Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall Street inches up as Middle East tensions keep investors on edge

[Reuters] Oil prices up 1% on Middle East tensions; US crude stocks build limits gains

[AP Live updates] Israel reports 7 combat deaths as fears mount over a wider conflict in the Middle East

[Reuters] Construction sector helps to lift US private payrolls in September

[Reuters] Fed's Barkin says rates were 'out of sync' before September cut, inflation fight not done

[Reuters] NY Fed warns of big flood risk for properties in its district

[Reuters] Exclusive: Iran's Khamenei warned Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him, sources say

[NYT] The Economic Cost of a New War in the Middle East

[FT] Israel steps up offensive against Hizbollah as region braces for retaliation