gaza hospital bombing
A view of the surroundings of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after it was hit in Gaza City, Gaza on October 18, 2023.
  • US stocks dipped after a hospital explosion in Gaza sent oil prices surging back up.
  • Iran added to the uncertainty, calling for an oil embargo on Israel.
  • Markets are also reacting to earnings reports, with Netflix and Tesla due late Wednesday.

US stocks dipped Wednesday morning as investors digested rising oil prices, which flared back up amid escalating tensions in the Hamas-Israeli conflict.