Global economic updates, market sentiment, and financial headlines.
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Russia sees a U.S. sanctions waiver on its oil as an attempt by Washington to stabilise global energy markets, and the two countries have a shared interest in this, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Investors will seek clarity in the coming week on how much the Middle East conflict is complicating expectations for interest-rate cuts this year, as they brace for developments in the Iran war that could rattle markets.
The most oversold stocks in the communication services sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
CEOs Jack Dorsey and Mike Cannon-Brookes have recently announced layoffs via public memos. Both memos emphasized tech advancements and suggested the companies were entering a new era of work.
The greenback strengthened to its highest level in more than three months. Investors are seeking out safe-haven assets during the war.
Stocks tumbled across the globe as investors braced for extended economic pain caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
Some investors are cashing out of private-credit funds, and that could leave banks more exposed to them.
Geopolitical tensions in Iran are doing much more than disrupting oil. Fertilizer prices have surged up to 70% due to Gulf region production halts.
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Major brokerages, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, have revised their average oil price forecasts for 2026 as the war in Iran approached the two‑week mark on Friday.
The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an increase in the overall fear level, while the index moved to the “Extreme Fear” zone on Thursday.
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The German company set a sale price of 17 euros a share and said it will offer investors up to 345 million euros of shares. The offer period is expected to start on March 16.
After rising more than 10% in the previous day, the global benchmark Brent Crude index remained above $100 per barrel early on Friday. The U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate also remained above $95 per barrel, largely unmoved by the easing of sanctions.
Beyond its effects on oil and gas, the unfolding war in the Middle East is roiling shipping and airfreight, threatening the availability of a vast range of goods.
Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., joins 'The Claman Countdown' to discuss concerns facing the U.S. financial landscape.
The Schwab Trading Activity Index, or STAX for short, experienced a near-record increase in February. The AAII survey is a prime example, as bullish sentiment fell to 31.9% this week.
Geopolitical tensions in Iran are pressuring the S&P 500 (SPX), but markets haven't capitulated. Sonali Basak joins Sam Vadas to explain why investors may want to buy selectively, not panic, as oil volatility and higher rates strain consumers and private credit redemptions test firms like Blue Owl (OBDC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Deutsche Bank (DB).
Investors are coming to grips with the potential for a longer war in Iran—and its impact on the U.S. economy.
The CBOE Volatility Index surged roughly 13% on Thursday before settling to 24.92 by the close.
The Hormuz crisis is pushing Europe and Japan toward a more hawkish policy stance as higher oil prices threaten to reignite inflation. In Europe, ECB officials are signaling they could react if the oil shock starts feeding into broader inflation, with the bank having already stopped cutting in June 2025.
CNBC's Jim Cramer issues a crucial warning as the stock market sinks and oil prices spike due to conflict overseas. "Believe me, you'll be kicking yourself if you sell everything and then you have to watch this market rebound without you," Cramer said Thursday.
Chinese lenders plan to steer more money toward technology and innovation-oriented firms, bankers say, responding to Beijing's pledge to aggressively adopt artificial intelligence throughout the economy and dominate emerging sectors.
Geopolitical turmoil in the Persian Gulf has spiked oil prices and shipping rates, but historical patterns suggest the disruption will be brief. Shipping companies are immediate beneficiaries, locking in record freight rates regardless of conflict duration, while energy and commodities remain well supported.
A toxic brew of climbing bond yields and a broadening panic about the stability of private-credit lenders has helped push the S&P 500 financial-services sector to its lowest level since last May.
This week, the U.S. housing market has taken center stage with a flurry of data releases and a critical earnings report from homebuilder Lennar. Investors are closely watching the intersection of low inventory, shifting inflation dynamics, and a geopolitical shock that threatens to rewrite the 2026 economic playbook.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 700 points Thursday, as oil prices surged above $100 a barrel amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict.
US drone defense capabilities lag in small UAVs and USVs, prompting urgent investment as asymmetric threats escalate. Leidos and L3Harris offer diversified, lower-risk exposure, while AeroVironment leads pure-play drone names by maturity and product breadth.
Investors asked to cash out 14% of Cliffwater's $33 billion fund while Morgan Stanley capped withdrawals.
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed to continue blocking off the Strait of Hormuz, through which crude oil, natural gas, fertilizer, sugar, aluminum, basic plastics, and helium all move.
Trump pressures Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut rates “immediately" ahead of the March 17 meeting, escalating tensions over the central bank's independence.
Oil is experiencing a rally driven by geopolitical disruptions, not structural supply-demand imbalances. Technical signals, including overbought RSI and bearish candlestick patterns, suggest a potential shorting setup similar to the recent silver top.
Analysts at J.P. Morgan offer insight into how noninstitutional investors are trading amid the Iran war.
Lucid Group (LCID) pushes into autonomous ride-hailing with its Lunar robotaxi concept and plans to tap Uber's (UBER) network, but investors question the strategy as losses widen. Netflix (NFLX) signals a major AI shift with a reported $600 million bet on filmmaking startup Interpositive.
Worries mount that the conflict could pose a serious threat to global growth.
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the fall in tech stocks as oil prices spike again, stoking fears the war in Iran will further crimp energy supplies and fuel inflation. Plus, Dell CEO Michael Dell and the US Energy Department Under Secretary for Science discuss their partnership and work to develop supercomputers.
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US stock markets closed firmly in the red on Thursday as the major indices fell to their lowest since November of last year. The investors remained on edge as the US-Iran war continued to weigh on the sentiment, and oil prices continued their upward trajectory.
The Investment Committee debate what the War in Iran means for the markets and how they are protecting their portfolio amid the uncertainty.
Cathie Wood, Ark Invest CEO, and Tom Lee, Fundstrat, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss the current equity markets, the private credit narrative and much more.
As both energy prices and inflation fears pop, expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are sliding. Traders have taken even a September cut off the table and now see only one coming, in December.
Baseball legend Yogi Berra once joked, “The future ain't what it used to be.” The quote is meant to be funny, but it also captures something important about financial markets: investors often assume the worst when uncertainty rises.
Despite fading consumer confidence, the restaurant industry appears positioned for its best performance in years. Valuations for restaurant stocks are approaching decade lows, which could make the sector an enticing value play if markets continue wobbling.
Bullish sentiment decreased 1.1 percentage points to 31.9%. Neutral sentiment decreased 9.7 percentage points to 21.7%.
Focus on stocks that are stable when investors flee to safety and stock-market liquidity dries up.
Global asset manager T. Rowe Price Group Inc (NASDAQ: TROW) has expanded its ETF lineup with the launch of the T.
Major US stock indexes slid 1% due to a volatile combination of escalating geopolitical instability in the Middle East and mounting jitters within the $2 trillion private credit market. Crude oil prices surged toward $100 per barrel after tanker attacks in Iraqi waters and Iranian threats to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed.