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© 140641142@N05 / Flickr When the broader market has lost ground year-to-date and the VIX is hovering near 27, the question investors are quietly asking is: what in my portfolio is actually holding up? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) is up nearly 6% year-to-date while the S&P 500 is down about 4% over the same…

The US-Israeli conflict with Iran has triggered the most severe oil supply disruption in history, with prices exceeding $100 per barrel after the Strait of Hormuz was restricted. Nearly 20% of global oil consumption is affected, causing massive shortages and significant price spikes for refined fuels like diesel and gasoline. With no signs of Iran war resolution…

Less than half equity mutual funds have offered positive returns in FY26, according to an analysis by ETMutualFunds. In other words, nearly 46% equity mutual funds have delivered positive returns. There were around 553 equity funds in the said time period, of which 253 funds offered positive returns to the investors. A further analysis showed…

Stocks deepened their drops Friday as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 1.7% to close its worst week since the war with Iran began. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 793 points, or 1.7%, and fell more…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average entered correction territory Friday after five straight weeks of losses, as investors worry the Iran war could lead to a long-term disruption of Persian Gulf energy supplies and fuel a new wave of global inflation. The Dow Jones tumbled 793 points, or 1.7%, to 45,167 on Friday. The index has…

By Julia Fanzeres and Augusta Saraiva | Bloomberg Wall Street is cutting its forecasts for the U.S. economy this year, boosting its projections for inflation and unemployment and nudging up the odds of a recession as the impact of the Iran war starts to come into view. Goldman Sachs Group says the risk of a…

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the energy sector rallied as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East stoked fears of a wider conflict and potential supply disruptions. Oil prices continued their ascent even as President Trump extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by ten days,…

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– Spencer Platt/Getty Images U.S. stocks fell sharply again after Thursday’s selloff, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average in correction territory, or more than 10% off its February high. The S&P 500 meanwhile is on track for its worst monthly performance since 2022. The latest declines come as the Trump administration suggests it is gearing…

US recession 2026 prediction explained: Worries about a possible US recession are growing, as new data and forecasts suggest the economy may be under more pressure than it appears. While Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently pushed back on concerns about stagflation, economists say risks are rising due to global tensions and signs of weakness…