ASX set to slide as Wall Street falls; oil at highest since May

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 22, 2026

Drops for stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are dragging markets down worldwide, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran.

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