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The International Energy Agency (IEA) is sounding the alarm on what it calls the most severe energy crisis in modern history, warning that the full impact of the Iran war is only beginning to hit markets.
Traders have piled into markets, turbocharging a two-day rally in the S&P 500.
Two assets that could jump with a resolution to the war in the Middle East are the euro and global sovereign debt.
The two investors share several investments in common across Berkshire Hathaway and the Dan Ives Wedbush AI Revolution ETF (NYSE: IVES).
As I write on Wednesday, stocks are continuing yesterday's rally, spurred on by positive geopolitical headlines. This morning, President Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran's president has requested a ceasefire – adding that the U.S. would only consider the proposal once the Strait of Hormuz was “open, free, and clear.
U.S. home builders and car manufacturers are taking a hit. Tariffs haven't slashed the federal debt as promised.
Nasdaq's new rules could fast track the entry of a newly public large company 15 days after its IPO.
The wealth effect may have a greater effect on consumer spending than high gas prices.
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Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, extending a two-day rally as investors grew increasingly optimistic that the US-Iran conflict could be nearing an end. Gains were led by technology heavyweights, while oil prices declined sharply, reflecting easing concerns over supply disruptions.
'The Big Money Show' reacts to President Donald Trump touting a ceasefire deal with Iran, as markets rally and global attention turns to oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz. #foxbusiness #bigmoneyshow 0:00 Trump's Iran Stance & Market Shock 1:23 The Strait of Hormuz: A Global Problem 4:03 International Response & Economic Incentives 6:07 Geopolitical Shifts & U.S. Advantage 8:05 Oil Prices, Small Business, and Midterm Concerns 12:40 The Big Picture: Long-Term Vision vs.
Micron's (MU) eye-watering rally went from under $100 to $470 in less than a year, then saw a sharp sell-off in mid-March back toward $300. As shares experience a rebound rally Wednesday, Rick Ducat dives into the AI memory chip stock's volatile price action to weigh where shares will experience support and resistance.
The ongoing Iran war and Strait of Hormuz blockade have sharply disrupted global energy and fertilizer flows, with Brazil facing acute exposure. Brazil benefits from higher oil prices as a net exporter, but inflation and logistics costs are rising, pressuring domestic fuel and transport sectors.
The Federal Reserve began Reserve Management Purchases (RMPs) after halting Quantitative Tightening in December 2025 to address money market tightness. RMPs focus on short-term Treasury bill purchases, expanding SOMA to $6.6 trillion and T-bill holdings to a record $382 billion.
Stocks tend to bottom early and recover quickly in a crisis. Can history repeat itself?
For years, NATO allies treated the 2% of GDP target as a polite suggestion rather than a hard floor. That dynamic broke in 2025.
Midterm Market Crash Coming? How to Protect Your Portfolio NOW Geopolitical tensions, uncertainty over the Fed's interest rate path, and the growing costs of AI for Big Tech companies have Wall Street singing a different tune than many expected at the start of the year.
Elevated oil prices tied to the Iran war are weighing on growth, but 22V Research says the slowdown in demand could help lower inflation and extend the economic cycle.
This week's sharp rebound in U.S. stocks is offering some welcome respite from the relentless selling that has rocked global markets over the past month.
Japan's recent rate decision signals a structural shift, ending decades of deflation and supporting a bullish outlook for Japanese equities. Higher Japanese rates are likely to pressure US equities and bonds by triggering unwinding of the yen-carry trade and capital outflows from US assets.
Equities surged to close a weak first quarter on Tuesday, with the NASDAQ rallying over 3.8% for its best day since May of last year. Market sentiment improved on hopes for a Middle East ceasefire, fueling broad-based risk-on momentum.
SpaceX could seek a $1.75 trillion valuation and raise a record $75 billion. It is one of the most eagerly anticipated IPOs, along with privately held Anthropic and OpenAI.
In a world of doomscrolling and binge-watching the news, the words “chaos” and “unstable” may come to mind.
US stocks rally as S&P500 climbs 1%, nearing 200-day MA. Iran hopes, strong ISM data, and retail sales support bullish stock market outlook today.
Daniel Deming, Managing Partner, KKM Financial breaks down why the market's bottom may not be in yet and the key signals investors should watch for opportunity.
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) lacks a buy signal as both option flow and advisor sentiment remain neutral or bearish. The premium puts-to-calls ratio and gold advisor survey indicate investors are not yet bearish enough to signal a major GLD low.
Hedge funds such as Schonfeld and North Rock were up in the first quarter of 2026. Meanwhile, managers, including Balyasny and LMR, lost money thanks to rocky market conditions.
Despite a sharp S&P 500 rebound, I remain skeptical that the worst is over; the broader trend remains bearish until clear upside breaks occur. Market optimism over potential Iran peace is premature—negotiations are only beginning, and Iran's conditions remain far from U.S. demands.
Mean reversion has made some progress in the sell-off to date, but Berkshire Hathaway is not parting with its cash pile just yet. The Q4 2025 figure dipped slightly to $373.3B, and the most recent filing (Q1 2025 in the 10-Q) shows cash at $343B.
OpenAI is the 13th largest holding in ARK Innovation, representing about $175 billion.
At the end of 2025, when a consortium of ten global banks announced they were exploring a stablecoin tied to G7 currencies, the news carried the weight of inevitability. It suggested that traditional finance was finally prepared to institutionalize digital money at scale.
Retail sales in February came in stronger than anticipated, offering a measure of reassurance that consumer activity continues to support the broader economy even as underlying pressures remain unresolved. Advance estimates from the Census Bureau show retail and food services sales rose 0.6% from January to $738.4 billion, with a 3.
Gasoline topped $4.00 a gallon on March 30 – up 30% in 30 days. The fairy-tale that economists tell would have you believe that this price is set by the balance of supply-and-demand in the present moment – the “spot price.” But the domestic supply of gasoline has not changed, and inventories are abundant. Demand (consumption) has been rock-steady.
CNBC's Steve Liesman and ADP chief economist Nela Richardson joins 'Squawk Box' to break down March's ADP private payroll data.
Meera Pandit, JPMorgan Asset Management global market strategist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, 2026 outlook, state of the AI trade, and more.
Elon Musk's SpaceX confidentially filed for what could be a record-breaking U.S. listing, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, spotlighting the multi-step process IPO hopefuls typically must navigate before their shares start trading.
Gasoline topped $4.00 a gallon on March 30 – up 30% in 30 days.
Factory activity expanded in the U.S. in March, but the latest monthly reading from the Institute for Supply Management flashed a strong warning that inflation is resurgent amid the war in Iran.
The market is not done going down, argues Katie Stockton, believing "there's not enough bearishness" warranting all the uncertainty. She walks investors through her technical analysis in the SPX and Mag 7 stocks like Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT), and Nvidia (NVDA) to explain why we will see a "prolonged correction.
US manufacturing activity expanded in March by the most since 2022, while input prices continued to surge amid the war with Iran. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest.
U.S. crude stocks rose while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
US stocks soared Wednesday morning after President Trump said the US will exit Iran in a few weeks.
American manufacturers grew in March at the fastest pace in two and a half years, by one measure, but the conflict with Iran added a new level of uncertainty just as the effects of the Trump tariffs were fading.
US stocks opened higher on Wednesday, extending momentum from the previous session's sharp rally, as investors grew increasingly hopeful that the conflict between the United States and Iran could be nearing an end. Markets were buoyed by comments from Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who indicated that the war could soon wind down, potentially through direct talks with Iranian leadership or a de-escalation without a formal agreement.
Rally likely a "dead cat bounce": The sharp surge across US indices appears driven by short-covering and quarter-end positioning amid optimism over a potential US-Iran de-escalation, rather than a sustainable bullish reversal. Macro and technical backdrop still bearish: Longer-term charts show bearish reversal patterns across major indices, signalling deterioration in the broader uptrend despite the recent rebound.
The figure reported on Wednesday is above economists' estimates of an increase of 40,000 jobs. The prior month's reading was revised higher to a gain of 66,000 jobs.
The Iran war has created an energy supply shock twice the size of the 1973 oil crisis. The disruption will likely outlast any peace deal, with Iran retaining some leverage.
March's nonfarm jobs data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics' upcoming report on Friday is projected to show a recovery in added jobs, with a gain of 60,000 jobs after a loss of 92,000, and for the unemployment rate to remain at 4.4%.