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Dow reverses early losses as US-Iran deal hopes lifts markets
US stock markets reversed losses and turned higher on Thursday after reports that the United States and Iran had reached a draft agreement, easing geopolitical concerns and improving investor sentiment following earlier losses tied to uncertainty around the conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 309 points, or 0.62%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.37%.
AAII Sentiment Survey: Optimism Disappears
Bullish sentiment decreased 7.6 percentage points to 31.7%. Neutral sentiment increased 0.6 percentage points to 24.7%.
The bond market just flipped the script on investors — Wall Street is acting like nothing's wrong
When credit and stocks disagree, credit is the one telling the truth.
Dow Jones, Nasdaq And S&P 500 Intraday Levels - Stock Markets Stall, Too Early For The Deal?
Markets are remaining quite rangebound and muted as traders ease their ecstatic mood. The early morning action was quite muted, with some slow profit-taking – Traders are awaiting for the next communications.
The Longevity Shift: Valuing The Extension Of Healthy Human Life
Longevity, the length of human life, is the subject of growing scientific and commercial interest. Functional performance metrics, molecular biomarkers, multiomics data, and continuous digital signals now can measure what clinicians once inferred almost entirely from chronological age.
Mortgage Rates Hit 6.51% as They Follow Treasury Yields Higher
Mortgage rates this week saw the largest gain in two months and the highest level since August.
The Week Ahead: Retail Earnings, PCE Inflation Data
Memorial Day week will bring several closely watched economic reports, with investors eyeing fresh inflation data, a revised reading on first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), and updates on consumer confidence and the housing market.
Russia's NORSI refinery partially shut after drone attack, sources say
NORSI, Russia's fourth-largest oil refinery, has shut its main primary CDU-6 unit after a Ukrainian drone attack on Wednesday, two industry sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Reuters on Thursday.
Multiple Sclerosis-Focused Biotech Quadruples Its Profit, Raises Sales Forecast
This multiple sclerosis treatment stock is in a handle of a long cup base. It recently raised its 2026 revenue forecast.
Some Fed officials and staff are fretting about state of financial markets
When Kevin Warsh takes command of the Federal Reserve, he will do so as some central bank officials and staff have become increasingly anxious about the state of the financial markets and the risk that presents to the economy.
AI Is Devouring All The Cash
AI-driven capital expenditures have turned major tech companies — except Apple — into significant free cash flow burners, erasing years of cash generation. From 2025 through 1Q26, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Oracle collectively burned $563 billion in free cash flow, with only AAPL remaining FCF positive.
Questions Surrounding Warsh-Led Fed & Inflation's Yield Impacts
There's a lot of questions surrounding what a Kevin Warsh-led Fed will ultimately turn into. @CharlesSchwab's Cooper Howard talks about how a challenging macroeconomic environment dominated by inflation discussions add to uncertainty surrounding the outlook.
Blame AI for the Strange Death of Dividends
Tech stock bulls have driven up the shares of companies that don't pay dividends and are preparing to welcome more in the IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic.
US Fed officials propose prolonging dollar swap lines to underpin stability
Some U.S. Federal Reserve officials proposed extending a critical, international supply line of U.S. dollars to underpin financial stability, according to an account of their recent meeting.
Nvidia Earnings May Mark A Major Turning Point For The Stock Market
With Nvidia's earnings behind us, the crowded dispersion trade is likely to unwind, reducing single-stock volatility. This earnings season saw a historic spread between single-stock and index volatility, with VIXEQ/VIX ratios at the upper end of historical ranges.
U.S. economy is showing the strain from Iran war as nearly 3-month conflict drags on
The U.S. economy is showing the strain of the nearly three-month old conflict with Iran, new S&P surveys showed. Another flareup in inflation has raised business costs and pared customer demand.
S&P500: US Indices Drop as Oil Rebound Shakes Stock Market Forecast
S&P 500 slips as Iran-driven oil bounce and rising Treasury yields pressure US stocks while Nvidia earnings fail to spark a tech rally.
Trump Plans to Sign Executive Order Granting Oversight of A.I. Models
The executive order, which would signal a shift from the hands-off approach the White House previously took, follows debates over how to gain control over A.I. models without disrupting innovation.
GOP lawmaker unveils bill to codify a strategic bitcoin reserve
Rep. Nick Begich unveils the American Reserve Modernization Act to establish a U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve within the Treasury Department with bipartisan support.
