Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed on Wednesday, after a rough day for technology stocks and the Nasdaq. The combination of the prospect of a longer struggle with Iran, and higher inflation, which…
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Pre-Market Stock Futures: The futures are trading lower on Tuesday, but another week and another set of new highs for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, as AI fever overshadowed Iran’s peace counteroffer dismissal…
Geopolitical conditions heavily shape oil prices. When conflict erupts near oil-producing regions, prices spike, and naturally, when peace prevails, they fall. Several key mechanisms explain this relationship. Wars embed a “geopolitical risk premium” into…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we get set to start the new trading week, as reports indicate that President Trump declined Iran’s counteroffer for peace. This comes after a remarkable Friday,…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as we get set to end what has been one of the wildest weeks on Wall Street in some time. After blowing through all-time highs for the…
Warren Buffett attended the May 2, 2026, annual meeting as an audience member for the first time in 60 years, signaling a total hand-off of daily operations to his successor, Greg Abel. Abel recently…
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Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading modestly higher after a blowout midweek rally spurred by reports that a peace agreement with Iran could be forthcoming soon and by incredible technology earnings and forecasts that…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher on Wednesday as news of an impending end to the Iran war is sending oil prices dramatically lower. This news comes after a bounce-back Tuesday that benefited…
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Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-B) cash position became one of the defining financial stories of recent years, swelling to a record $397.4 billion by the end of Q1 2026. Now, under new CEO Greg Abel,…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher on Tuesday after new highs on Friday turned into a risk-off Monday, triggered by rising oil prices, a report that Iran attacked the UAE, and an additional…
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading lower as we start off the new week, as oil surges higher amid reports that a U.S. warship was turned back in the Strait of Hormuz, but what…
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Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we get ready to finish off another wild week. What a difference a day makes: after a flat-to-down Wednesday, all the major indices exploded higher on…
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Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher this morning after a messy Wednesday trading session that saw all major indices except the Nasdaq end lower, with the Nasdaq closing virtually unchanged at 24,603, up…
