Trading Day: Wall Street ends modestly lower while US-Iran tensions boost crude prices
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., February 13, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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By Stephen Culp
NEW YORK, Feb 19 : Wall Street stocks followed the example of their European counterparts by posting modest losses on Thursday as mixed economic data and simmering tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept uncertainties - and crude prices - high.
The U.S. goods trade balance hit its widest on record, while a bigger-than-expected drop in initial jobless claims provided some reassurance regarding the health of the labor market.
(By Stephen Culp; Editing by Nia Williams)
Source: Reuters
