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One reason for utilities’ success is investors appear to be gravitating toward defensive, hard-asset stocks.

It isn’t just oil that’s at risk in an extended war. Key chip-making ingredients like helium and bromine come from the Middle East—as does an increasing amount of AI funding.

The Iran war won’t go on forever. And when it ends, the stock market could resume its winning ways.

The Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. All the buzz was about large investors, but there are other big provisions, too.

The $3 trillion private-credit market is facing growing investor withdrawals and rising scrutiny as analysts warn of risks tied to opaque lending and AI-driven disruption.

The buy now, pay later lender has seen its stock plummet on worries about credit losses.

Shareholders of the used-car retailer will vote on the stock split on May 5.

Charts like the 10-year Treasury yield, the copper-to-gold ratio, and the VIX help reveal shifts in risk appetite, economic momentum, and investor sentiment.

Average daily trading volume for equities, options, and event contracts declined in February, Robinhood reports.

Energy company stocks have risen this week, perhaps on the expectation of a protracted conflict.

The SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF has fallen nearly 6% since the Iran conflict began as higher oil prices and economic slowdown fears weigh on metals demand.

Stock-based compensation is an issue investors should brush up on, with cash flow being diverted into the AI arms race.

The company’s 16,863 deliveries, a measure of home closings, missed both guidance and consensus expectations, which called for 17,698.

Luana Lopes Lara is co-founder and chief operating officer of Kalshi.

Meta Platforms has reportedly delayed the release of its next artificial-intelligence model.

Marriott, Hyatt, and Hilton shares have fallen as travel stocks sold off during the Iran conflict, but limited Middle East exposure could help the hotel sector rebound.

ByteDance is set to get access to around 36,000 of Nvidia’s B200 chips, The Wall Street Journal reported,

The combination of sluggish growth and high inflation can wreak havoc on both consumers and stock markets.

Major cryptocurrencies rallied amid rising oil prices linked to the war in Iran and a social media post by President Trump.

The company will lower the cut it takes from app developers for China App Store transactions to 25% from 30%.

Since the outbreak of war in Iran, the U.S. dollar and the price of gold have moved in opposite directions.

The benchmark S&P 500 has fallen around 3% since the first wave of U.S.-led attacks on Iran at the end of February.

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From energy to supposed havens, Barron’s lays bare the economic fallout from the conflict through the following five charts

Investors are flocking to them for the physical assets they own—and the very real dividends they pay. Seven stocks and four ETFs to consider.