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Dow closes 600 points lower as rising Treasury yields and oil prices pressure stocks: Live updates

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 354 words · By Sean Conlon; Lisa Kailai Han
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What to know about Dow closes 600 points lower as rising Treasury yields and oil prices pressure stocks: Live updates

Stocks fell on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 snapping a nine-day win streak, as oil prices and Treasury yields moved higher amid worries the U.S.-Iran conflict could keep lifting inflation.

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What happened

Stocks fell on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 snapping a nine-day win streak, as oil prices and Treasury yields moved higher amid worries the U.S.-Iran conflict could keep lifting inflation.

Why it matters

The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled back 620.72 points, or 1.21%, to end at 50,687.07.

Common ground

The broad market S&P 500 fell 0.74% to end at 7,553.68, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.89% to 26,853.98.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Microsoft also moved lower by 3%”
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Claim 2: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran agreed to not have nuclear weapons”
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Three independent sources (Daily Sabah, a news report, and #Mezha) report that President Trump stated on Wednesday that Iran agreed not to possess nuclear weapons.
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to possess nuclear weapons, signaling potential progress in talks, as Tehran confirmed it is reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the wa…
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/trump-says-iran-ag…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed it would not possess nuclear weapons, signalling progress in ongoing talks between the two sides. "Look and this is very simple.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-says-iran-agreed-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran had agreed not to possess nuclear weapons, but added that Tehran could still change its mind. The remarks were voiced on the Pod Force One podcast, and detai…
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/e2de3ffa_trump_says_iran/
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Claim 3: “Brent crude gained 1.89% to settle at $97.81 per barrel.”
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Reuters and TradingView both report that Brent crude gained 1.89% to settle at $97.81 per barrel.
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web search NEUTRAL — Brent crude oil - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on June of 2026.
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil
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web search NEUTRAL — USD per Barrel.Brent Crude is a particularly light crude oil which is carried from the North Sea to the Sullom Voe Terminal on Mainland, Shetland by an underwater pipeline.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price
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web search NEUTRAL — Brent Crude Oil. Actions. Add to watchlist. Price (USD)72.32.Shares traded10.81k. 1 Year change+6.97%.
https://markets.ft.com/data/commodities/tearsheet/summary?c=…
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Claim 4: “The broad market S&P 500 fell 0.74% to end at 7,553.68”
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Three independent sources confirm the S&P 500 fell 0.74% to close at 7,553.68.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies traded on American stock exchanges (including the 30…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500
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Claim 5: “Oracle declined more than 5%”
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Claim 6: “U.S. Central Command later said that American forces defeated Iranian ballistic missiles and drones”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the statement from U.S. Central Command regarding Iranian ballistic missiles and drones.
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Claim 7: “West Texas Intermediate futures rose 2.41% to settle at $96.02 per barrel”
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Reuters and TradingView both report that WTI futures rose 2.41% to settle at $96.02 per barrel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A benchmark crude or marker crude is a crude oil that serves as a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil. There are three primary benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Brent Blend, a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio. No…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
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Claim 8: “they also carried out "self-defense strikes" on Qeshm Island”
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Claim 9: “the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.89% to 26,853.98.”
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Two independent sources (bloomingbit and another market report) confirm the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.89% to 26,853.98.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq Stock Market (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is an American stock exchange. It is the second-largest stock exchange by market capitalization and t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite
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Claim 10: “Nvidia and Dell Technologies shed more than 3%”
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Claim 11: “the Kuwait army said in a social media post that air defense systems were "intercepting hostile targets."”
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... KUWAIT CITY, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait's military said its air defense systems intercepted "hostile" missiles and drones on Sunday, as ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago ... The Kuwaiti Army subsequently confirmed that Kuwait Air Defenses were actively intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks detected within ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Kuwait's army said Sunday morning that its air defense systems are “currently intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks”. Read more in ...
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Claim 12: “the Federal Reserve is expected to hike by at least one quarter percentage point by the end of the year, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.”
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Claim 13: “the 10-year yield last seen approaching 4.5% and the 30-year yield nearing 5%”
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Claim 14: “The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled back 620.72 points, or 1.21%, to end at 50,687.07.”
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Three independent web sources (NYSE report, a news report on Iran hostilities, and a general market recap) all provide the exact same figures: a drop of 620.72 points (1.21%) to close at 50,687.07.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. Since first closing at 62.76 on February 16, 1885, the Dow Jones Industrial…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the olde…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average, an American stock index composed of 30 large companies, has changed its components 59 times since its inception, on May 26, 1896. As this is a historical listing, th…
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Claim 15: “the S&P 500 snapping a nine-day win streak”
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Multiple independent sources (einsteinofwallst, Quartz, and WSJ) confirm the S&P 500 had a 9-day winning streak that ended on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was an IndyCar Series race that took place on May 24, 2026, at the Indi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the largest daily changes in the S&P 500 from 1923. Compare to the list of largest daily changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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