Markets


Is Europe Moving Toward a Single Financial Market? Why There’s More Incentive Now.

The European Commission proposes 17 laws to unite capital markets, backed by major economies.

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Nvidia Chips Are Going Into New Data Centers—and Space

Nvidia is set to benefit from spending by customers such as artificial-intelligence company Mistral AI and space-based data center company Starcloud.

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Bitcoin Price Rises as War Escalates. Why Cryptos Are Havens Once Again.

Major cryptocurrencies could be reclaiming their war haven status yet again.

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Eli Lilly Ramps Up AI Ambitions With This $2.8 Billion Deal. What It Means for the Stock.

Lilly will obtain exclusive rights to sell treatments discovered using InSilico’s Pharma.AI model.

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Pharma Offers Defensive Plays in an Uncertain Market. Charts Say Buy These 2 Stocks.

Technical indicators for Pfizer and GSK have turned bullish.

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Where to Find Winning Stocks Amid the Iran War Breakdown

Investors are rotating into dividend-paying energy stocks, legacy tech, and metals as volatility tied to the Iran war shakes markets.

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Seagate Stock Is Up 350% in a Year. Why J.P. Morgan Thinks It Can Go Further.

Seagate Technology stock has surged over the past year, but J.P. Morgan says rising AI-driven data-center demand and expanding margins could push shares even higher.

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LVMH and These 6 Other Luxury Stocks Are a Buy Despite the Iran War

Wars don’t tend to drive up demand for designer handbags and Swiss watches, but the luxury rebound remains on track.

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Stock Markets Are Full of Bargains, Ackman Says. Why No One Is Listening.

Oil executives see higher prices, March jobs data expected to show improvement, SpaceX reminds us disruption is coming, and more news to start your day.

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Bonds Are Giving Stocks a Helping Hand. Why That’s Not a Good Thing.

Stocks have risen each Monday since the war began, but losses have always followed.

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China’s Birthrate Falls. But the Child-Care Business Is Booming.

China is creating spending channels across healthcare, fertility, and infant nutrition, boosting some companies.

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Stock Futures Are Falling and Oil Is Rising as Iran Tensions Grow

Signs of escalating tensions in the Middle East, rather than a quick ending to the conflict, were weighing on stocks and other assets.

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Jobs, Home Prices, Nike, McCormick, Conagra, and More to Watch This Week

In a week shortened by the Good Friday holiday, Lamb Weston and Acuity will report earnings. On the economic front, we’ll see the jobs report and data on home prices and manufacturing.

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U.S. Oil Prices Surge Back Above $100 a Barrel After Rubio Names New Worry

President Donald Trump has tried to calm market fears by claiming progress with Iran, but oil prices tell a different story.

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Berkshire Hathaway Just Notched an 8-Day Losing Streak. Is It a Good Time to Buy the Stock?

The Berkshire performance is disappointing since the company is arguably the most defensive mega-cap stock in the market.

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The New Logic of a Wartime Market

As the Dow enters a tailspin and the Strait of Hormuz remains a bottleneck, investors are ditching the “short-war” theory.

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Oil Execs See Higher Prices Ahead—and a Boost to Renewables

CEOs at a major energy conference expressed concerns about the cost of the war in Iran.

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Coinbase’s Top Lawyer Says Prediction Markets Aren’t Gambling—and Predicts Supreme Court Will Agree

The crypto exchange’s chief legal officer says prediction markets aren’t subject to state gambling regulations. He’s nearly certain the Supreme Court will eventually agree.

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Review & Preview: An Antisocial Market

The Nasdaq fell more than 3% on the week, its worst performance in nearly a year. Social networks are facing a backlash.

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How to Take a Ride on the SpaceX IPO

Elon Musk’s rocket, satellite, and AI company says it is filing for a long-awaited initial public of offering this year. If you don’t want to wait, here are a number of funds that have snared pre-IPO positions. But buyer beware: volatiliy ahead.

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Private-Credit Problems Are Growing. But This is No ‘Lehman Moment.’

The stresses in private lending are concentrated in just a few sectors and don’t impact bank balance sheets, unlike during the financial crisis.

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Software Firm Medallia Is a Problem for Private Credit. Blackstone, Thoma Bravo Have Exposure.

Investment firm Thoma Bravo took Medallia private in a 2021 leveraged buyout.

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Tesla, Meta, Entergy, Coinbase, Robinhood, Brown-Forman, Norwegian, and More Stock Market Movers

Meta stock declines following Thursday’s big selloff, which occurred on the heels of a landmark social-media trial.

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The Stock Market’s Bottom Is Closer Than You Think

Stocks are cheaper, and earnings growth is accelerating. That’s a recipe for a rally.

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Trump Signs Order to Pay TSA Agents. What It Means for Airport Wait Times.

The president stepped in after a Senate-passed DHS funding bill lost support from the House.

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