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Brad Long says the latest oil spike tied to Iran is likely a temporary shock, not a lasting crisis, as infrastructure remains intact and futures point to de‑escalation. He explains why the bond market may be mispricing the risk, argues for high‑quality duration, and discusses spillover effects on commodities, trade policy, and AI‑linked supply chains.
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on April 16 to consider Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve. The hearing is moving ahead even as Sen.
Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.
The S&P 500 is exhibiting price action reminiscent of last year's tariff tantrum, with markets looking past current geopolitical volatility. Despite oil price spikes and Middle East tensions, the SP500 is anchoring expectations on a 2–3 week resolution of the US/Iran war, supported by the US administration's guidance and market behavior.
“If history is a guide, this is precisely the time you want to be selling memory-exposed names,” market technician says.
The labor market is holding together, but the hopeful story of reacceleration has given way to a narrower question: How much damage will the Iran war do?
America's role as a major oil-and-gas exporter tempts President Trump to walk away from the Strait of Hormuz and wield leverage over others.
The S&P 500 rallied 2.9% during the quarter's final trading session, reducing Q1 losses to 4.6%. CDS prices reversed sharply lower Tuesday, with high yield CDS sinking 21 to 385 bps.
March was a reminder that markets can shift quickly when geopolitical events begin to shape the economic outlook. Bond markets offered less stability than investors might typically expect, as renewed inflation concerns contributed to higher rate volatility.
Financial markets oscillate as investors digest new developments in Iran war. Manufacturing sector exhibits resilience.
Dividend-increase announcements in Q1 2026 reached their highest level since 2019, reflecting broad boardroom optimism despite macroeconomic uncertainty. A sharp divergence has emerged as mega-cap titans aggressively hike payouts (60%+ increase rate), while small-cap firms hoard cash in anticipation of tighter credit conditions. While most western countries remain resilient, broader dividend cuts have formed in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions, led by significant retreats in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia.
Public BDC share prices are down 15% this year, as measured by the VanEck BDC Income ETF.
The S&P 500 had its best day since May on Tuesday, which led to the index's largest weekly gain in four months and its first in six weeks. The index rose 3.4% from the previous Friday and is now 5.67% off its all-time high from January 27, 2026.
Geopolitical escalation is now impacting energy infrastructure, increasing the risk of sustained supply disruptions and keeping oil and gas prices elevated. Markets appear complacent despite rising risks - equities are weakening technically, but there is no sign of panic or capitulation typically seen at market bottoms.
For more than a decade, the hottest asset class on Wall Street was private credit and private equity funds. Private funds are not the only ones that haven't successfully managed through an extended bear market.
March jobs report shows 178,000 new positions added, tripling forecasts. Trump says tariffs are driving factory construction and economic growth.
Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian and Unleash Prosperity principal Phil Kerpen interpret a strong jobs report despite a war in Iran and A.I. worries on ‘Kudlow.
The U.S. military campaign against the Iranian theocracy has roiled financial markets. As a result of the incursion, oil prices are surging and are up 90%+ since the beginning of the year.
'The Big Money Show' reacts as the U.S. adds 178,000 jobs in March, almost tripling expectations and signaling strength in the labor market. #foxbusiness #bigmoneyshow 0:00 Strong Jobs Report & Economic Outlook 0:47 White House on the "Exciting" US Economy 1:35 Jobs Report vs.
Nvidia believes there will be massive growth in data center spending through 2030. Nvidia could easily become a far greater company if these projections pan out.
Now 50 years old, the technology giant's been publicly traded for the last 45 years. There's a clear reason why Apple has rewarded its shareholders so well, particularly over the past 19 years.
Microsoft's huge bet on OpenAI may have backfired, at least for its Copilot AI assistant. The company is shifting Copilot to a multi-model agentic product, which has some significant advantages.
These two innovative market leaders have already delivered market-beating returns. They might do so again if they can capitalize on the fast-growing AI robotics niche.
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You see their products everywhere — and may even own one of them yourself. George Tsilis revisits Apple (AAPL) for this week's Tech Corner and weighs the Mag 7 giant's gargantuan balance sheet against global competitors like Samsung.
AMD is gearing up to start shipping its latest artificial intelligence (AI) chips for the data center later this year. CEO Lisa Su believes the company's data center revenue could grow almost twice as fast in 2026 as it did in 2025.
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) is rated Buy, driven by its dominant AI accelerator (XPU) and Ethernet networking positions amid the ongoing AI infrastructure buildout. AVGO's AI semiconductor revenues surged 106% YoY to $8.4B, with management guiding for $10.7B next quarter and sustained demand through 2027. Recent margin contraction warnings stem from a revenue mix shift toward lower-margin hardware, but valuation now appears attractive after a 24% pullback.
I was quite surprised to see shares of Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) rocketing higher after the release of its AGI CPU.