Dow Falls On News Of U.S.-Iran Attacks; Apple Slides

Renewed hostilities in the Middle East sent the stock market lower Monday as August's trades wrapped up. Yields and oil prices rose. The market fall came on the heels of Sunday's attacks by the U.S. on two Iranian launchers geared to send mines into the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by attacking U.S. bases in Jordan, prompting President Donald Trump… Copyright ©2026 Investor's Business Daily, LLC. All rights reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8