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Oil Price Today: Brent Drops Below $95 as U.S.-Iran Talks Test the Market’s Biggest Risk

Oil Price Today: Brent Drops Below $95 as U.S.-Iran Talks Test the Market’s Biggest Risk

Brent crude fell below $95 a barrel Tuesday as traders focused on possible U.S.-Iran peace talks, despite ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent futures dropped 69 cents to $94.79, while U.S. WTI for May lost $1.12 to $88.49. The IEA said Middle East outages cut global oil supply by 10.1 million barrels per day in March, the largest disruption on record. U.S. crude exports are rising but cannot fully replace lost Middle East shipments.
21 April 2026
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Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls as Rio Tinto Gain Runs Into Energy Selloff

Australia Stock Market Today: ASX 200 Stalls as Rio Tinto Gain Runs Into Energy Selloff

Australian shares closed nearly flat Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 down 3.9 points to 8,949.40 as investors awaited U.S.-Iran talks. Rio Tinto rose after reporting a 9% jump in first-quarter copper-equivalent output, but energy stocks fell. Brent crude traded near $95 a barrel, and the Australian dollar slipped to $0.715. ANZ reported consumer confidence at 64.3, near record lows, with inflation expectations at 7.1%.
21 April 2026
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FTSE 100 Today: British Land Rally Masks AB Foods Slide as UK Stocks Edge Up

FTSE 100 Today: British Land Rally Masks AB Foods Slide as UK Stocks Edge Up

The FTSE 100 rose 0.12% to 10,622.06 in delayed London trade Tuesday, while the FTSE 250 gained 0.39%. British Land climbed after boosting earnings guidance and signing Anthropic as a tenant. Associated British Foods fell on plans to split Primark from its food units and a profit warning. Crest Nicholson plunged nearly a third after cutting its outlook and warning on home completions.
21 April 2026
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US Stock Market Premarket Today: Why Nasdaq Futures Are Rising Before the Bell

US Stock Market Premarket Today: Why Nasdaq Futures Are Rising Before the Bell

U.S. stock index futures rose early Tuesday, with Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.3% and Dow futures gaining 61 points, as investors weighed AI gains against Middle East tensions. Amazon announced up to $25 billion in new investment in Anthropic, while Apple said Tim Cook will step down as CEO in September, succeeded by John Ternus. The U.S. Census Bureau will release March retail sales data at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
21 April 2026
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 21.04.2026

Victory Giant Technology shares surged as much as 60% on debut in Hong Kong, reaching HK$306.8 after pricing at HK$209.88. The IPO raised HK$20.1 billion ($2.57 billion), making it the city's largest this year. The company supplies Nvidia. The listing is Hong Kong’s biggest since Zijin Gold International’s $3.2 billion offering in September.
21 April 2026
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XRP Price Rally Just Hit a Wall—Why $1.46 Now Matters

XRP Price Rally Just Hit a Wall—Why $1.46 Now Matters

XRP traded near $1.43 on Monday, down from a Friday high above $1.50. XRP-linked ETFs saw $55.39 million in net inflows last week, their strongest showing of 2026. Market value stood near $88 billion, with traders watching $1.41 as support and $1.46-$1.50 as resistance. XRP outperformed bitcoin and ether last week but slipped as crypto markets pulled back.
20 April 2026
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Gold Price Today: Why Bullion Fell Even as U.S.-Iran Tensions Flared Again

Gold Price Today: Why Bullion Fell Even as U.S.-Iran Tensions Flared Again

Spain said it will join an EU plan to share jet fuel stocks and supports joint purchasing as Europe faces shortages after Gulf supply disruptions. Jet fuel prices remain near $175 a barrel and inventories at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub hit a four-year low. Airlines including KLM have begun canceling flights due to rising fuel costs. The European Commission is preparing guidance to reduce reliance on Middle Eastern fuel.
20 April 2026
Alphabet Stock Slips as Google-Marvell AI Chip Talks Put Spending, Earnings in Focus

Alphabet Stock Slips as Google-Marvell AI Chip Talks Put Spending, Earnings in Focus

Alphabet shares fell 0.9% to $338.45 Monday after reports Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two AI chips, despite ongoing investor concerns over a projected $175–$185 billion 2026 spending bill. Marvell stock rose 6.1% while Broadcom dropped 2.4%. Alphabet reports first-quarter results April 29. Google and Marvell declined to comment.
20 April 2026
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Meta Q1 2026 Earnings Set for April 29 as Ad Growth Faces AI Spending Test

Meta Q1 2026 Earnings Set for April 29 as Ad Growth Faces AI Spending Test

Meta Platforms will report first-quarter earnings after markets close April 29, with a conference call set for 2:30 p.m. Pacific. Shares fell 2.3% midday Monday. Analyst Justin Post expects Meta to beat estimates, forecasting $56 billion in revenue and $7.44 EPS for the March quarter. Meta recently extended its AI chip deal with Broadcom through 2029 and faces rising energy costs and new European regulatory scrutiny.
20 April 2026
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TQQQ Is Back in Focus as Filings Reveal Bigger Bets on Leveraged Nasdaq ETF

TQQQ Is Back in Focus as Filings Reveal Bigger Bets on Leveraged Nasdaq ETF

Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund doubled its stake in ProShares UltraPro QQQ to 2.4 million shares, worth about $126.6 million, in the fourth quarter, filings show. Q3 Asset Management and Main Street Group also increased TQQQ holdings. The disclosures came as the Nasdaq fell 0.55% Monday amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions. TQQQ’s net assets stood at $31.6 billion as of April 17.
20 April 2026
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Pfizer Stock in Focus After FDA Priority Review as Padcev, Obesity Bets Drive Post-COVID Reset

Pfizer Stock in Focus After FDA Priority Review as Padcev, Obesity Bets Drive Post-COVID Reset

The FDA granted priority review to Pfizer and Astellas’ Padcev for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, setting an Aug. 17 decision date. Pfizer shares rose 0.8% to $27.78 after the news. The company reports first-quarter results May 5, with investors watching oncology and obesity drugs to offset declining COVID sales and loss of exclusivity on older products.
20 April 2026
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SCHD ETF Nears Highs as Dividend Trade Revives and Early Investors Reach 12.5% Yield on Cost

SCHD ETF Nears Highs as Dividend Trade Revives and Early Investors Reach 12.5% Yield on Cost

SCHD traded near its 52-week high at $31.06 midday Monday, up about 14% year to date, according to TipRanks. Reuters reported the fund drew $4 billion of the $24.1 billion first-quarter inflows into U.S. dividend funds. Schwab lists $87.5 billion in assets and a 3.33% 30-day SEC yield. The fund holds 104 stocks and charges a 0.06% expense ratio.
20 April 2026
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US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip From Records as Oil Spike Tests Wall Street Rally

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Slip From Records as Oil Spike Tests Wall Street Rally

U.S. stocks fell Monday as oil prices surged, with the Dow down 0.12%, S&P 500 off 0.33%, and Nasdaq losing 0.55% by midday. Brent crude jumped 5.1% to $94.99 after the U.S. seized an Iranian ship and Hormuz shipping slowed. Tech shares led losses, while strong corporate earnings limited the decline. A U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms Tuesday night.
20 April 2026
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Walmart’s Backroom Delivery Test Targets Amazon’s Same-Day Edge

Walmart’s Backroom Delivery Test Targets Amazon’s Same-Day Edge

Walmart is testing use of store back rooms in Dallas to stage same-day delivery of third-party marketplace goods, aiming to speed up online orders, according to the Financial Times. The move follows Amazon’s rollout of one- and three-hour delivery options in U.S. markets last month. Walmart says it can now reach 95% of U.S. households with delivery in three hours or less. Walmart U.S. e-commerce sales hit $99.6 billion in fiscal 2026.
20 April 2026
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Apple Stock Gets Fresh Wall Street Backing Ahead of Earnings as Morgan Stanley Sees $300 Path, Qualcomm Cut

Apple Stock Gets Fresh Wall Street Backing Ahead of Earnings as Morgan Stanley Sees $300 Path, Qualcomm Cut

Apple shares rose 0.8% to $272.49 by midday Monday after Morgan Stanley advised buying ahead of April 30 earnings, citing potential for stronger revenue and margin outlook. BNP Paribas upgraded Apple and cut Qualcomm, highlighting a split over which firms can handle higher memory costs. Qualcomm gained 1.1% while Nvidia and Microsoft fell about 1%. Apple posted record $143.8 billion revenue last quarter.
20 April 2026
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Oracle Stock Holds After AWS Tie-Up as Investors Reassess the AI Bet

Oracle Stock Holds After AWS Tie-Up as Investors Reassess the AI Bet

Oracle shares slipped 0.2% to $174.75 Monday after investors questioned whether its expanded partnership with Amazon Web Services will drive sustained AI revenue. The company plans to connect its Interconnect service with AWS later this year, but the stock remains far below last September’s record high. Oracle recently raised its 2027 revenue target to $90 billion. Analysts warn data transfer fees and power supply remain concerns.
20 April 2026
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Microsoft Stock Faces a Make-or-Break Earnings Test as Wall Street Splits on AI Spending

Microsoft Stock Faces a Make-or-Break Earnings Test as Wall Street Splits on AI Spending

Microsoft shares fell 1.3% to $417.23 Monday, remaining about 23% below their October 2025 peak ahead of the company’s April 29 earnings report. Microsoft’s December quarter revenue rose 17% to $81.3 billion, but capital spending jumped 66% to $37.5 billion, raising investor concerns. Cloud giants are expected to spend $635 billion this year, with Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta all reporting results April 29.
20 April 2026
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AMD Stock Pulls Back From Record High as BofA, Stifel Raise Targets on AI CPU Boom

AMD Stock Pulls Back From Record High as BofA, Stifel Raise Targets on AI CPU Boom

AMD shares fell 1.4% to $274.61 in late-morning New York trading Monday after last week’s record highs. Bank of America and Stifel raised their price targets to $310 and $320, citing growing AI infrastructure demand for CPUs. AMD’s partnership with Meta could be worth up to $60 billion over five years. First-quarter results are due May 5.
20 April 2026
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Intel Stock Pulls Back From 25-Year High Ahead of Earnings as AI CPU Bet Faces Test

Intel Stock Pulls Back From 25-Year High Ahead of Earnings as AI CPU Bet Faces Test

Intel shares dropped 3.5% to $66.08 on Monday, retreating from Friday’s 24-year high ahead of its April 23 earnings report. Investors are watching for signs that AI demand for server CPUs is expanding beyond Nvidia’s GPUs. Intel faces ongoing foundry losses, with its contract chipmaking arm losing $10.32 billion in 2025 despite higher revenue.
20 April 2026
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Hims & Hers Surges Ahead of Earnings as Omnicell Lags in Healthcare Tech Shakeout

Hims & Hers Surges Ahead of Earnings as Omnicell Lags in Healthcare Tech Shakeout

Hims & Hers Health shares jumped 8.9% Monday morning, extending a 48.3% weekly gain ahead of its May 11 earnings report. The FDA will meet in July to consider rules on compounding peptides, a market Hims entered last year. Hims ended 2025 with 2.511 million subscribers and $617.8 million in fourth-quarter revenue, up 28%. Omnicell reported $314 million in fourth-quarter revenue and a $2 million net loss.
20 April 2026
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  • Dow Inc. Posts Smaller Q1 Loss, Beats Revenue Expectations
    April 23, 2026, 8:54 AM EDT. Dow Inc. reported a first-quarter loss of $0.14 per share, better than the expected loss of $0.39, marking a 64% positive earnings surprise. Adjusted for one-time items, the results showed improvement from a year-ago profit of $0.02 per share. Revenue came in at $9.79 billion, exceeding estimates by 3.1% but down from $10.43 billion the previous year. The company has beaten earnings estimates in three of the last four quarters. Despite solid fiscal performance boosting shares 66% year-to-date, Dow's stock holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), signaling an expected performance aligned with the market moving forward. Revenue and EPS estimates for the next quarter remain cautious amid a subdued industry outlook, with the Chemical - Diversified sector ranked in the bottom 15% of Zacks industries.

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Xfinity Mobile Launches New $30 and $45 Plans, Adds Device Protection to Top Tier as Comcast Hits Record Wireless Growth

Xfinity Mobile Launches New $30 and $45 Plans, Adds Device Protection to Top Tier as Comcast Hits Record Wireless Growth

23 April 2026
Comcast launched two new Xfinity Mobile plans with flat per-line pricing, ending multiline discounts and adding device protection to the top tier. Mobile Plus costs $45 per line monthly, Mobile Select $30. The move follows record wireless growth, with 435,000 new lines last quarter, while broadband losses continued. Comcast shares rose nearly 8% after beating Wall Street estimates.
Bitcoin Near $78,000 Is Rewiring Online Casinos in 2026 as $2 Deposits Become the New Battleground

Bitcoin Near $78,000 Is Rewiring Online Casinos in 2026 as $2 Deposits Become the New Battleground

23 April 2026
Crypto Adventure on April 23 ranked Rakebit highest for small deposits among crypto casinos as Bitcoin traded near $77,793. Britain’s remote gaming duty rose to 40% this month, raising costs for mainstream bookmakers. Rakebit’s minimum deposit is about $2 in crypto, while Rainbet and Coins.Game set higher thresholds. New York’s attorney general sued Coinbase and Gemini this week, signaling increased regulatory scrutiny.
Intel Q1 Earnings Face Reality Check After 78% Stock Surge on AI CPU Hopes

Intel Q1 Earnings Face Reality Check After 78% Stock Surge on AI CPU Hopes

23 April 2026
Intel reports first-quarter earnings Thursday after a 70% stock surge this year. Analysts expect revenue of $12.42 billion, down 1.9%, and adjusted profit to fall nearly 90%. Data center and AI unit sales may rise 6.8% to $4.41 billion, but supply issues remain a concern. Investors are watching demand for AI server chips and progress in contract manufacturing.
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