Stock Market Update: Crude Oil, Chip Stocks, and Critical Data In Spotlight

Oil prices soared to kick off March after weekend military strikes on Iran, raising geopolitical tensions and inflation expectationsEarnings are also in focus as semiconductor giants Broadcom and Marvell report on the state of AI before NVIDIA’s GTC conferenceThe macro calendar heats up on Friday with February payrolls and January Retail SalesMarch came in like a lion. Stock market futures plunged last Sunday night following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. WTI and Brent crude oil had surged 7% by the fo ...