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U.S. stocks opened mixed to lower following a monthly jobs report that showed 162,000 jobs added, reigniting Fed rate-hike fears. Treasury yields climbed while energy and financials slipped. However,…
Microsoft surges +15% on strong Azure growth (+43%), lifting indexes; Meta drops -9% on weak Q3 revenue forecast. Mixed GDP/inflation data, Fed rate concerns, and Middle East tensions add volatility …
Amazon's blockbuster earnings (15.3% surge, $62B profit) and Microsoft's strong results powered Wall Street higher, offsetting Apple's 7.4% drop on weak outlook and rising Treasury yield concerns fro…
U.S. stocks rallied as optimism over a preliminary US-Iran peace deal and a landmark Apple-Intel chip partnership offset interest rate concerns. The S&P 500 gained 1.1%, while Amazon rose on plans to…
Iran has denied claims of an imminent peace agreement with the US, contradicting earlier reports that boosted markets. This denial removes a brief geopolitical tailwind, keeping oil prices elevated a…
Major Indian asset managers are restricting inflows into gold ETFs amid profit-booking and market cooling. With gold prices facing downward pressure from potential US Fed tightening and eased geopoli…
Rising oil prices and bond yields pose near-term risks to stock markets. Evercore recommends low-leverage stocks as defensive positioning while warning that investor protection levels remain insuffic…
Apple showed resilience with a 5.2% gain in February amid broader market weakness driven by AI fears, Fed rate concerns, and geopolitical tensions, while software stocks declined sharply and macro un…
Global bond market turmoil, rising U.S. Treasury yields, and geopolitical tensions have intensified selling pressure on tech stocks including Nvidia, leading to significant market pullbacks and incre…
Bitcoin plunged below $90,000 amid economic headwinds, declining risk appetite, and reduced retail demand, with institutional outflows pressuring the market and options traders betting on further los…
Bitcoin drops below $95,000 amid heavy risk aversion and $900 million ETF outflows, with significant long liquidations highlighting market stress and uncertainty over a sustained bear market.
Nvidia shares plunged as investors reduced expectations for Fed rate cuts amid inflation concerns, dragging tech stocks lower and causing the TSX to post its largest drop in seven months.