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March 27, 2026 / 02:42 IST
Dow Jones slumps 470 points, Nasdaq and S&P fall as Trump extends Iran power plant strike delay by 10 days
The Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC),
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Uncertainty reigns over the stock market right now. The market’s “fear gauge” — the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) — has soared more than 50% year to date.
I wrote recently that it’s starting to look like 1973 all over again. One of the worst stock market crashes ever occurred that year,
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A new proposal would cap Social Security benefits for wealthy couples to reduce costs and prevent insolvency.
The Social Security trust fund is projected to run short of funds in 2032. If that happens, recipients could see a 24-28% cut in benefits across the board, Fox Business and USA Today reported.
US stock markets continue to remain volatile. Benchmark indices fell sharply on Thursday, dragged down by multiple factors, led majorly by uncertainties surrounding the Iran war. However, futures this morning, are staging a cautious rebound, after US President Donald Trump extended the pause on attacking Iran’s energy infrastructure by another 10 days to April 6.
Micron’s revenue nearly tripled year over year in its most recently reported quarter.
Management provided exceptional guidance, calling for gross margins to reach approximately 81% in the upcoming quarter.
The stock trades at a very low forward valuation,
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Apple’s AAPL top-line is benefiting from an expanding enterprise footprint. In the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the company saw strong adoption with Snowflake deploying more than 9,000 Mac devices while AstraZeneca rolled out more than 5,000 M5-powered iPad Pros to its pharmaceutical sales team. Mexico’s largest domestic retailer – Coppel – added MacBook Air to its growing fleet of more than 10,000 iPad devices.
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Stocks, bonds and gold have slumped while the US-Israeli war with Iran rages. – Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
The war in Iran and the spike in energy prices have rattled global markets, impacting not just stocks but also safe havens like bonds, gold and currencies. That’s leaving investors with fewer places to hide.
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A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 24, 2026.
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U.S. stock futures rose Thursday night after President Donald Trump extended a deadline to attack Iran’s energy infrastructure,
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