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Inflation fears from the Strait of Hormuz closure, alongside the risk of further Gulf supply cuts due to Houthi strikes on Saudi infrastructure on the Red Sea, have again pushed up government bond yields, with investors demanding higher returns for lending money.

The benchmark US 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007 on Thursday,

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Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), an enterprise software and cloud infrastructure provider, closed at $516.17. The stock rose after Microsoft unveiled a Copilot revamp. Investors are watching to see AI adoption rates and cloud demand in the upcoming quarters. Trading volume reached 37.9M shares, coming in nearly 15% above its three-month average of 32.9M shares.

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Apple stock just outpaced the QQQ over the past month, yet the average analyst still thinks it is worth less than its current price. What has to change before the math finally points to $350?

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President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada is creating headaches for Republicans ahead of November’s midterms as high prices remain a top concern among voters.

Responding to Trump’s increased tariffs, Canadian officials have said they’re deliberately targeting goods from states where there are close elections. And GOP candidates in Kansas, Maine and Ohio among others have been forced to balance supporting Trump with defending local manufacturers.

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Quick Read

• Goldman Sachs outweighs Microsoft in DIA despite Microsoft’s $3.7 trillion market cap dwarfing Goldman’s $272 billion.

• DIA’s price-weighting silently loads your portfolio with financials and underweights mega-cap tech, a tilt no strategist chose for you.

• DIA’s 0.16% expense ratio versus VOO’s 0.03% compounds into a meaningful drag over 20 years for essentially similar broad-market exposure.

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Most retirees protect their 401(k) and grab Social Security early, but one couple is doing the opposite and their tax math reveals why the conventional move quietly costs hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Latest Updates on Gold Rate In Chennai : 9th March 2026

Gold prices in Chennai witnessed a decline on March 9 as investors were worried that rising inflation due to a spike in crude oil prices in making the US Federal Reserve cautious on rate cuts.

Lower interest rate environment tends to increase the appeal for non-interest yielding bullion.

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