Stocks Slide as Oil Jumps on Rising US-Iran Tensions | The Close 2/19/2026
Bloomberg Television·2026-02-20 00:02

ROMAINE: GEOPOLITICAL RISKS BUBBLES BACK UP AND STOCKS MELT BACK DOWN. LIVE FROM STUDIO TO COMING HERE AT BLOOMBERG HEADQUARTERS IN NEW YORK, I'M ROMAINE BOSTICK. KATIE: AND I'M KATIE GRAU FAILED.THE REBOUND WE SAW YESTERDAY, ALL OUT ON THE S&P 500, DOWN BY ABOUT .6%. BEING LED LOWER BY BIG TECH, DOWN ABOUT .7%, BOOSTING VOLATILITY WHEN IT COMES TO THIS EQUITY MARKET. YOU CAN SEE THE VIX BACK TO TRADING WITH A 20 HANDLE. YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF ENTHUSIASM COMING TO BONDS.PRETTY MUCH FLAT ON THE DAY. THE ...