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  • Dow Jones Industrial Average

    The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 30 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is named after founder Charles Dow and his business associate, statistician Edward Jones. It is maintained by S&P Dow Jones…

  • Dow falls as US strikes Iran, rate-hike bets jump

    1:15pm: Warsh sends message to markets Warsh’s speech last Friday sent a clear message to markets, according to XTB’s Kathleen Brooks: inflation remains too high and is firmly on his radar, while he has little appetite for forward guidance from the Fed. Brooks noted that Warsh painted a relatively upbeat picture of the US economy, pointing…

  • 4 Financial Realities That Impact Millennial Retirement Plans — and How To Handle Them

    Millennials face a retirement savings paradox: the harder they try to stay disciplined, the more headwinds seem to appear. Housing costs are surging. Job security is evaporating. And unexpected expenses keep materializing right when that $500 monthly retirement contribution finally fits into the budget. The problem isn’t willpower. It’s that the financial landscape is actively…

  • Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns

    US Treasury Secretary Bessent weighs in on the United States’ economic pressure campaign at a meeting of G20 finance ministers. United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Iran is taking the US’s newly imposed sanctions seriously as tensions between the US and Iran reach the six-month mark. On Monday, Bessent said Iran is taking the…

  • US stocks slump as utilities decline and energy gains offset losses

    Wall Street started the week in the red on Monday as escalating military tensions between the US and Iran rippled through sector performance in opposite directions. Utilities took the hardest hit, while energy stocks were the lone bright spot, riding a wave of surging crude prices tied to fears of supply disruptions in the Strait…

  • Oil Stocks Don’t Need to Double for This ETF to Explode. Here’s How 2X Energy Leverage Works

    Quick Read ERX returned 71% year to date through July while the energy benchmark gained 35%, showing how daily 2X leverage can compound into outsized gains. Exxon and Chevron alone comprise 39% of ERX’s underlying index, so strong earnings from just these two majors can move the whole fund. Volatility drag can erode capital even…

  • Trump's Trade War With Canada Is Costly, Absurd, and Unfunny

    As the Trump administration escalated its trade war with Canada last week, the White House’s official Twitter account shared a photo of a bald eagle tackling a Canadian goose. The intended message was not exactly a subtle one. But the post did illustrate how the administration views America’s economic relationship with Canada, and how President…

  • Economists expect August job rebound to let the Fed zero in on inflation

    After the US economy shed 23,000 jobs in July, a surprise that rattled markets, economists are forecasting a modest rebound in August with roughly 55,000 nonfarm payroll additions. The turnaround, if it materializes, would give the Federal Reserve something it badly wants: permission to stop worrying about employment and get back to its real obsession,…

  • Tesla Jumps 4% as Oil Climbs to $86: Is the Gas-Price Trade Back?

    Crude oil surged on fresh Middle East tensions and Tesla shot up 4% while the broader market fell, but the last time this exact trade appeared, it collapsed before most traders could act on it. A weekend flare-up between the United States and Iran has pushed crude oil sharply higher, and the old gasoline-price trade…

  • Mutual funds’ overseas assets jump 24% to $10.2 billion in FY2026

    The increase was led by investments in the US, which accounted for 63.5 percent of mutual funds’ overseas equity holdings. <!– –> Foreign direct investment in AMCs rose 31.1 percent to Rs 56,201 crore in March 2026 from Rs 42,874 crore a year earlier. Indian MFs’ overseas assets rose 24% to $10.2B by March 2026.…