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U.S. stocks traded higher midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 250 points on Friday. The Dow traded up 0.56% to 51,134.38 while the NASDAQ rose 0.08% to 25,829.83. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.32% to 7,418.66. Leading and Lagging Sectors Materials shares jumped by...

U.S. stocks traded mixed this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 150 points on Friday. Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.33% to 51,016.60 while the NASDAQ fell 0.13% to 25,777.22. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.11% to 7,402.62. Leading and Lagging Sectors...

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures rose on Friday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices advanced, following Thursday’s higher close. Investors are eyeing SpaceX‘s debut...

Coltan is one of those minerals that nobody knows, yet everybody needs. When processed, it creates tantalum – the metallic element vital for capacitors found in all sorts of advanced computing equipment. Anything from large data centers to household gadgets relies on a steady supply of this obscure...

The S&P 500 surged on Thursday as easing concerns over the U.S.-Iran war and a rebound in semiconductor stocks sparked a broad market rally. Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index will extend those gains at Friday’s open. The S&P 500 climbed 1.75% to close at 7,394.30 on...

While global crude prices have retreated beneath the critical $90 per barrel support level, the underlying shipping market is telling a different story as four major oil tanker stocks simultaneously surge into top-tier momentum zones. Surging Into The Top 10% Momentum Despite Brent Crude falling to...

GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan has criticized the President Donald Trump administration, saying that the effects of the Iran war were still negatively impacting Americans in the form of higher costs. Biggest Losers Are Not In Tehran In a post on X on Thursday, De Haan quoted a post by Trump...

With President Trump hinting that a deal with Iran could soon happen as discussions on a deal have been approved by the “highest level of Iranian leadership,” hopes for traffic returning to normal at the Strait of Hormuz have increased once again. Trump on Thursday called off "scheduled...

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones index gaining over 250 points on Thursday. Following the market opening Thursday, The Dow traded up 0.58% to 50,210.51 while the NASDAQ rose 0.67% to 25,337.89. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.44% to 7,298.86. Leading and Lagging...

(Editor’s note: The ETF futures, headline and economic data were updated in this story) U.S. stock futures rose on Thursday, as the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, and the Dow Jones indices advanced, following Wednesday’s lower close. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits edged higher...

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow argued Wednesday that President Donald Trump‘s previously undisclosed effort to keep oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz may have helped prevent a much larger energy shock, eased inflation pressures and reduced the need for more aggressive Federal Reserve...

Global dealmaking entered 2026 echoing the narrowing breadth of the stock market: fewer transactions, but bigger checks. M&A values rose in the first quarter ($319 billion versus $283 billion in the first quarter of 2025), despite deal volumes falling to their lowest level in several years, the...

The S&P 500 suffered its steepest decline in weeks on Wednesday as escalating tensions with Iran and renewed weakness in semiconductor stocks rattled investors. Despite the selloff, Polymarket traders are betting the benchmark index will rebound at Thursday’s open. The S&P 500 fell 1....

President Donald Trump has cast doubts on the renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), citing trade deficits with both countries. We Don’t Need Canadian Goods Trump, during a press briefing on Wednesday, criticized the USMCA, sharing that the U.S. had trade deficits with Canada...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Wednesday outlined a series of hikes across multiple goods and services under the President Donald Trump administration since May 2025. Gas Prices, Airline Ticket Fares Up In a post on X, Newsom’s official Press Office handle listed hikes across aviation and energy...