Will Spiking Oil Prices Hurt the Stock Market?
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Crude prices are up about 7% since the strikes on Iran.
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Stock prices fell initially and are now recovering.
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But a prolonged or wider war would send stocks lower.
Oil prices have spiked since the joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran that began on Feb.
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Read MoreStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall after Wall Street's bounce back
China cut its 2026 goal for GDP growth to a rate of 4.5% to 5% under a new annual outlook report released today, according to Bloomberg — setting Beijing’s lowest target since 1991, but remaining in line with analyst expectations.
The yuan remained little changed against the dollar in the minutes after the plans details were reported publicly.
Read More1 Unstoppable Stock to Buy Now Before It Joins Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, and Microsoft in the $3 Trillion Club
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Meta Platforms hosts some of the world’s most popular social media platforms.
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The company is leveraging its artificial intelligence (AI) expertise to increase engagement and grow its ad revenue.
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There’s a clear path for Meta to join the $3 trillion club in the coming years.
Nifty 50 Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex Rises 420 Points; Nifty Crosses 24,600 as Metal Stocks Rally After War Fears Trigger Massive FPI Sell-Off In Last Session
Stock Market Today Live Updates:Indian stock markets staged a tentative rebound in early trade, snapping a two-day losing streak triggered by geopolitical tensions and foreign investor outflows. The Sensex opened higher by around 332 points, while the Nifty climbed back to the 24,600 mark, as investors selectively picked up beaten-down heavyweights after the recent sell-off.
Read MoreThe Iran war and global trade: will the Cape route become the new normal?
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system.
Given that the global economy is maritime based and rests on secure and predictable flows of goods by sea, the armed attacks on Iran and their maritime spillovers sharply underlined the vulnerability of global maritime trade and its value,
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10,000 Bitcoin for 2 Pizzas
When Laszlo Hanyecz forked over 10,000 bitcoin in exchange for 2 Papa John pizzas fourteen years ago, he couldn’t possibly have imagined what the future would hold. Today, those bitcoin would collectively be worth close to $700,000,000. And if the current halving cycle echoes history, there is a good chance they will be worth a cool $1 billion in the not too distant future.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Nobody’s Watching This AI Stock Steadily Rising
After poring over Lattice’s Q3 filings it’s looking increasingly likely that the Street is missing the forest for the trees with Lattice. Yes, the headline numbers were brutal – revenue down 33.9% y/y to $127.1M. But beneath the cyclical noise, Lattice is methodically building what could become the dominant franchise in edge AI computing.
Having covered semis since the early 2000s,
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Disney’s 100 Year Plan = Monster Returns?
Theme parks are open, cruises are sailing, movie theaters are back in business, and the COVID-19 pandemic is seemingly in the rearview mirror. So, is now the perfect time to buy the battered Disney stock (DIS)?
Walt Disney is one of the most recognizable names in the entertainment industry,
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