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Asian stocks extend global rout; bonds hammered as war drags on
Asian stock markets were swept up in a global rout on Friday, tracking Wall Street lower as the threat of a protracted energy shock out of the war-torn Middle East sent borrowing costs spiralling higher.
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The Private-Credit Industry's Trouble: Surging Redemptions, Slower Fundraising
Investors are debating what the data shows about the health of private credit.
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Nikkei Falls 1.0%, Dragged by Machinery, Electronics Stocks
Japanese stocks were lower in early trade amid uncertainty over talks to end the war in Iran.
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Review & Preview: Nasdaq In Correction
A storm of negative headlines, in addition to Iran, sent a wide range of tech stocks tumbling.
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Fed's Perli: Monthly Pace of Treasury Purchases Likely to Be ‘Significantly Reduced' After Mid-April
The Federal Reserve is on track to significantly reduce its monthly purchases of government bonds after mid-April, according to Fed markets official Roberto Perli.
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Apollo's Torsten Slok: A Fed rate hike is still 'extremely unlikely'
Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the state of the U.S. economy and what is ahead for the Federal Reserve.
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Sen. Warren rips Federal Reserve chair pick Kevin Warsh: 'You have learned nothing from your failures'
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh she expects he would serve as a "rubber stamp for President Trump's Wall Street First Agenda" if confirmed for that post.
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Why software stocks proved resilient on a dismal day for tech
Even as the Nasdaq slid into correction territory, shares of prominent software companies like Salesforce, CrowdStrike and Figma finished the session higher.
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Stock Market Sells Off Amid Ongoing U.S.-Iran War As Oil Prices Jump; Cirrus Breaks Out
The stock market sold off Thursday amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran war, as oil prices surged. Cirrus stock broke out past a new buy point.
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‘Sifting Through the Wreckage' to Find 7 Industrial Stocks to Buy
Mizuho analyst Brett Linzey is looking for industrial stocks that can work after the Iran war winds down.
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Middle East Conflict Drags Nasdaq Into a Correction
Stocks' fall set up Dow industrials for their worst month since 2022.
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Stocks Selloff Amid Iran Ceasefire Doubts | The Closing Bell
Watch comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Katie Greifeld, Bailey Lipschultz, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Doubts that a ceasefire between the US and Iran may materialize any time soon sent stocks and bonds lower and oil higher.
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US markets see biggest slump since start of US-Israel war on Iran
US markets saw their biggest slump since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran on Thursday as Donald Trump said the conflict's impact on oil prices had not been as bad as he expected.
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The Trump Skepticism Trade
Markets are now skeptical of Trump's positive headlines, with rallies being sold and bond yields rising. The prevailing strategy has shifted to selling into strength — the 'Trump skepticism trade' — as technical and macro pressures persist.
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Bill Ackman, Brad Gerstner Pile Into The Same 4 Stocks – What Do They See Coming?
Ackman and the Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund share four stocks in common with Gerstner's Altimeter Capital hedge fund.
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Iran war could push inflation higher this year, Goldman Sachs says
Goldman Sachs economists see inflation moving higher this year than in their previous forecast amid the oil price shock caused by the Iran war's impact on global oil supplies.
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Nasdaq falls into correction territory and Trump pauses plans to attack Iranian energy infrastructure
Trump said he would pause attacking Iran's energy infrastructure for 10 days late on Thursday as stocks tumbled
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Thursday's Final Takeaways: Recession Odds Increase & Fed's Uphill Inflation Fight
Lasting uncertainty continues to batter Wall Street — and the FOMC as crude oil's rally makes it harder to fight inflation. Marley Kayden and Sam Vadas talk about the latest on energy volatility and how it pushes recession odds higher.
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Stock traders are wary of this market — and retail investors should be too
S&P 500 is trying to rally, but geopolitical and economic realities stand in the way.
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The Fed could struggle if U.S. enters stagflation due to Iran war: Ed Yardeni
Ed Yardeni, President of Yardeni Research, raises concerns about the potential for a stagflationary situation to arise if the Iran war persists, and how the Federal Reserve may then find itself in a policy bind due to its dual mandate.
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