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Khadija Saeed

Khadija Saeed is a financial markets reporter at TS2.tech, specializing in stocks, technology and emerging industries. She studied economics and finance at the London School of Economics and previously worked in market research before moving into financial journalism. Her coverage focuses on the companies, innovations and economic trends influencing global investors. Follow Khadija Saeed on Google News.

Mortgage Rates Today: 30-Year Rate Climbs to 6.64% as Rocket, UWM and loanDepot Stock Prices Slip

Mortgage Rates Today: 30-Year Rate Climbs to 6.64% as Rocket, UWM and loanDepot Stock Prices Slip

Mortgage rates in the U.S. continued their climb on Friday—Mortgage News Daily pegged the average 30-year fixed at 6.64%, ticking up 2 basis points from Thursday and marking the highest level in eight months. Just a day before, Freddie Mac had reported its own weekly 30-year fixed average reaching 6.38%, the loftiest since early September.
27 March 2026
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Oil Prices Today: Brent Tops $111, WTI Near $99 as Iran Talk Doubts Keep Market on Edge

Oil Prices Today: Brent Tops $111, WTI Near $99 as Iran Talk Doubts Keep Market on Edge

Oil moved higher Friday afternoon, Brent crude advancing 3.3% to $111.52 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate climbed 4.3% to $98.54 as of 1:14 p.m. ET. Still, Brent remained headed for its first weekly decline since Feb. 9. Traders showed skepticism toward President Donald Trump’s upbeat remarks on Iran negotiations. Priyanka Sachdeva at Phillip Nova flagged that traders seemed focused on “war longevity, not just headlines.” UBS’s Giovanni Staunovo noted that each additional day of limited supply leaves the market short by upwards of 10 million barrels.
27 March 2026
US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Six-Month Lows as Oil Surge Rattles Wall Street

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Six-Month Lows as Oil Surge Rattles Wall Street

Wall Street’s retreat accelerated on Friday, dragging both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to levels last seen more than six months ago. Tech names took the biggest hits as investors pulled out, while oil kept climbing—President Donald Trump’s 10-day warning to Iran failed to ease anxiety over the Strait of Hormuz. As of 11:40 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 305.57 points, a 0.66% drop. The S&P 500 slipped 0.70% to 6,432.06, while the Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.10% to 21,171.61.
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Today: DJIA Falls as Oil Tops $110 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

Dow Jones Industrial Average Today: DJIA Falls as Oil Tops $110 and Fed Cut Hopes Fade

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid another 0.9% Friday, deepening losses after Thursday’s 469-point tumble. With oil prices climbing and the outlook for a swift Middle East resolution dimming, investors dropped U.S. equities. The blue-chip index remained in the red, while the S&P 500 also lost ground and the Nasdaq took an even bigger hit by midday.
27 March 2026
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Wall Street Falls Again, Oil Jumps After Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes

Wall Street Falls Again, Oil Jumps After Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes

The U.S. stock market fell and oil prices rose on Friday after President Donald Trump’s latest delay to threatened attacks on Iran’s energy plants failed to convince investors the month-old war was moving toward a settlement. By 10:09 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 1.06%, the S&P 500 had lost 0.94% and the Nasdaq Composite was off 1.27%, leaving the S&P and Nasdaq on track for a fifth straight weekly loss. Brent crude was up 2.64% at $110.86 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate gained 2.68% to $97.01.
27 March 2026
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VIX Surges Toward 30, CRB Rises as Iran Oil Shock Rattles Wall Street

VIX Surges Toward 30, CRB Rises as Iran Oil Shock Rattles Wall Street

The VIX, Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge, jumped 8.1% to 29.65 on Friday, following an 8.3% surge the previous day. Meanwhile, the CRB commodity index was up 1.5% on Thursday, according to three related AASTOCKS reports. The VIX tracks expected 30-day volatility for the S&P 500 via options pricing, and the CRB covers a set of 19 commodity futures.
27 March 2026
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Microsoft Stock Heads for Worst Stretch Since 2009 as OpenAI, Copilot Worries Deepen

Microsoft Stock Heads for Worst Stretch Since 2009 as OpenAI, Copilot Worries Deepen

Microsoft slid another 2.1% to $358.38 in early New York trading on Friday, pushing the shares nearly 34% under their October 2025 high of $542.07. That's put the company on track for its roughest six-month run since 2009, as investors question whether all that AI outlay—and Microsoft’s heavy OpenAI exposure—will deliver returns soon enough.
27 March 2026
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TQQQ Slides Toward $40 as Nasdaq Correction Tests Leveraged QQQ Trade

TQQQ Slides Toward $40 as Nasdaq Correction Tests Leveraged QQQ Trade

ProShares UltraPro QQQ, the leveraged ETF popular for amplifying Nasdaq-100 moves, hovered near $40 in Friday’s session after tumbling 7.1% the day before. Shares were changing hands at $39.67 as of 10:28 a.m. EDT, off from Thursday’s close at $41.23, with 117.6 million shares moving on that day. For comparison, QQQ—the plain-vanilla Nasdaq-100 fund—was off roughly 1.0% in early action.
27 March 2026
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Meta and Alphabet Stocks Slide Again After Social Media Addiction Verdicts Raise Liability Fears

Meta and Alphabet Stocks Slide Again After Social Media Addiction Verdicts Raise Liability Fears

Meta Platforms dropped another 2.4% by around 10 a.m. in New York, while Alphabet slipped 1.3% and Snap fell 4%, building on Thursday’s slide in social shares. The two big tech names are still reeling from a pair of U.S. jury defeats this week that have abruptly turned the child-safety controversy into a tangible legal threat for investors.
27 March 2026
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Circle’s CLARITY Act Selloff May Be Overdone as Stablecoin Draft Hits Coinbase Harder

Circle’s CLARITY Act Selloff May Be Overdone as Stablecoin Draft Hits Coinbase Harder

Some analysts argue Circle Internet Group’s drop tied to the CLARITY Act may be overdone. The latest Senate draft zeroes in on rewards for simply holding stablecoins, not the reserve yield that goes to issuers—a detail that slipped past parts of the market. Both Bernstein and Citigroup flagged the confusion: investors mixed up token platform rewards with yields distributed by the company itself.
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  • Nasdaq Slips at Open as Chip Makers Sink; Dow, S&P 500 Track Lower
    July 16, 2026, 4:50 AM EDT. Nasdaq opened lower with chip stocks under pressure, pulling down broader sentiment. Tech stocks are in focus as investors gauge moves in semiconductors. The Dow and S&P 500 joined the drop, with early losses as traders waited for fresh economic data. Oil prices flipped around, feeding into the market's unsettled tone. Choppy trading follows nerves over sector moves and macro headlines, keeping markets unsettled.
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