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Recommended stocks to buy today: Top stock picks by market experts for 21 May
With the selling bias showing its colour once again the bulls have been pushed to the background and will need more encouraging triggers to step up the momentum to the upside.
The Sensex dropped 1.06% to close at 81,186.44 points on Tuesday. The Nifty 50 declined by 1.05% to end the day at 24,683.90.
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Bitcoin spikes to record high on Trump crypto-policy enthusiasm
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- Bitcoin hit a record high Wednesday morning, hitting $109,422.
- Pro-crypto policies and tariff chaos have boosted bitcoin’s appeal in recent months.
- Companies like GameStop and Tesla invest in bitcoin to hedge against inflation.
Bitcoin hit a record high on Wednesday,
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China Issues New Warning Over US Tech War
China may impose sanctions on companies that comply with U.S. restrictions on its homegrown technology, the Chinese government said on Wednesday.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement that the latest U.S. industry guidance—warning of possible penalties for American businesses that trade or use Chinese-made integrated circuits—was an “attempt to ban Chinese advanced-computing chips globally.”
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Pepe Price Forecast: Bullish momentum builds as open interest, funding rate support rally hopes
- PEPE price jumps over 5% on Wednesday after rebounding from a key support level the previous day.
- On-chain data shows rising open interest and a flip to positive funding rates, signaling strong bullish sentiment.
- The technical outlook on daily and weekly charts indicates a potential double-digit gain ahead.
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Wall Street heavyweights are questioning the safety of government bonds. What does that mean for investors?
It’s been a wild few months for the bond market, and the roller coaster has some Wall Street titans casting doubt on the safe-haven status of US government bonds.
Jitters about the US debt market have been front and center after Moody’s downgraded US debt on Friday,
The Nasdaq Composite Turned Higher. Alphabet is Leading Big Tech.
A rally in Big Tech stocks led by Alphabet put the Nasdaq Composite back in the black on Wednesday.
The tech-heavy index was up 0.3%, while the S&P 500 was down 0.2%. The Dow was still down 323 points, or 0.7%.
Only 92 S&P 500 stocks were rising,
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Dow Jones: Bond Surge Hits US Stocks Today, Market Forecast Turns Cautious
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US Stock Markets Live: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 decline
- Dow Jones at 42,346.41, down 0.78%.
- Nasdaq at 19,154.42, up 0.06%.
- S&P 500 at 5,922.56, down 0.30%.
Top losers on Nasdaq in today’s session are:
| Stock | Price | Change Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Moderna Inc | $26.54 | -5.23% |
| Illumina | $81.41 | -3.33% |
| Kraft Heinz | $27.13 | -2.76% |
| Peloton Interactive Inc | $6.54 | -2.54% |
| Align Technology | $178.29 | -2.29% |
Top gainers on Nasdaq in today’s session are:
| Stock Name | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet | 171.18 | +3.66% |
| Netflix | 1,202.82 | +0.92% |
| Advanced Micro Devices | 114.32 | +0.78% |
| Intel | 21.41 | +0.71% |
| Match Group | 29.60 | +0.68% |
Top losers on the Dow Jones in today’s session are:
| Stock | Price ($) | Change Percent |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth | 305.27 | -5.10% |
| Nike | 61.32 | -1.86% |
| IBM | 262.60 | -1.57% |
| Amazon | 201.41 | -1.31% |
| American Express | 292.13 | -1.22% |
The top gainers on the Dow Jones are:
| Stock | Change Percent |
|---|---|
| Intel | +0.47% |
| J&J | +0.19% |
| Cisco Systems | +0.17% |
| P&G | +0.05% |
| Coca-Cola | +0.04% |
US Markets are down in today’s session:
- Dow Jones down 0.83%.
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