israeli ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon; US president welcomes move but says US naval blockade to remain in place until a deal is reached
By STAN CHOE
Stock market numbers are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 25, 2026, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
March 26, 2026, 1:18 am
Hopes for diplomatic end to Iran war give boost to shares, ease price of oil
S&P 500 rises 0.5% and Dow Jones adds 0.7%, while markets climb more than 1% in London, Paris, and Shanghai, after US floats truce to Tehran
By STAN CHOE
A man walks past an electronic quotation board displaying numbers of the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on March 9, 2026. (Philip FONG / AFP)
March 9, 2026, 4:56 pm
Stock markets worldwide quake after oil prices briefly spike to almost $120 a barrel
With traffic frozen in Strait of Hormuz amid US-Israeli war with Iran, a barrel of Brent crude hit $119.50 on Monday, its highest price since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
By STAN CHOE
A general view is pictured of the Grangemouth Refinery complex on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland, on April 21, 2020. (ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)
April 21, 2020, 11:34 pm
Oil prices crumble as pandemic upends markets
Global demand plummets with few people flying or driving and factories closed, but producers can’t slow production fast enough, and storage tanks creeping toward their limits
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
Illustrative: Trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the end of the trading day, March 16, 2020. (AP/Craig Ruttle)
March 17, 2020, 1:45 am
US stock market tumbles to worst finish since 1987
Fed rate cut fails to stanch bloodletting as Dow plunges 12%, stoking fears virus outbreak may lead to long-term recession
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE
A pair of traders work in their booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, March 12, 2020. The deepening coronavirus crisis is sending stocks into another alarming slide on Wall Street, triggering a brief, automatic shutdown in trading for the second time this week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
March 12, 2020, 11:35 pm
Worst day on Wall Street since 1987 as virus fears spread
Sell-off over concerns of recession has now wiped out most of Wall Street’s big gains since Trump took office
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA
Sal Suarino, center, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 10, 2020. (AP/Richard Drew)
March 11, 2020, 10:57 pm
Dow sinks 1,600 points as fear of virus fallout grips market
Losses accelerate as health authorities declare outbreak a pandemic, bringing US stock market to brink of ending one of its greatest-ever runs
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
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