US stocks finished Tuesday little changed after a volatile session dominated by anxiety over President Trump’s looming Iran deadline, a spike in oil, and a late-day bid for risk assets as traders bet on a short-term de‑escalation. At the end of the…
US stocks traded with a muted positive bias Monday as investors weighed tentative cease-fire efforts in the U.S.-Iran conflict against still-elevated oil and rate expectations. Early gains were modest, but they extended last week’s rebound as traders remained positioned for further geopolitical…
Mohamed El‑Erian is warning that the global economy is drifting toward a slow‑growth, high‑inflation mix as the Iran conflict lingers, but his message is oddly constructive for investors willing to respect risk while hunting opportunity. Think of it as the market equivalent…
US stocks ended a volatile, holiday-shortened week mixed but resilient, as investors juggled Iran-war headlines, oil shock, and shifting Fed-cut expectations while the major indexes largely shook off early Thursday losses tied to Strait of Hormuz risks.
Index performance and tone
The…
Wall Street ended yet another session staring at the same old geopolitical headline—“war with Iran not yet over”—and responded with a shrug, a sigh, and a modest slide that felt more like déjà vu than doomsday. The tone across trading desks was…
The stock market extended its relief rally on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as Wall Street bet that war drums might finally be turning into negotiation notes, sending major indexes higher for a second straight day while oil lost some of its recent…
Wall Street closed the quarter on an upswing Tuesday, with bulls finally getting the last word in a month dominated by war headlines, oil shocks, and rate‑cut angst. Major indexes logged their biggest single‑day gains in roughly 10 months as investors bet…
Wall Street kicked off the final trading days of March with a split decision on Monday, as the Dow inched higher while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped under the weight of faltering chip stocks and surging oil prices above 100 dollars…
Wall Street kicked off the final trading days of March with a split decision on Monday, as the Dow inched higher while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped under the weight of faltering chip stocks and surging oil prices above 100 dollars…
Stocks limped into the close after dropping sharply throughout Thursday's session as oil prices spiked and Big Tech finally remembered stocks can, in fact, go down, with Wall Street nervously watching the Strait of Hormuz and its own valuation multiples at the…