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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.

Natural Gas Price Today: U.S. Futures Near Four-Week High as Hormuz Shock Tightens LNG

Natural Gas Price Today: U.S. Futures Near Four-Week High as Hormuz Shock Tightens LNG

U.S. natural gas futures stuck close to a four-week peak on Thursday, propped up after the latest storage numbers landed and traders kept a wary eye on war-related disruptions hitting LNG flows at the Strait of Hormuz. The front-month Henry Hub contract—the most active—hovered near $3.21 per million British thermal units in early U.S. action, notching a roughly 0.5% bump after the data hit.
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Dow Jones Today: Index Falls 550 Points as Oil Tops $100, Credit Worries Jolt Wall Street

Dow Jones Today: Index Falls 550 Points as Oil Tops $100, Credit Worries Jolt Wall Street

Thursday saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average drop over 550 points, extending the 30-stock index’s slide below last month’s 50,000 mark as oil sprinted toward $100 a barrel and new strains rattled private credit markets. At 11:53 a.m. ET, the Dow was down 553.49 points, or 1.17%, at 46,861.34. Tanker attacks off Iraq and Iran’s push to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut hit risk appetite.
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FTSE 100 Today: UK Stock Market Falls as $100 Oil Shifts Bank of England Outlook

FTSE 100 Today: UK Stock Market Falls as $100 Oil Shifts Bank of England Outlook

The UK’s main stock indexes slipped once more on Thursday. Late Reuters figures had the FTSE 100 dropping 0.47% to 10,305.15, while the FTSE 250—whose focus is more domestic—shed 0.83% and settled at 22,194.55. Oil rebounded toward $100 a barrel after fresh strikes on fuel tankers off Iraq, stirring up those inflation worries that have been weighing on London stocks.
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Stock Market Today

  • Morgan Stanley Drops 4.45% as Investors Weigh IPO Wealth Flows and Lower Fee Conversion
    July 16, 2026, 5:57 PM EDT. Morgan Stanley shares slid 4.45% to $218.37 after announcing record Q2 results, with investor attention turning to the slower conversion of IPO-related wealth inflows into fee-based advisory assets. The bank posted a 150% jump in net new wealth assets to $148.1 billion, but fee-based asset flows fell 8.6% to $39.1 billion, making up just 26.4% of net new assets-down from 72.3% a year earlier. CFO Sharon Yeshaya highlighted that stock plan IPO activity was responsible for over half of these inflows. Net revenue climbed 27% to $21.35 billion, and diluted EPS surged 62.4% to $3.46. Institutional Securities saw the biggest revenue increase, while Wealth Management posted a record $8.86 billion. Analysts also pointed out the bank's conservative capital return, with $1.5 billion in share buybacks missing expectations.
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