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Gold’s Tanked Since Iran War Began, Dollar’s Surged. One Thing Has Split the Havens.

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

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It’s Been a Wild Week for Stocks. Investors Are Seeking Protection.

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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Markets Have Had 2 Weeks of Pain. That Luck Won’t Change on Friday the 13th.

Trump’s ‘Plan B’ tariffs to roll out, CFTC offers guidance for sports prediction markets, Honda unveils EV losses, and more news to start your day.

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Iran War: 5 Charts That Reveal the Market Chaos It's Caused

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

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The Market Is Down, but People Are Still Buying Stocks. Here’s What They’re Loading Up On.

Analysts at J.P. Morgan offer insight into how noninstitutional investors are trading amid the Iran war.

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Wall Street Is Bracing for a Longer War in Iran

For investors, the rhetoric has gone from the conflict being “over very soon” to “high oil prices for a year” in the span of a few days.

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Morgan Stanley, Bumble, CF Industries, Rivian, UiPath, Firefly Aerospace, and More Stock Market Movers

Morgan Stanley and shares of alternative asset managers slide amid renewed private-credit fears.

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Oil Prices Top $100 Today. The Iran War Looks Like It’ll Last Longer Than Expected.

Oil prices jumped Thursday despite the record release of emergency reserves by the U.S. and other countries.

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Nvidia Stock Faces Broadcom Threat. Why Micron’s a Winner.

Nvidia stock has been held back by concerns about custom chips. Meta Platforms and Broadcom are working on multiple generations of in-house hardware.

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Atlassian to Cut 10% of Jobs, Citing AI. How Its CEO Tried a Human Touch for the Layoffs.

The software company's CEO said "our approach is not 'AI replaces people'."

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Dollar General Earnings Beat Expectations. Why the Stock Is Having Its Worst Day Since 2024.

Dollar General posts fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and sales that top consensus estimates.

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Costco Sues Government, Customer Sues Costco. Tariff Refunds Are Getting Messy.

Costco Wholesale faces a potential class-action lawsuit filed by a Costco member in Illinois.

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Morgan Stanley Private-Credit Fund Caps Withdrawals. More Trouble for Blue Owl Stock, Ares.

The volume of withdrawal requests from the fund is further evidence of investors’ waning confidence in the health of private credit.

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Why a Stock Market Selloff Looms, According to a Technician, an Economist, and a Permabear

“I think what we saw over the prior 27 days was just the first stage of a deeper correction.”

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Stock Rises on Earnings. Guidance Is Mixed.

The sporting goods retailer reports better-than-expected quarterly results but mixed guidance for the current fiscal year.

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Dow and 3 Other Chemicals Stocks Are Big Gainers From the Iran War

CF Industries, LyondellBasell, Dow, and Mosaic stocks were top performers in the S&P 500 on Thursday, lifted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Energy Stocks Like Occidental Have Lagged Oil Price Hikes. Why They're Catching Up.

Energy company stocks rose as long-dated oil futures contracts climbed higher.

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UiPath Stock Drops After Earnings. Why the Software Play Can't Outrun AI Fears.

UiPath stock has tumbled as optimism around its automation software has been overtaken by concern about artificial intelligence.

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All the Ways Trump Has Said When the Iran War Will End

President Donald Trump and other officials have offered a range of timelines for the Iran conflict, but shifting signals are leaving investors focused on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz instead.

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Stock Markets Have Shifted From AI. The New List of Concerns Could Break Them.

Oil prices continue to rise, February inflation report won’t help Fed’s next decision, Kevin Warsh’s Fed nomination is stuck, and more news to start your day.

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Bitcoin Price Struggles to Break $70,000. Why Oil, Inflation Aren't Helping Cryptos.

Major cryptocurrencies were struggling for direction as the war in Iran continued to place upward pressure on oil prices.

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Netflix Rival Strikes Deal With Google in Battle for AI Content

Media companies are going all-in on artificial intelligence to improve content recommendation tools and cut costs.

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Bitcoin Falls Below $70,000. Why Ethereum and XRP Prices Slipped Too.

Crypto prices are reflecting a lack of clear direction across broad financial markets.

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Nvidia Invests $2B in AI Cloud Company Nebius. CoreWeave Stock Isn’t the Only ‘NeoCloud’ Play.

Nebius stock was soaring as the cloud-computing is in line for an investment from Nvidia.

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Kevin Warsh’s Fed Nomination Is Stuck in the Senate. What Could Happen Next.

The immediate obstacle isn’t opposition to Warsh himself. Instead it is an investigation into current Fed Chair Jerome Powell that has created a procedural standoff inside the Senate Banking Committee.

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