Falling oil prices send Wall Street toward its best day since the Iran war began

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are down, and stocks are up Monday, though such moves have been quick to reverse since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 jumped 1.2% and was on track for its best day in five weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 484 points, or 1%, as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.4% higher. The driver for markets once again was the price of oil. A barrel of benchmark U.S. crude fell 4% to $94.75, easing some pressure off the economy after topping $102 earlier in the…