U.S. Stocks Slide As Brent Crude Tops $100; Alphabet (GOOG) And Tesla (TSLA) Lead Losses
U.S. benchmark equity indexes fell sharply intraday on Thursday as surging oil prices added fresh pressure to an already fragile market session. Brent crude crossed the $100-per-barrel threshold, a psychologically significant level that rattled investor confidence across multiple sectors of the market. Energy cost concerns rippled through Wall Street, pushing the S&P 500 (^GSPC) down…