Stocks retreat and oil tops $100 despite fresh records on Wall St | Business

HONG KONG (AP) — Shares retreated in Europe and Asia on Thursday after an initial jump that pushed Japan’s Nikkei 225 index above 60,000 for the first time, while oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel as investors reacted to shaky prospects for more talks on ending the war with Iran.

U.S. futures also fell back after indexes on Wall Street rallied to records a day earlier,…