Wall Street started the week in the red, as traders weighed the economic and geopolitical fallout from escalating tensions in the Middle East. Monday marked the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which triggered the ongoing war in Gaza. The situation is now threatening to spread across the region as Israel considers retaliating for last week’s missile attacks by Iran. By 1:00 p.m. EST, the major indices were modestly lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.5% and the Dow Jones off by 0.7%. The Nasdaq 100 also slid 0.5%. The energy sector was the only bright spot, buoyed by surging oil prices…
