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Will the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in 2026?
<!–> QI Research CEO and chief strategist Danielle DiMartino Booth discusses Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s remarks about the federal criminal probe on ‘Making Money.’ The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged amid mounting uncertainty over how the Iran war will impact the economy and in turn the central bank’s approach to monetary policy,…
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1 Intriguing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy for Under $15 in March, According to Wall Street
SentinelOne (S 0.76%) is the cybersecurity vendor behind Singularity, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform designed to automate threat detection, incident response, and everything in between. With a market capitalization of just $4.6 billion, the company is much smaller than its main rivals CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks, which boast valuations north of $100 billion. But…
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Asia markets track Wall Street losses as Iran war fuels energy worries; BOJ rate decision on deck
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets dipped on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average touch a new closing low for the year. The Federal Reserve held…
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud — and These 8 Words Are Roiling Wall Street
Few announcements put investors on the edge of their seats quite like interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings occur about every six weeks and shape U.S. monetary policy. While the Fed is often viewed as the bedrock of Wall Street and a calming force for equities, eight words…
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Bank of America resets Nvidia stock forecast after meeting with CFO
Nvidia (NVDA) stock has gained about 53% over the past year, at the time of writing, Tuesday afternoon, March 17, according to Yahoo Finance. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 18% in the same period. While the stock has performed well in the long term, today’s performance is a little bit…
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Crypto ETFs AUM jump $12B since Iran-US tensions began
Crypto-linked Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) gained back their bullish momentum while the digital assets market is still dealing with uncertainty. Data shows that crypto ETF assets have surged by around $12 billion since the start of US–Iran tensions. This signals that the capital is quietly rotating back into digital assets. These funds have reportedly pulled in…
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Iran war expected to prevent Bank of England from cutting interest rates as previously anticipated
LONDON (AP) — Until the U.S. and Israel started bombing Iran less than three weeks ago, it was viewed as a near certainty that the Bank of England would cut interest rates again on Thursday. Now it’s a near-certainty that it will leave its base rate unchanged at 3.75%. The start of the Iran war…
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Emergency Declaration law ends Cryptocurrency ATM use in Indiana — sidelining about 800 units
There are more than 70 cryptocurrency ATM’s in Evansville — this is where historically people could buy or send digital currency like bitcoins at a kiosk just like an ATM. But not anymore, as of last week. Evansville Police Department Sergeant Nathan Vancleave said they’re now illegal in Indiana because they have been used to…
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IRS extends relief for crypto brokers
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice Wednesday extending temporary relief for another year on using alternative methods for brokers of digital assets, such as cryptocurrency. Processing Content Notice 2026-20 extends the temporary relief provided last January under Notice 2025-7 for an additional year. The notice allows eligible taxpayers to use certain alternative methods for…
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Federal Reserve chief Jay Powell says Iran oil crisis will worsen US inflation
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