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The S&P 500 Fell Almost 9%, And I Took The Opportunity To Buy More (Here's Why)
I reiterate a buy recommendation for assets tracking the main American indices, especially the S&P 500. The Iran War is already over a month old, and its impact on the stock market is already greater than expected.
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Nasdaq, Small Caps Slump Amid Trump, Powell Comments; Oil Ventures Past The $100 Barrier
Indexes finish mixed Monday amid continuing war woes and rising oil prices. Small caps underperformed while aluminum stocks surged.
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Another Monday Madness: A Tech Take
The U.S.-Israel war on Iran persists, in spite of Trump's signals of potential resolution to which the market has grown thicker-skinned. The supply shock that this creates, and could expand with the closure of the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, has yet to take its full force, and markets are beginning to digest that.
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Bill Ackman Called U.S. Stocks 'Extremely Cheap.' Markets Wavered.
Advance or retreat? That's the question on investors' minds as the war in Iran enters its fifth week.
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Rate Hike Odds Top 50% – And That's Not the Only Warning
Markets flip to rate-hike odds for the first time this cycle
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Monday's Final Takeaways: Fed in Wait‑and‑See Mode; Metals and China Stocks Move
Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals a wait‑and‑see stance on rates as oil prices rise and Middle East tensions build. Energy-driven supply disruptions lift Alcoa (AA) and Century Aluminum (CENX), while China stocks show resilience.
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'Policy mistake' is off the table for the Fed: Neuberger Berman's Kantor on possibility of rate hike
Charles Kantor, Neuberger Berman, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk recent comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, the impact of oil inflation on the markets and economy, and more.
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Fed's Williams: Labor market not adding to inflation pressures
CNBC's Steve Liesman joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' with the latest comments from New York Fed President John Williams.
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Dow gains; S&P, Nasdaq drop as oil surges on Trump warning
US stocks ended mostly lower on Monday as rising oil prices and escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment, offsetting optimism around diplomatic signals from Washington. The S&P 500 fell about 0.4%, moving closer to correction territory and extending its decline to roughly 9.3% from its recent peak.
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Fed's Powell says no need to hike interest rates now — officials should look past higher energy prices
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said during a Harvard University event Monday that policymakers should look past rising energy prices amid the war in Iran – adding that there is no need to hike interest rates now.
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Fed's Williams: Middle-East Developments Have Added Significant Economic Uncertainty
The Iran war will likely push inflation higher in coming months, a senior Federal Reserve official said Monday, but he signaled the central bank's current interest-rate setting gives it room to wait and see if those pressures last.
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Magnificent Bears
While equities are struggling to pick a direction as of midday, the weakness at the end of last week has marked fresh lows for the broad market and some of the most influential names: the Magnificent Seven. While it is not yet a bear market, this is now the most severe drawdown since the tariff tantrum last spring and the 2022 bear market before that.
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Too Early To Call The Bottom
So far, I haven't seen a real capitulation in the broader markets. I am not buying the dip, and I'm planning to raise even more cash this week.
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Pete Najarian on Navigating VIX, Energy Stock Surge & Crypto Volatility
@MarketRebellion's Pete Najarian talks about volatility from the U.S.-Iran War. He notes that the market's biggest gainers, which include AI memory stocks like Micron (MU) and SanDisk (SNDK), are now the biggest laggards as traders seek profits on high-flying stocks.
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Coal Stocks Have (Mostly) Benefited from the Iran War. This One Is Falling Like a Rock.
Peabody Energy stock tumbled Monday after announcing lower volume shipments at a key mine.
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Q2 2026 U.S. Indices (Dow Jones, S&P 500 & Nasdaq 100) Outlook - Resilience Or Retracement?
Geopolitical shocks, including the Middle East conflict and $100+ oil, have created inflationary pressure, pushing the Federal Reserve toward a "higher-for-longer" interest rate scenario. US equities are facing a valuation test due to the lingering effects of the 2025 tariff regime.
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The Drone War Is Here — And These Invisible Stocks Power Every Flight
Drones are getting cheaper, faster, and deadlier — and that's changing what wins wars. But while markets chase the companies building them, the real story sits one layer deeper.
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U.S. stocks are faring worse than during past geopolitical shocks — and there's plenty of room for them to fall further
The S&P 500 is down 7.7% since the Iran conflict began — worse than the median 6.1% decline during previous geopolitical shocks.
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S&P 500: Why The Hormuz Closure Is A Bigger Market Risk Than The AI Bubble Debate
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered market fears of stagflation, outweighing concerns over AI bubbles or overvalued equities. Markets are discounting stagflation risk due to the supply shock potential, drawing parallels to the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
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Earnings Growth Fuels Stocks. Oil Could Slam the Brakes.
Worries about how long the Iran conflict will linger may hurt profits. That's bad for Wall Street.
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