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Read MoreStock market today: Dow gains 500 points, stocks close near records as Trump holds off on tariffs
The US dollar (DX=F, DX-Y.NYB) has been volatile since Donald Trump’s inauguration, retreating from near two-year highs as the president failed to enact broad-based tariffs on his first day in office.
The move surprised investors as an emergency order would have allowed immediate tariff increases in contrast to the alternative process of investigations,
Read MoreStock Market Today: Nasdaq leads the way after Netflix earnings; Dow, S&P 500 set for early gains. Oracle, Nvidia shares rise.
U.S. stock-market futures pointed to opening gains on Wednesday after Netflix posted better-than-expected results and President Donald Trump unveiled an artificial-intelligence infrastructure package.
Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 66 points, or 0.2%, to 44304.
S&P 500 futures gained 24 points, or 0.4%, to 6108.
Nasdaq-100 futures increased 174 points,
Deribit’s Trading Volume Soars to Over $1T in 2024
Deribit’s trading volume soared to $1.185T in 2024, with options trading reaching $743B, nearly doubling 2023’s $608B.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Is This Space Stock Set For Blast Off?
It’s not every day of the week we cover stocks trading under $5 per share, which are technically considered penny stocks. It’s rarer still to discuss those trading under $2 per share, but one space stock now is just too interesting to gloss past.
Before proceeding further, we must first note that this stock has been nothing short of a train wreck for shareholders since first going public via a SPAC sponsored by dMY Technology Group.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
2x Champion Trader Goes SHORT
The wild statistics are flying now. At the depths of the price action on Friday, the bearish tape was as bad as any seen since the COVID lows.
2% corrections in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, NASDAQ and S&P 500 all signaled broad-based selling and the obliteration of just about every sector.
Nothing was left unscathed.
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Market Commentary: Buffett Loaded Up On 1 Stock Every Quarter For 5 Years
Warren Buffett may be old but he’s fearless when it comes to making massive bets. One such outsized investment is Apple, which now represents close to 50% of his equity portfolio (see below).
Imagine having so much conviction in a single company that you allocate half your money to it. Now further consider having a portfolio the size of Buffett’s and making that same bet.
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