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US Stock Market Update: US stock futures slipped on Monday as a fresh flare-up in US-Iran tensions over the weekend rattled investor sentiment and cast a shadow over fragile peace efforts. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 258 points (0.5%), while S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures declined 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.

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American Calls United Merger Bid Anti-Competitive

8:00 am — AAL -3.13%, UAL -3.04% in pre-market trading

American Airlines (AAL +4.12%) shares dipped in Monday premarket trading after the carrier firmly rejected a blockbuster merger proposal from United Airlines (UAL +7.22%).

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Artificial intelligence has been the foundation of a multiyear stock market rally, and while most of the focus has been on AI infrastructure like semiconductors, memory storage solutions, HVAC and energy, companies that specialize in AI agents are gaining momentum.

Big tech companies have no problem investing billions of dollars into AI each year because they anticipate a positive return on investment from all of that capital.

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs logged nearly $1 billion in weekly net inflows last week, their strongest seven-day stretch since mid-January, per CoinGlass flow data.

BlackRock’s IBIT alone absorbed $612 million of that total, confirming institutional concentration in the dominant fund. The core question now: does this flow momentum translate into durable price support,

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There are few investors whose words carry as much weight as Warren Buffett. The stock market legend is famous for offering advice throughout his decades-long career, helping everyday investors build lifelong wealth.

While Buffett may be known for his stock-picking ability, his advice for others is surprisingly simple. There’s one index fund he heavily recommends,

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Tesla‘s (TSLA +2.96%) performance on the stock market over the past two years is a bit of an enigma. Even as its Model Y remains the single best-selling car in the world, total deliveries have declined for two years straight. Meanwhile,

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