U.S. stock futures sink, oil prices surge as Iran war shows no signs of letting up


U.S. stock-index futures fell and oil prices surged again on Sunday, following sharp losses on Wall Street on Friday, as investors are waking up to the reality that the economic effects of the Iran war — now entering its fifth week — are likely to last longer than first expected.

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