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Psychedelic stocks rally with Trump's support
An executive order aims to speed up how quickly psychedelic drugs for mental illness can move through the regulatory process.
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Nasdaq 100 Gap-Down Stalled Above 26,288/142 Key Support, Bulls Are Still In Control
Bullish trend intact despite volatility: The Nasdaq 100 has led the post-ceasefire rally, breaking to new highs, and remains in a bullish structure even after a gap-down driven by renewed US-Iran tensions. Strong market breadth supports upside: A sharp improvement in breadth, more stocks trading above key moving averages, confirms broad participation and reinforces the sustainability of the uptrend.
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S&P 500 Clocks New Record High As Near-Record Winning Streak Continues
The S&P 500 continued its bullish run in the trading week ending on Friday, 17 April 2026. The index closed out the week at 7,126.06, a new record high following 13 consecutive days of higher closes.
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Bond investors propose crisis 'pause clauses' for emerging countries
Major bond investors including Amundi and T. Rowe Price have proposed adding clauses to sovereign bonds that would allow emerging countries to pause debt payments for up to a year without defaulting in the event of a crisis.
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AI Spending: The Biggest Gamble In U.S. History
The U.S. is undertaking an unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout, surpassing spending on historical projects like the Interstate Highway and Manhattan Project in inflation-adjusted terms. Market valuations reflect strong optimism for an AI-driven productivity boom, but multiple scenarios—ranging from utopia to severe disruption—are plausible.
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Market is reading disinformation as bullish sign, says strategist
Iran is looking to play on divided opinions across the U.S. around the Middle East conflict, says Matt Gertken, Chief Geopolitical Strategist at BCA Research, as the U.S. and Iran are expected to hold further peace talks in Pakistan on Monday.
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5 Stocks In The Spotlight From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Last Week
U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the S&P 500 recording the first close above the 7,100 level after Iran announced the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for commercial vessels.
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Why Stock Markets Remain Bullish Though ‘Mood Music' Is One of Concern
Stock markets are pointing to concerns, but not capitulation, over the latest wrinkle in U.S.-Iran peace talks.
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Chip Stocks Show Diverging Trends, Says Analyst
Stacy Rasgon of Bernstein said surging AI demand is driving semiconductor stocks higher, but highlights growing imbalances across the sector.
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Green light, red light
Stop-go, stop-go. Friday's market exuberance at the opening of the Strait of Hormuz was doused again on Monday as the weekend saw Iran turn its green light to red again because of the United States' continued blockade of Iranian ports.
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Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Materials Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields
During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.
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Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him
Kevin Warsh may face questions about his close ties to Silicon Valley when appears in front of a Senate committee Tuesday for a confirmation hearing. Warsh ran venture-capital investments in tech for investor Stanley Druckenmiller.
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Table Of The Day: After S&P 500 Sees Near-Record Swing, What's Next?
The S&P 500 Index (SPX) just swung from oversold to overbought in the second-shortest time frame ever. The MoneyShow Table of the Day shows the 14-day Relative Strength Index on the S&P just surged from below 30 to above 70 in only 11 days.
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Why the hidden mechanics behind the market's record run may no longer be helping stocks
Frantic option action has supported equities
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The Iran Relief Bounce: Is This Time Different?
The celebration over the Strait of Hormuz reopening faded over the weekend. Following Friday's bounce, stocks are set to open lower while oil prices have retraced some of their losses.
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Why a $33 billion stock market buying spree is now winding down
Goldman has been warning that the latest leg higher for stocks is “a bit much,” and that a big wave of buying could be about to slow.
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Fed nominee Warsh prepares for monetary policy road test before Senate panel
After more than a decade criticizing the U.S. central bank, former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh faces a mark-to-market moment in a Senate hearing on Tuesday when lawmakers will likely press the Fed chief nominee to flesh out his monetary policy and economic ideas and calls for fundamental change.
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Top 2 Industrials Stocks That May Collapse In April
As of April 20, 2026, two stocks in the industrials sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.
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Weekly Market Pulse: Stop Reading The News
Stock markets the world over celebrated the end of the Iran War last week, with many closing the week at all-time highs. Q1 earnings have been good so far, but only 10% of companies have reported.
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Dow Jones futures are falling today: will the earnings season trigger a rebound?
The Dow Jones Index futures slipped on Monday as concerns about the rising US-Iran tensions rose. They dropped by over 300 points to $49,185, down from last week's close of $49,445.
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