Home Business Stocks, gold and oil whipsawed as Iran strikes spark Mideast war fears Business Stocks, gold and oil whipsawed as Iran strikes spark Mideast war fears By Genpie - January 8, 2020 162 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Asian shares tumbled on Wednesday, while oil, safe-haven Treasury prices and gold shot higher after Iran fired rockets at U.S.-led forces in Iraq, stoking fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.