Pre-Market Stock Futures:
Futures are trading higher as we hit the mid-week point on Wall Street, as it was reported that the United States has sent Iran a 15-point plan to end the war. The major indices were all lower yesterday, except one, but all closed well off the lows of the day, printed within an hour of the open. Despite President Trump’s bullish comments on the progress with Iran, they deny any talks are being held, and continue to exchange missiles with Israel. The Russell 2000 once again led the way, closing up 0.84% at 2,515, while the Dow Jones Industrial finished at 46,123, down 0.18%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed lower Tuesday at 21,761, down 0.84%, while the S&P 500 was last seen at 6,566, lower by 0.37%.
Treasury Bonds:
The one step forward and then two steps back moves for the Treasury market were once again in place yesterday, as yields were higher across the entire curve except for very short t-bill maturities. Growing anxiety over inflation, driven by the worsening conflict in the Middle East, rising oil prices, and mounting stagflation concerns, rattled markets once again. The downturn deepened as investors are bracing for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated, and a swift unwinding of safe-haven positioning sent yields sharply higher. The 30-year bond closed at 4.96%, while the 10-year note was last at 4.41%.
Oil and Gas:
After double-digit losses on Monday, oil buyers were back in full force, driving prices higher for the major benchmarks. Escalating tensions with Iran, news of additional U.S. troop deployments, and fears of a potential disruption to Persian Gulf supply routes all combined to drive the rally. Brent Crude finished trading Tuesday at $103.70, up 3.80%, while West Texas Intermediate was last seen at $91.88, up 4.26%. Natural gas finished the session at $2.93, up 1.31%.
Gold:
After trading lower for nine consecutive sessions, Gold finally broke the string, closing higher on Tuesday. Needless to say, having entered Bear Market territory, down 21% from its all-time high of $5,594 set in late January, value buyers likely combined with short covering to post a winning day, closing up 1.11% at $4,455. Silver also posted a positive day, closing at $70.12, up 1.60%.
Crypto:
Cryptocurrency markets rebounded, with Bitcoin climbing over 3% to move back above $70,000, recovering from a weekend sell-off, which carried through Monday. The rally was driven by a mix of cooling geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and renewed investor interest in risky assets. Despite the ongoing geopolitical risks, Bitcoin held firm and outpaced traditional havens like gold, leading some analysts to characterize it as increasingly stable under pressure. At 8 AM EDT, Bitcoin was trading at $71,800 while Ethereum was quoted at $2,192.
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Here are some of the top Wall Street analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Upgrades:
- Arm Holdings Plc. (NYSE: ARM) was upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Raymond James, which has a $166 target price.
- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) was upgraded to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research, with a $23 target price for the stock.
- Enterprise Products Partners LP (NYSE: EPD) | EPD Price Prediction was upgraded to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, which bumped the target price for the midstream giant to $42 from $40.
- General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) was raised to Outperform from Peer Perform at Wolfe Research, which has a $96 target for the legacy carmaker.
- ONEOK Inc. (NYSE: OKE) was raised to Overweight from Equal Weight at Wells Fargo, which lifted the target price for the stock to $100 from $81.
Downgrades:
- Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (NYSE: ARE) was downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at BMO Capital, which cut the target price for the stock to $52 from $65.
- Crescent Energy Co. (NYSE: CRGY) was cut to Accumulate from Buy at Johnson Rice, with a $19 target price objective.
- Mondelez International Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Rothschild & Co Redburn, which cut the target price for the consumer products giant to $55 from $71.
- W.R. Berkley Corp. (NYSE: WRB) was cut to Neutral from Buy at Brean Capital, which has a $73 target price for the stock.
Initiations:
- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) was assumed with an Overweight rating at KeyBanc, which has a $140 target price for the shares.
- Carpenter Technology Corp. (NYSE: CRS) was assumed with an Overweight rating at KeyBanc, with a $380 target price.
- Mercantile Bank Corp. (NASDAQ: MBWM) was initiated with an Equal Weight rating at Stephens, with a $54 target price for the stock.
- Payoneer Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYO) was initiated with a Buy rating at Bank of America, which has set a $6 target price.
- Vertiv Holdings Co. (NYSE: VRT) was initiated with a Buy rating at HSBC, which has a $325 target price for the shares.
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