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Why are US stock market futures up, and will Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq stay green or turn red again? Investors began the week tracking market recovery after a recent selloff and correction across major indexes. Futures moved higher as traders assessed rising oil prices, new geopolitical developments, and expectations around interest rates.

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Geopolitical uncertainty is steadily ramping up in 2026.

As of March, there are 46 active conflicts across 76 countries,

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If Nvidia (NVDA) stock is a great proxy for the broader stock market, then this AI leader may be leading the rest of the market even lower from its recent doldrums.

Nvidia sports the “most important chart in the world” right now (see below), according to BTIG technical strategist Jonathan Krinsky.

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With news this March that the Federal Reserve was again keeping its interest rate-cutting campaign on pause (for the second time this year) and with the need for safe and profitable savings accounts pronounced thanks to a stagnant fight with inflation and a rising unemployment rate,

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US stock market Dow Jones rising today comes as the Dow jumps more than +350 points (around +0.77%), even after a brutal five-week losing streak that pushed markets into correction territory. This move is not random. It is being driven by a mix of bargain buying, falling bond yields,

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The largest bank in the US is slashing its year-end target for the S&P 500, warning that tensions in the Middle East are limiting the index’s upside potential.

JPMorgan Chase’s team of strategists, led by Fabio Bassi, says the bank is cutting its 2026 year-end target for the S&P 500 from 7,500 to 7,200,

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While the stock market has actually held up better than most strategists and analysts might have expected, especially given the surging price of oil due to the Iran war, both the Nasdaq Composite and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have fallen into correction territory, which means they are both down at least 10%.

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