Stock Market
By Julie Binoche
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Oil Spikes on Supply Fears. Oil prices exploded higher on fears that Middle East supplies could get cut off, with Brent crude…
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Stock Markets Feel the Pain. Wall Street took a hit with the S&P 500 closing lower Wednesday.
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Tech Giants Stay Quiet. Big U.S. tech companies with global operations are keeping close tabs on the situation.
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The dollar jumped hard Wednesday. Investors dumped riskier assets and piled into the greenback as tensions between Washington and Tehran hit new highs, sending shockwaves through…
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Currency markets went wild as the crisis deepened. The euro dropped to $1.08 from Tuesday's $1.09, while the yen held steady at 110.
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The Turkish lira and South African rand both tanked as investors bolted for the exits. Analysts said this kind of pattern always happens when geopolitical stuff gets messy -…
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Market players are watching every Fed official's comments like hawks. Any hint about monetary policy changes could send markets in completely different directions, especially if…
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The foreign exchange market stays on high alert. Any new escalation could trigger even wilder swings, with investors desperate for any sign that diplomacy might work.
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey jumped into the conversation Tuesday, saying his team's watching the global mess closely.
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Wall Street took a hit with the S&P 500 closing lower Wednesday. Traders worry that rising oil costs will crush corporate earnings, though energy companies are loving the…
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Asian markets stayed pretty flat. The Shanghai Composite basically went nowhere as Chinese investors tried to figure out how U.S.
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The International Monetary Fund stepped in with a statement urging everyone to chill out and work together.
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Wednesday her team's ready to adjust monetary policy if the stronger dollar starts hurting the eurozone too much.
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Middle East financial markets are getting pounded too. The Saudi Stock Exchange's Tadawul All Share Index dropped 1.
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Gold hit $2,050 per ounce as investors ran to precious metals. That's classic behavior when everything feels uncertain - people buy gold, sell stocks, and hope for the best.
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