West Asia crisis: Government ready with energy, fertiliser stocks
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Read MoreFalling Interest Rates and Weak Stocks Parallel, Crude Oil Rises [4th Week of October] | Market Review (Every Sunday)
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Military tensions surrounding the US and Iran continue, keeping crude oil prices and transportation costs elevated.
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Inflation concerns intensify through rising energy prices, causing long-term interest rates, particularly in the US, to remain high.
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High interest rates and rising resource prices weigh on corporate earnings and personal consumption,
How to withdraw your Social Security application
You thought you were ready to apply for Social Security benefits, but a few months in, you’re second-guessing that decision. You’re worried that you’ve permanently short-changed yourself by signing up when you did, rather than waiting until later when you qualify for larger checks.
You’re far from the only person this happens to,
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Read MoreBonds and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire are flashing a warning to markets
For the vast majority of this year, the big story in global markets has been the relentless rise of bond yields. Probably the world’s most watched market indicator, the US 10-year Treasury yield, surged from 4 per cent in March to 5.3 per cent early this month, raising the cost of capital for every borrower in the world,
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Read MoreThe price of gold today, Oct. 27, 2026 — and the best places to buy
Gold’s spot price — or its current trading value — today as of 9:00 a.m. ET is $4,023.02 per ounce, according to CNBC’s Gold/ US Dollar Spot Price. That’s slightly higher than Monday’s price, when it traded at $4,015.37 per ounce at the same time.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Will Historic Lows in Market Breadth Trigger a Stocks Crash?
Market concentration refers to periods when a few stocks or a single sector dramatically outperform the rest of the market, driving a disproportionate share of index gains. In such times, market breadth is “narrow” meaning the rally relies on a small cluster of leaders while the majority of stocks lag.
Over the past 50 years,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
1 EV Stock Is Racing Against the Clock
If you’re kicking the tires on ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT), you might come away thinking the company is finally turning a corner. After all, its fiscal 2025 results came with plenty of upbeat language around improving margins and leaner operations.
But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll see a company still bleeding cash,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Market Precariously Perched at Key Level
As the end of the quarter approaches, how do the markets fare? Zooming out, we can see that the S&P 500 is precariously perched on an uptrending resistance line.
While doomsayers have been lining up to predict the market’s demise for months, it has defied all skeptics and continued its march higher. But now it sits once again at a key threshold level.
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