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Brent oil price today: Brent holds above $81 as Hormuz disruption keeps traders edgy

Brent oil price today: Brent holds above $81 as Hormuz disruption keeps traders edgy

Brent crude rose 0.4% to $81.69 a barrel in London after sharp swings, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained heavily disrupted for a fifth day. Tanker traffic through the strait dropped to four vessels on March 1, down from an average of 24. U.S. crude stocks climbed by 3.5 million barrels last week. Banks raised oil price forecasts, with UBS warning Brent could top $90 if disruptions persist.
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Oil prices today: Brent steadies near $81 as Hormuz disruption drags on and banks flag $100 risk

Oil prices today: Brent steadies near $81 as Hormuz disruption drags on and banks flag $100 risk

Brent crude slipped 24 cents to $81.13 a barrel by late morning Wednesday, erasing earlier gains after reports of possible Iran–U.S. intelligence contacts. The Strait of Hormuz remained blocked for a fifth day after a U.S. strike hit an Iranian warship, forcing Iraq to cut output by 1.5 million bpd. Saudi Aramco diverted some crude loadings to Yanbu as tanker rates surged. Goldman Sachs raised its Brent forecast, citing risks from prolonged Hormuz disruptions.
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GE Vernova stock edges higher after Italy wind order and $30 million grid plant expansion

GE Vernova stock edges higher after Italy wind order and $30 million grid plant expansion

GE Vernova shares rose 0.8% to $848.76 after announcing new wind and grid equipment deals in Italy, including 17 turbines for IVPC Group’s Fortore wind farm. The company will invest $30 million to expand its Milan-area plant, adding 50 jobs. GE Vernova also closed the $600 million sale of its Proficy software unit to TPG. Equipment shortages and labor constraints continue to affect project timelines.
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India stock market today: Nifty sinks below 24,500 as oil spike hits Sensex; rupee tumbles to record

India stock market today: Nifty sinks below 24,500 as oil spike hits Sensex; rupee tumbles to record

Indian shares fell sharply Wednesday, with the Nifty 50 down 1.55% and Sensex losing 1.40%, as surging Brent crude prices and Middle East tensions rattled markets. The rupee weakened past 92 per dollar for the first time, and 10-year bond yields rose to 6.717%. Airline stocks dropped after reports of flight cancellations. Domestic services PMI showed slowing growth and rising input costs.
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Circle Internet Group stock rises as oil-driven rate worries linger; insider sale notices filed

Circle Internet Group stock rises as oil-driven rate worries linger; insider sale notices filed

Circle shares rose 3.1% to $102.69 Wednesday, extending a rally as oil prices and Fed rate-cut odds shifted. Two insiders, CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen and officer Hossein Razzaghi, filed to sell a combined 47,357 shares under SEC Rule 144. Trading volume topped 12 million shares. Investors await Friday’s U.S. jobs data and the Fed’s March meeting for further rate signals.
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CrowdStrike stock holds steady after upbeat 2027 forecast as Wall Street sizes up ARR

CrowdStrike stock holds steady after upbeat 2027 forecast as Wall Street sizes up ARR

CrowdStrike shares traded near $391 Wednesday after volatile swings, following a fourth-quarter revenue jump of 23% to $1.31 billion and ARR of $5.25 billion, up 24%. The company’s fiscal 2027 revenue forecast topped Wall Street estimates. Investors are watching ARR growth and cash flow amid rising AI-driven competition. Costs tied to the 2024 Windows outage reached $117.7 million for fiscal 2026.
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Robinhood stock jumps with bitcoin rally as traders eye tonight’s ‘Take Flight’ keynote

Robinhood stock jumps with bitcoin rally as traders eye tonight’s ‘Take Flight’ keynote

Robinhood shares jumped 8.2% to $82.33 Wednesday, tracking a surge in bitcoin and other crypto assets. Coinbase rose 14.3% in the same session. Investors are awaiting details on Robinhood’s new advisor referral pilot, which currently targets employees with at least $250,000 in assets and may expand in Q2. The company’s keynote is scheduled for later today.
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Why Alphabet’s Google Class C stock (GOOG) is in focus today: Trump’s power pledge and a new Waymo probe

Why Alphabet’s Google Class C stock (GOOG) is in focus today: Trump’s power pledge and a new Waymo probe

Trump will meet Big Tech leaders, including Google, at the White House Wednesday to sign a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” addressing AI data center electricity costs. U.S. safety officials opened a new probe into Alphabet’s Waymo after a self-driving car passed a stopped school bus in Texas. Alphabet’s Class C shares rose 0.26% to $304.34 in early trading.
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Broadcom’s VMware Aria bug hits CISA exploited list, setting patch clock for agencies

Broadcom’s VMware Aria bug hits CISA exploited list, setting patch clock for agencies

CISA added Broadcom’s VMware Aria Operations vulnerability CVE-2026-22719 to its exploited-bugs list, ordering federal agencies to patch by March 24. Broadcom acknowledged reports of possible exploitation but said it could not confirm them. Patches and a workaround are available. The alert comes as Broadcom prepares to report quarterly earnings after the market close.
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T-Mobile sues Verizon back over “Better Deal” ads as false-ad fight escalates

T-Mobile sues Verizon back over “Better Deal” ads as false-ad fight escalates

T-Mobile filed a countersuit against Verizon in Manhattan federal court, accusing Verizon of “bait-and-switch” tactics in its “Better Deal” ad campaign. The move follows Verizon’s February lawsuit alleging T-Mobile exaggerated savings claims. T-Mobile shares rose 0.7% to $220.12, while Verizon stock was flat. Both companies are seeking to halt each other’s ads and triple damages under the Lanham Act.
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VCI Global Limited (VCIG) Whipsaws After Malaysia NVIDIA-Powered AI GPU Center Goes Live

VCI Global Limited (VCIG) Whipsaws After Malaysia NVIDIA-Powered AI GPU Center Goes Live

VCI Global’s V Gallant unit launched what it called Malaysia’s first NVIDIA-powered AI GPU Computing Center on March 3 and introduced its Intelli‑X enterprise language model platform. The Nasdaq-listed company’s shares surged in U.S. premarket trading before retreating. The new facility targets government, enterprise, and SME customers seeking local AI compute and data control. VCI Global plans to monetize through compute leasing and subscriptions.
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Strategy stock jumps 11% as bitcoin climbs above $72,000 after fresh buying disclosure

Strategy stock jumps 11% as bitcoin climbs above $72,000 after fresh buying disclosure

Strategy Inc shares jumped 11% to $147.39 Wednesday morning as bitcoin surged 7.6% to $72,743. The company disclosed it bought 3,015 bitcoin for $204.1 million, funded by recent stock and preferred share sales. Strategy raised its STRC preferred dividend rate to 11.50%, with payouts set for March 31 to holders on record March 15. Traders remain focused on dilution risk and bitcoin’s price swings.
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Lumentum stock wobbles as Nvidia’s $2 billion optics deal sinks in, with traders eyeing what’s next

Lumentum stock wobbles as Nvidia’s $2 billion optics deal sinks in, with traders eyeing what’s next

Lumentum shares fell 0.8% to $688.94 after sharp swings following Nvidia’s $2 billion investment and purchase commitment for AI data-center optics. The deal includes 2.87 million Series A preferred shares sold to Nvidia at $695.31 each, pending antitrust review. Investors await capacity details at Lumentum’s OFC 2026 briefing on March 17. Needham raised its price target to $850, citing new laser supply commitments.
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Apple stock barely budges after $599 MacBook Neo reveal as Wall Street weighs margin risks

Apple stock barely budges after $599 MacBook Neo reveal as Wall Street weighs margin risks

Apple shares rose 0.1% to $263.94 after the company introduced the $599 MacBook Neo, its lowest-priced laptop to date. Pre-orders open Wednesday, with availability from March 11. The device features a 13-inch display, A18 Pro chip, and 8GB of memory, targeting budget buyers amid rising memory costs. The launch follows refreshed higher-end MacBook models announced a day earlier.
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Coinbase stock price jumps as bitcoin rebounds above $72,000; payrolls and Fed next

Coinbase stock price jumps as bitcoin rebounds above $72,000; payrolls and Fed next

Coinbase shares surged 12.4% to $204.89 as bitcoin rebounded to $72,088 and ether climbed 7.7%. Crypto-linked stocks including Robinhood and Riot Platforms also rose. Chainalysis reported $10.3 million exited Iranian crypto exchanges after weekend strikes. U.S. private payrolls increased by 63,000 in February, ahead of Friday’s jobs data.
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Nvidia’s $4 Billion Optics Bet: What It Signals for AI Chips and Data Centers

Nvidia’s $4 Billion Optics Bet: What It Signals for AI Chips and Data Centers

Nvidia will invest $2 billion each in Lumentum and Coherent, securing long-term supply and capacity rights for optical networking parts used in AI data centers. A Coherent filing showed Nvidia bought 7.79 million shares for $2 billion in a private placement. The agreements include multibillion-dollar purchase commitments and support for U.S. manufacturing expansion.
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Stock Market Today

  • Baytex Energy Insider Buys 10,000 Shares, Stock Steady at C$5.92
    April 4, 2026, 7:41 PM EDT. Baytex Energy Corp. insider James Robert Maclean purchased 10,000 shares at C$5.73 each, increasing his stake by 5.7% to 185,322 shares valued at over C$1 million. The stock closed flat at C$5.92 on March 20, with trading volume slightly above average. Baytex holds a market cap of C$4.37 billion and shows mixed financial signals: a negative PE ratio of -7.59 and negative net margin, but also a solid current ratio of 3.61. Analysts remain divided, with four Buy ratings and four Holds, while Raymond James recently upgraded the stock to Moderate Buy with a C$7 price target. Baytex paid a recent quarterly dividend yielding 1.5% annually. The transaction reflects insider confidence despite recent modest earnings and market fluctuations.
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