Oil prices (CL=F, BZ=F) soared after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel. The increased tensions, along with mixed economic data, weighed on the major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC), all of which are trading lower. August’s US Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) saw openings rise by 329,000 to 8.04 million, coming in above the estimated 7.69 million. However, the September read on ISM Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) was 47.2, coming in slightly below the 47.5 economists were expecting and indicating a contraction. Wall Street is also awaiting Nike’s (NIKE) latest earnings report, which will be released later this afternoon. Other trending tickers on Yahoo Finance include Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Lockheed Martin (LMT), and Pinterest (PINS).

Key guests include:
3:00 p.m. ET - Sam Stovall, CFRA Research Chief Investment Strategist
3:30 p.m. ET - David Steinberg, Zeta Global CEO
4:15 p.m. ET - Toby Rice, EQT CEO
4:45 p.m. ET - Donn Davis, PFL Founder and Chairman