Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as Trump deadline for Iran deal nears
US stock futures turned green on Tuesday as investors braced for President Trump’s upcoming deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or face strikes to destroy key infrastructure.
Contracts on the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) nudged up roughly 0.1% and 0.2%,
Read MoreBitcoin ETFs See Strongest Single-Day Inflow Since February With $471M Surge
Key Highlights
- Spot Bitcoin ETFs in the United States attracted $471 million on April 6, marking the strongest single-day inflow since February 25
- The influx ranks as the sixth-largest daily total for 2026,
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Read MoreWhat Drives Returns In Floating Rate Notes?
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Read MoreWarren Buffett’s Berkshire & $370 bn cash pile: Samir Arora says sitting on cash has cost them
Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway in its 2025 annual report in February noted that its cash and US Treasury holdings exceeded $370 billion. While some of this capital was required to support insurance operations and protect Berkshire against extreme scenarios, it also constituted what Berkshire called “our dry powder.”
Samir Arora of Helios Capital,
Stock Market Today, Apr. 9: Nio Erases Early Gains Following New Electric SUV Launch
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Current Price
$6.08
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Market Cap
$13B
Day’s Range
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The Burst
Is Terawulf the Next Big AI Stock?
Terawulf is a cryptocurrency mining firm that specializes in bitcoin.
It has a twist on mining, which is notoriously energy intensive. The unusual angle is it operates mining facilities that use clean, low-cost, and reliable energy sources.
The way it works, in a nutshell, is that the company uses specialized computers,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Did Walmart Trainwreck The Whole Market?
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) tumbled in spite of strong Q4 results that revealed a 5.3% year-over-year sales increase to $182.6 billion and adjusted earnings per share up 10% to $0.66.
It’s confusing at first glance to figure out why the stock fell so sharply because both numbers beat analysts estimates.
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Market Commentary: Is This The Safest Bank In America?
In 2022, Forbes released a “Best Banks In America” list and placed one little-known bank at the top of the list. Impressively, it was the third time five years that the bank had topped the prestigious list. Yet few investors are aware of this under-the-radar bank: Home Bancshares.
At time when interest rates are rising and banks are dropping like flies,
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