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Stock market today: Gift Nifty, US-Iran war, India VIX to gold, silver rates; five stocks to buy or sell — 20 March 2026
Stock market today: Following weak global cues and the skyrocketing crude oil price after escalation in the US-Iran war, the Indian stock market reversed its recovery trend and witnessed a bloodbath on Dalal Street. The Nifty 50 index crashed 775 points and closed at 23,002. The BSE Sensex nosedived 2,496 points, closing at 74,207. The…
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US Stock Market Today S&P 500 Futures Slip As Higher For Longer Rates Bite
Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St’s easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. US stock futures are pointing lower this morning, with E mini S&P 500 contracts down about 0.3%, as investors react to a firmer interest rate backdrop and ongoing Middle East tensions. The US 10 year Treasury yield is…
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The 3 Best Energy Stocks to Invest $1,000 in As Oil Hits $100 A Barrel
Key Points ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips offer distinct combinations of dividend durability, production momentum, and cash-flow potential in a $100-oil environment. The biggest risk across all three stocks is a pullback in oil prices toward the low $60s, which would pressure margins even if it isn’t necessarily catastrophic. As of today, oil sits at just…
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Nvidia’s China Bet Is Back On. Will This Finally Move Its Stock?
Sushitsky Sergey / Shutterstock.com (Sushitsky Sergey / Shutterstock.com) Quick Read Nvidia (NVDA) restarted H200 AI accelerator production for China after securing U.S. export licenses and Chinese government approvals, with the company already receiving purchase orders that could add hundreds of millions in quarterly data-center sales. Renewed access to the Chinese market, which once contributed up…
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3 International ETFs That Could Outperform the S&P 500 This Year
While the S&P 500 has slipped about 2% so far in 2026, international equities have quietly moved in the opposite direction. The gap is real, and the macro forces behind it are building. Germany’s historic fiscal expansion into defense and infrastructure, persistent questions about dollar strength, and US equity valuations that remain elevated relative to…
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Tech has held up during Iran war. Why Fundstrat says it may be in trouble
There’s one group of stocks that has weathered the market volatility stemming from the U.S.-Iran war: Tech. The S & P 500 technology sector is down just 0.8% since the conflict began, while the overall benchmark has fallen nearly 4%. On an equal-weighted basis, tech’s outperformance is even stronger. The Invesco S & P 500…
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Federal Reserve projects one rate cut this year, sees limited economic impact from Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday and Chair Jerome Powell highlighted the increasingly uncertain outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation in the wake of the Iran war, suggesting the Fed could stand pat for an extended period. Fed policymakers maintained their forecast for an additional rate cut…
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Federal Reserve proposes lowering capital requirements for banks
A long-awaited proposal from the Federal Reserve released Thursday would tweak financial crisis-era capital requirements, reducing banks’ cash cushions to align with changes in the economy while aiming to boost lending. Under the proposal, the largest banks, like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Bank of America (BAC), would see capital fall on net by 4.8%, while…
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3 Defensive ETFs Worth Buying as March 2026 Volatility Continues
Key Points Long-term investors can typically wait out volatility. However, not everyone is a long-term investor, whether they are nearing retirement or take a more active approach to investing. Volatility has become the norm in recent years, and 2026 looks to be no different. Concerns about artificial intelligence (AI), private credit, a weakening labor market,…
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Dow drops 800 points as AI disruption fears and tariff woes weigh on markets: Live updates
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE U.S. equities tumbled on Monday as investors grappled with persistent fears around artificial intelligence disruptions to various industries and President Donald Trump’s decision to raise his global tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 821.91 points, or 1.66%, to close at 48,804.06,…