Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall, oil surges as Middle East conflict escalates

US stock futures retreated on Thursday as oil prices pressed higher amid signs the Iran war is widening across the Middle East to further threaten disruption to energy supplies. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) were down 0.6%, following a second straight mostly down day on Wall Street. Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) fell 0.5% and 0.4% respectively, as stocks pared earlier morning losses of about 1%. Oil prices spiked above $100 a barrel before falling back as Iran escal ...