MARKET REACTS
Oil soars and stocks slide amid Middle East escalation fears
Brent crude surged to $78 a barrel before easing to around $75
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Buildings across Tehran were damaged following Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities early on Friday.
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Stocks fell and oil surged as much as 13% in its biggest intraday rise in three years early on Friday, as investors feared a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East after Israel attacked Iran’s nuclear program and...