“You have air defenses, and a lot’s coming in, and you hit most of it,” Hegseth said Monday at the Pentagon. “Every once in a while, you might have one, unfortunately, we call it a squirter, that makes its way through. And in that particular case, it happened to hit a tactical operations center that was fortified,
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Gold prices have been soaring over the past year, and companies involved with gold mining have been generating fantastic results. Investing in these companies can be a good way for investors to take advantage of rising gold prices, as in some cases, their share prices can rise even higher than simply investing in gold.
At a time of growing geopolitical risk and market uncertainty, it’s natural for investors to load up on safe investments. Two common options are gold and silver. Investing in precious metals has long been associated with safety and stability, and has been a good way for investors to diversify.
In the past year,
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Bitcoin price action drew attention because it stayed relatively stable during a period of elevated geopolitical risk. Samson Mow, chief executive of Jan3, said on X that Bitcoin faced downward pressure over the weekend but rebounded each time. He described the market response as different from previous months.
Analysts at CryptoQuant shared a similar view and said short-term holders had not shown panic behavior yet.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly just called the Dow Jones or the Dow, includes 30 giant publicly listed companies with U.S. operations. Retirees might not always look to Dow Jones stocks for passive income opportunities, but a deep dive will reveal some promising picks in the Dow.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran add yet more question marks around a U.S. economy already buffeted by on-and-off tariffs, weak hiring, and lingering inflationary pressures.
The war has already raised oil prices and could lift prices at the pump as early as this week,
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As the war with Iran escalates, Washington’s focus has shifted almost entirely overseas. Nonstop coverage of airstrikes, retaliation threats and urgent diplomacy has taken over the news cycle, leaving far less attention for the domestic controversies that had been surrounding President Donald Trump. In just days, the political conversation moved from partisan debates at home to questions about military strategy and the risk of a huge regional war.
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Mega-cap tech stocks are having their worst stretch since 2022, and the numbers tell the story clearly. All seven members of the Magnificent Seven are in the red year-to-date as of March 2026, with Microsoft (MSFT) down 17% and Amazon (AMZN) off nearly 14% leading the declines.
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