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The Other Markets Being Rattled by the Blockage of Hormuz
Oil and natural-gas are just the beginning of the disruptions that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent rippling through markets for fertilizer, semiconductors, packaged consumer products and cotton.
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Worried about Strait of Hormuz inflation to come? The world economy has one word for you: Plastics
There are 193 active petrochemical complexes in the Middle East, handling 22% of global supply, all dependent on the Strait of Hormuz for shipping their product. Even though consumers don't feel the price impact as quickly as they do with gasoline, it's coming, with petrochemical use wide-ranging across the economy, and essentially, impacting everything consumed from autos to medical supplies, textiles, detergents, food, and beverages.
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These 2 chip stocks could be cheaper ways to invest in a hot AI trend
Shares of Veeco and Axcelis have lagged their larger semiconductor-equipment peers, making them potentially compelling opportunities for investors.
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You Survived Q1 2026, Now It's Time To Breathe And Prepare For Q2
Q1 2026 saw rapid narrative rotations — from AI optimism, to SaaS multiple compression, to geopolitical shocks — fueling volatility and depressed investor sentiment. Despite negative sentiment, ISM Manufacturing PMI exited contraction after three years, signaling a manufacturing rebound likely tied to infrastructure and reshoring.
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5 Stocks I'm Buying As Midterm Election Dynamics Backstop The Market
The technology sector (XLK) now trades near a 20x P/E, matching the S&P 500, while offering over 50% higher consensus long-term earnings growth. Recent market selloff, driven by geopolitical and macro concerns, presents a selective buying opportunity, especially in tech and certain high-yield names.
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How the big oil and gas CEOs think the Iran war supply disruption will play out
Oil industry executives painted a grim picture of the Iran war supply disruption at S&P Global's annual CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. They warned that the disruption is bigger than the markets understand and prices are unlikely to return to pre-war levels soon.
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As stocks and bonds fall, and oil hits $100, a futures trade that boomed in 2022 may again be a winner
Managed future trading strategies boomed during 2022 when stocks and bonds were both falling and oil prices were last over $100, and are getting more attention during the current market and economic uncertainty. It is a small category, with managed futures ETFs collectively holding around $6.5 billion in assets, according to ETFAction.com, but it has been seeing inflows.
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3 Second Quarter Market Predictions
The first quarter of 2026 saw heightened geopolitical risk, commodity price spikes, and turmoil in private credit markets. Stagflation risks are mounting as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up oil, natural gas, and diesel prices.
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Analysis: A new oil shock is building. The next few weeks of war will be decisive for the economy.
Oil executives and analysts warn that the Strait of Hormuz needs to be reopened by mid-April or oil-supply disruptions will get significantly worse. Benchmark oil prices reflect some optimistic scenarios that could still come true, but the window for that to happen is closing.
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Weekly Commentary: Lacking A Good Scenario
The problem, as I see it, is that fragile markets have more to lose with each passing day. Markets on Friday began to accept the seriousness of an unfolding predicament not readily amenable to Trump and Fed puts.
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Whale's Insight: A Macro-Driven Market With No Safe Haven, And No End To Volatility
Multiple scenarios are emerging for a macro-driven, volatile market where Trump's flip-flopping, oil shocks, and stagflation fears have made every asset class a hostage to geopolitical headlines. Commodities now dominate on-chain perpetual futures, with oil and silver surpassing major crypto tokens in trading volume as traditional finance migrates to 24/7 venues.
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Let A Thousand Scenarios Bloom
The S&P 500 stock index has lost around 7.2 percent of its value from its last record high, on January 27, to its close on Thursday. S&P 500 earnings per share grew 13.4 percent over the quarter, a much better result than the 7.1 percent consensus projection economists were making as the fourth quarter got underway.
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Investor Peter Boockvar expects relief rally, would sell it
The One Point BFG Wealth Partners CEO lists which market groups are most vulnerable.
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Review & Preview: An Antisocial Market
Tech Backlash. The major indexes fell sharply Friday, closing out a fifth consecutive week of declines. Outside of the energy sector, there was little place to hide. Tech stocks continued to get hit hard, thanks to a combination of AI fears, regulatory worries, and supply-chain concerns, all as rising oil prices stoke inflation fears.
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It was another week when it paid to get out of anything in tech that used to be good: Jim Cramer
'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer looks back at this week's market action.
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Weekly Market Compass: No. 13, Geopolitical Risk Sets The Pace
Geopolitical tensions and failed U.S.-Iran negotiations have driven extreme volatility in equities, commodities, and safe-haven assets. The S&P 500 remains below its 200-day moving average, signaling broad market weakness and a defensive investor shift from overvalued sectors.
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Market Priced for Risk, Not Disruption: Fmr. WH Advisor
Brent crude oil prices have risen back above $113 per barrel, driven by heightened uncertainty following President Trump's ten-day pause on strikes targeting Iran's energy infrastructure. Amos Haksef, Managing Partner at TWG Global and former senior adviser and deputy assistant under President Biden joins David Gura and Katie Griefeld on "The Close" to analyze the recent volatility in oil prices.
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Cramer's game plan: Oil shock is driving this sell-off and tech won't bottom until it ends
Jim Cramer says the market sell-off is driven by rising oil tied to the Iran war, with tech stocks taking a huge hit. His game plan highlights key earnings and economic data next week that could determine whether stocks stabilize or fall further.
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Markets May Be 'Tiptoeing' Into Valuation Shock, Morgan Stanley's Caron Says
Jim Caron, CIO of the Portfolio Solutions Group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, says the recent surge in oil prices has triggered a price shock, leading to a corresponding decline in equity prices as future cash flows are discounted more heavily. He speaks on "Bloomberg The Close.
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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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