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Oil futures rallied significantly following attacks on Riyadh's international airport, increasing inflation concerns.","category":"Business & Economy","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T22:25:27.236Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-12T21:50:56.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T00:00:29.637Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":70,"hype":40,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and three digests corroborate the market movements and reasons for them.","critic":"Reports clearly separate market movements from analyst commentary and future expectations.","hype":"Headlines accurately reflect the mixed market performance and the influence of oil prices."}},"tags":["#USStocks","#Nasdaq","#OilPrices","#MarketAnalysis","#EconomicData","#BankEarnings"],"entities":["Nasdaq Composite","S&P 500","Dow Jones Industrial Average","Riyadh","Goldman Sachs","Citigroup","JPMorgan Chase"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Nasdaq Composite fell 120.27 points (0.44%) to 27,245.90, and the S&P 500 declined 4.30 points (0.06%) to 7,807.24.","The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 195.60 points (0.38%) to 51,850.55.","Oil futures rallied after deadly strikes on Riyadh’s international airport over the weekend, contributing to inflation concerns.","Major US banks, including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase, are scheduled to report earnings early Tuesday."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US stock markets ended Monday's session with mixed results. The Nasdaq Composite lost 120.27 points, or 0.44%, closing at 27,245.90, and the S&P 500 saw a minor decrease of 4.30 points, or 0.06%, to finish at 7,807.24. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced by 195.60 points, or 0.38%, reaching 51,850.55."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Oil futures experienced a rally following deadly strikes on Riyadh’s international airport over the weekend. These attacks overshadowed potential increases in supply, such as fresh Russian diesel exports mentioned by US President Donald Trump. Investors are also anticipating the commencement of the third-quarter corporate earnings season, with major US banks like Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and JPMorgan Chase set to release their results early on Tuesday. Analysts, according to LSEG IBES data, had been expecting S&P 500 earnings to increase by 30.6% for the third quarter."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on specific index values"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 figures are consistent across reports, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value shows minor variations. Free Malaysia Today and The Straits Times report the Dow closing at 51,850.55, while Times of India states it closed at 51,853.17."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports or digests mention the Nasdaq Composite's trading volume, which was reported as 12.67 billion shares changing hands on US exchanges, compared with the 20-day moving average of 17.62 billion, according to Free Malaysia Today."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Reuters","url":"https://reuters.com/business/us-stock-futures-muted-oil-stays-above-100-ahead-earnings-2026-10-12","headline":"Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T22:01:15.486Z"},{"sourceName":"Newsmax","url":"https://newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/stocks-oil-bank/2026/10/12/id/1272525","headline":"Nasdaq Ends Lower as Oil Prices Surge","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T21:55:23.967Z"},{"sourceName":"Business Times","url":"https://businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-falls-ahead-earnings-economic-data-while-oil-rallies","headline":"Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T21:50:56.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Free Malaysia Today News","url":"https://freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/13/nasdaq-falls-ahead-of-earnings-economic-data-while-oil-rallies","headline":"Nasdaq falls as oil prices rally ahead of earnings, economic data","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T21:35:09.000Z"},{"sourceName":"WTVB","url":"https://wtvbam.com/2026/10/12/trading-day-fog-of-war","headline":"Trading Day: Fog of war","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T21:24:23.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Straits Times","url":"https://straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/nasdaq-falls-ahead-of-earnings-economic-data-while-oil-rallies","headline":"Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T21:20:13.000Z"},{"sourceName":"[your]NEWS","url":"https://yournews.com/2026/10/12/7223729/nasdaq-falls-as-oil-prices-surge-following-saudi-airport-attacks","headline":"Nasdaq Falls as Oil Prices Surge Following Saudi Airport Attacks, Investors Await Bank Earnings","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T21:12:19.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Times of India","url":"https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/us-stocks/news/us-stocks-nasdaq-ends-lower-as-oil-prices-surge-ahead-of-earnings-economic-data/articleshow/134902064.cms","headline":"US stocks: Nasdaq ends lower as oil prices surge ahead of earnings, economic data","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T20:09:00.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":25,"right":75},"count":{"left":0,"centre":2,"right":6},"totalSources":8,"untracked":0,"rated":8,"observedAt":"2026-10-13T00:00:29.246875+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-13T00:15:15.688Z","closedAt":null,"checks":3,"changes":1,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":[],"right":["Right-rated reports led with the performance of the Nasdaq Composite, noting its fall ahead of earnings and economic data, while oil prices rallied. 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