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Top 3 Industrials Stocks That Could Blast Off In March
The most oversold stocks in the industrials sector presents an opportunity to buy into undervalued companies.
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The Iran War Is Hitting Gulf Markets, Lifting Israel and Shifting Risk Across the Region
The conflict has upended long-held assumptions in Gulf markets, pushing investors to factor in new dangers.
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Big Revisions Are a Reason to Question the Jobs Numbers, Not to Dismiss Them
Economists say estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other agencies are reliable, but they worry the quality of data is eroding.
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Doubts Emerge About Trump's Marine War Insurance Plan
The feasibility and efficacy of President Donald Trump's plan to backstop marine insurers covering shipping in the Persian Gulf is being questioned as the war between the US and Israel and Iran continues. Trump announced on his Truth Social platform on March 3 that he had ordered the US International Development Finance Corporation to extend political risk insurance and guarantees at a very reasonable price to secure maritime trade on its transit through the Gulf.
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Why Japan's Nikkei 225 Can Stage A Minor Recovery After Its 4-Day Plunge
Oil shock drove the sell-off: Since the start of the US-Iran War, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 6.1% in four days, underperforming global peers as Japan's heavy reliance on imported oil heightens stagflation risks. Yield curve shift may support equities: A bull steepening of the Japanese government bond yield curve (10-yr minus 2-yr), partly driven by expectations of a less hawkish Bank of Japan, historically correlates with upside momentum in the Nikkei and may support a short-term rebound.
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Geopolitics And The Markets: Positioning For Volatility
Why the Iran conflict is unlikely to be brief. What is the desired outcome in Iran?
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Foreign outflows from Indian IT stocks at 7-month high in February on AI shockwaves
Foreign outflows from India's information technology stocks hit a seven-month high in February, on worries that artificial intelligence-led disruption could squeeze earnings.
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U.S., Europe Pensions Increase Venture Capital Mandates
Pension funds across the US and Europe significantly raised their awarded mandates, or actual allocation, to venture capital in 2025. In the US, pension funds issued a total venture capital mandate of $9.25 billion, the highest since 2022 and a 39% increase from $6.66 billion in 2024, according to data from With Intelligence.
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South Korea's Stocks Go on a Wild Ride
The market, the world's hottest of 2025, plunged as the Iran war broke out.
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What Iran Really Means for Markets
From inflation and interest rates to a stock market reshuffling and the federal deficit, this war could have far-reaching financial effects. Investing moves to consider.
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U.S. markets complacent, USD decline to resume: Brookings
Robin Brooks of Brookings Institution discusses the impact of the geopolitical events on the impact for oil prices, and the dollar strength. He says the dollar has become 'temporary safe harbor' and that he continues to see a decline in its' strength as the uncertainty comes to pass.
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Short Selling And Put Buying Still Point To Big Tech Rally
Current high levels of short selling and put buying signal a powerful rally in big tech and the S&P 500 after the ongoing correction. Short fund activity and directional put buying act as contrary indicators, historically preceding major market advances after periods of investor fear.
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Tariffs Are Lower and Businesses Are Racing to Take Advantage
The race is on to speed up shipments, step up production and secure refunds.
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The Wildest Frat Party on Campus? Prediction Markets
Kalshi and Polymarket pour money into deals with social-media influencers and students, who try to parlay rumors, insider info into cash.
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What Jim Cramer thinks of the move in enterprise software stocks
CNBC's Jim Cramer discusses the day's market action, the stocks he's watching and more.
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Jim Cramer says the market is stuck in limbo – and the Iran war isn't the only cause
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday that it's more than just the war in Iran that's moving stocks. "The bottom line is we have to face the fact that the market's in limbo," Cramer said.
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The K-Shaped Economy and AI's Role
The concept of a K‑shaped economy gained traction during the COVID‑19 pandemic as economists tried to describe the shape of the eventual recovery. A “V‑shaped” recovery implies a sharp rebound, while an “L‑shaped” recovery suggests a slower and more prolonged period of stagnation.
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Dow Jones Index Tanks 785 Points As Oil Prices Spike; CNX, General Dynamics, Karman Eye Buy Points
The Dow Jones index plunged 785 points Thursday, as oil prices spiked above $80 a barrel.
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Middle East War Hits Stocks. But AI ‘Is Still the Most Important Dynamic in the Market.
‘Over the medium to longer term, absolutely AI is still the most important dynamic in the market,' said John Belton, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds.
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The European Paradox: Out Of The War But Affected -- More Than The U.S. Itself
The Iran-U.S. war exposes the EU's acute vulnerability to energy supply shocks, triggering sharp equity declines and heightened recession risk. EU economies, especially Italy, Germany, and Spain, could face severe inflation due to overwhelming reliance on imported oil and gas.
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