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How Middle East conflicts have historically impacted the market
CNBC's Mike Santoli breaks down how Middle East conflicts have historically impacted the stock market.
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How investors can trade markets amid the Iran conflict
The Investment Committee debate what investors should do with their portfolios following the strikes on Iran over the weekend.
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Middle East conflict is another negative shock to global economy, says Mohamed El-Erian
CNBC's "The Exchange" team discusses the Iran conflict, energy markets and more with Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at Allianz.
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Oil Spikes After Iran Attack, Pressuring Global Markets
Saturday's attack on Iran is sending prices of oil, natural gas, and cargo insurance soaring as stocks are down. The rerouting of supply chains will delay deliveries and raise prices significantly.
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Here's How The Conflict In Iran Is Affecting Markets
Investors are on edge following the U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran. CNBC's Michael Santoli looks at market reactions as investors weigh regional uncertainty and breaks down how similar outbreaks moved prices in the past.
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How Big Market Swings May Be Hiding Broader Gains
Beyond big tech: Finding opportunities in other sectors. Why the largest sectors are lagging.
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Private Credit Has Stocks on Edge. Beware This Loan Fund.
If the State Street SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF drops much further, the broader market could take a hard tumble, too.
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Did Nvidia And Operation Epic Fury Mark The S&P 500 Peak? The Global Rotation Continues
Nvidia Corporation sold off despite strong earnings, signaling potential market exhaustion and elevated downside risks for the S&P 500 and Mega Cap 7 stocks. Operation Epic Fury and macro headwinds—including yen carry trade unwind, weakening dollar, and high CAPE ratio—raise the probability of a significant market correction.
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Bonds head for biggest selloff in nine months as Iran conflict sparks unusual Treasury moves
Mortgage rates and more will be vulnerable to the surge in the 10-year Treasury yield.
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Quality = Value
By the end of 2025, the US equity market was narrower for longer than during the Technology Bubble. One might think that an extreme market for such a long time might result in some strange valuations and interesting investment opportunities, and it indeed has.
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CDT Insider Sentiment February 2026: Antifragile
After 9 months of unrelenting gains, the market did the unthinkable in February - it declined in value. For the month of February, the S&P 500 TR Index logged a modest -.75% loss and intra-month volatility ticked up as well.
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Iran Rattled Markets. It's Still a Chance to Buy the Dip.
Four Wall Street experts make their case for why investors should take advantage of the jolt of volatility from this weekend's attack.
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The Next Bust Could Be On The Horizon
The AI Revolution, driven by massive capex from hyperscalers like AMZN, MSFT, GOOG, and META, has propelled equities to historically high valuations. Unlike the Internet Boom, AI infrastructure—especially GPUs—faces rapid obsolescence, with real useful lives likely far shorter than current depreciation schedules suggest.
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Trump leaves door open for extended U.S. campaign against Iran
Stocks turn positive in midday trading as oil prices come off session highs.
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The Job Market Flexes Its Muscle
After a volatile 2025, the job market has started 2026 with some much-needed strength. U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs in December (see the chart), topping expectations of just 75,000 new jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to 4.3% from 4.4%.
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US stocks are recovering from earlier losses after President Trump's comments on Iran
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Cross-Asset Vols Spike On Iran Risk As Oil Surges
Implied volatilities are up across asset classes following the US/Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, as the conflict escalated in the region. The VIX® index is up almost 4 pts this morning, outperforming the sell-off in S&P futures (-1.1%).
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Oil Stocks Heat Up Amid Iran War As S&P 500 Slips; How High Will Oil Prices Go?
So far Iran's efforts to damage oil infrastructure have done modest damage.
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JPMorgan's Jhamna Predicts AI Will Revolutionize Credit Markets
Sanjay Jhamna, JPMorgan Chase's global head of credit trading, says generative AI is already impacting private credit during an interview with Lisa Abramowicz at the bank's annual leveraged-finance conference in Miami. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
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JPM's O'Donnell Expects a Pickup in M&A Activity
Catherine O'Donnell, head of leveraged finance for North America at JPMorgan Chase & Co., says she expects to see a pickup in M&A activity this year. She speaks to Lisa Abramowicz at the JPM Leveraged Finance Conference in Miami Beach.
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