Stocks and oil slide, gold above $2,000

Amazon announced a 20-for-1 stock split

U.S. stocks fell after the Consumer Price Index jumped 7.9%, cementing inflation concerns as the Russia-Ukraine conflict raged on. 

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 112 points or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dipped by 0.4% and 0.9%, respectively. All three major averages closed above the worst levels of the day.  

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
I:DJI DOW JONES AVERAGES 44782 -128.65 -0.29%
SP500 S&P 500 6047.15 +14.77 +0.24%
I:COMP NASDAQ COMPOSITE INDEX 19403.947849 +185.78 +0.97%

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Soaring U.S. inflation remains an overhang for Americans. February's CPI hit 7.9% year-over-year, amid strong consumer demand and lingering pandemic-related supply chain woes. Energy prices drove a bulk of the increases.  

Gold moved back above the $2,000 level. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
GLD SPDR GOLD SHARES TRUST - USD ACC 245.59 +2.10 +0.86%

The Labor Department reported new weekly claims for unemployment benefits were 227,000, slightly higher than estimates. Continuing claims, which track the total number of unemployed workers collecting benefits, rose to 1.490 million.

The price of oil closed down 2.5% to $106.02 per barrel, while Brent settled marginally lower at $109.33 per barrel. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND - USD ACC 71.04 -0.57 -0.80%
BNO UNITED STATES BRENT OIL FUND - USD ACC 28.77 -0.23 -0.79%
UGA UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND - USD ACC 60.18 -0.11 -0.18%

Gas prices climbed to a fresh record $4.31 per gallon. 

In stocks, Amazon in focus after announcing a 20-for-1 stock split, becoming the second large tech company after Google to split their stock. 

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
AMZN AMAZON.COM INC. 210.71 +2.82 +1.36%
GOOGL ALPHABET INC. 171.49 +2.54 +1.50%

Goldman Sachs confirmed to FOX Business it will exit operations in Russia. In addition, financial service companies including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, PayPal have also suspended operations in Russia.  

Ticker Security Last Change Change %
GS THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. 605.42 +0.20 +0.03%
V VISA INC. 314.64 +2.83 +0.91%
MA MASTERCARD INC. 532.17 +3.74 +0.71%
PYPL PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC. 86.57 -0.37 -0.43%

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Bitcoin traded around $39,000.

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FOX Business' Ken Martin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.