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Gold Price Today Near $5,000: Fed Call and Iran Tensions Keep Bullion Stuck

Gold Price Today Near $5,000: Fed Call and Iran Tensions Keep Bullion Stuck

Gold steadied near $5,000 an ounce Tuesday in New York, with spot prices at $5,004.71 and April futures at $5,008.20, as traders weighed Iran conflict risks against the upcoming Fed decision. Silver dropped 1.5%, while platinum and palladium rose. SPDR Gold Trust holdings fell to a nine-week low, and Comex futures trading volume is down 25% from pre-war levels. Brent crude rose 1.52% to $101.73 a barrel.
17 March 2026
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U.S. Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Rise Ahead of Fed as Delta and Uber Lift Wall Street

U.S. Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Rise Ahead of Fed as Delta and Uber Lift Wall Street

The Dow climbed 0.92% Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each up 0.66% as all major S&P sectors advanced. Airline shares rose after Delta and American raised revenue forecasts, while Uber jumped 5.1% on robotaxi plans with Nvidia. Honeywell and Eli Lilly fell on revenue and rating concerns. Goldman Sachs warned a severe oil shock could drag the S&P 500 near 5,400 this year.
17 March 2026
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Dow Jones Today: Fed Looms as Oil Shock Keeps Wall Street on Edge

Dow Jones Today: Fed Looms as Oil Shock Keeps Wall Street on Edge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 125.40 points to 47,071.81 on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy decision and looked past higher oil prices linked to Middle East conflict. Brent crude traded at $101.53 a barrel. Markets now expect only one Fed rate cut by year-end. Travel, financial, and energy stocks led gains.
17 March 2026
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Silver Price Today Holds Near $80.52 as Fed Meeting and Oil Shock Reset the Outlook

Silver Price Today Holds Near $80.52 as Fed Meeting and Oil Shock Reset the Outlook

Spot silver held steady at $80.52 an ounce by 1731 GMT Monday, lagging gold, platinum, and palladium as traders weighed a softer dollar against inflation fears tied to surging oil. The Federal Reserve meets Tuesday amid concerns that high energy costs could delay U.S. rate cuts. Silver remains well below its January record of $121.60, with volatility elevated and key support seen near $80.
16 March 2026
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Gold Price Today Drops Below $5,000 as Oil Shock Rewrites Fed Cut Bets

Gold Price Today Drops Below $5,000 as Oil Shock Rewrites Fed Cut Bets

Spot gold fell 0.5% to $4,994.89 an ounce Monday, hitting its lowest since Feb. 19, as traders scaled back bets on U.S. rate cuts ahead of the Federal Reserve’s March meeting. Oil prices stayed elevated, with Brent at $102.42 a barrel, fueling inflation concerns. Two-year Treasury yields rose 31 basis points this month. Central banks in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and the UK all meet this week.
16 March 2026
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US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Jumps as Meta, Nvidia Rally; Oil and Fed Keep Wall Street on Edge

US Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Jumps as Meta, Nvidia Rally; Oil and Fed Keep Wall Street on Edge

The Nasdaq rose 1.43% by midday Monday as Meta and Nvidia shares climbed, leading all 11 S&P 500 sectors higher. Meta gained 2.6% after reports it may cut 20% of staff to offset AI spending. U.S. crude dropped over 5% but Brent stayed above $100 a barrel. Traders scaled back Fed rate-cut bets, now expecting just 25 basis points in 2026.
16 March 2026
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Dow Jones Today: Index Rises 300 Points as Oil Retreats Before Fed

Dow Jones Today: Index Rises 300 Points as Oil Retreats Before Fed

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 332.93 points, or 0.72%, to 46,891.40 on Monday, recovering part of last week’s losses. Brent crude fell $1.46 to $101.68 a barrel after the U.S. allowed limited ship movement through the Strait of Hormuz. Nvidia and Meta each gained 2.6%, leading tech shares higher. Gulf oil exports dropped 61% from February as the strait remained mostly closed.
16 March 2026
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Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise on Monday as Oil Falls Ahead of Fed, but Wall Street’s Rebound Looks Fragile

Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nasdaq Rise on Monday as Oil Falls Ahead of Fed, but Wall Street’s Rebound Looks Fragile

U.S. stocks opened higher Monday, with the Dow up 148.9 points, the S&P 500 gaining 42.2, and the Nasdaq rising 235. Oil prices retreated, with Brent crude at $102.22 a barrel and U.S. crude at $95.26. January core PCE inflation rose 3.1% year-on-year, while Q4 GDP growth was revised down to 0.7%. The chance of a June Fed rate cut dropped to 26% from 69% a month ago.
16 March 2026
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Bank of America Stock Price Today: Why BAC Is Caught Between Fed Relief and $100 Oil

Bank of America Stock Price Today: Why BAC Is Caught Between Fed Relief and $100 Oil

Bank of America shares fell 0.4% to $46.95 Friday, trailing gains in JPMorgan and Citigroup. The drop followed news of proposed looser U.S. capital rules for big banks, but investors remained cautious as oil prices neared $100 and the Fed delayed expected rate cuts. The S&P 500 financial sector lost 3.3% this week. Barclays and Goldman Sachs both pushed forecasts for Fed rate cuts to September.
13 March 2026
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Bank of America Stock Price Today: BAC Rises as Fed Capital Relief Meets Credit Fears

Bank of America Stock Price Today: BAC Rises as Fed Capital Relief Meets Credit Fears

Bank of America shares rose 0.6% to $47.40 in late-morning trading Friday after the Federal Reserve signaled plans to ease capital requirements for large banks. Co-President Dean Athanasia projected at least 7% growth in first-quarter net interest income. Morgan Stanley restricted redemptions at a private-credit fund after heavy withdrawal requests. Oil prices and delayed Fed rate cuts continued to pressure the sector.
13 March 2026
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Gold Price Today Falls as Dollar Rises, but Fed and Oil Shock Keep Bullion in Play

Gold Price Today Falls as Dollar Rises, but Fed and Oil Shock Keep Bullion in Play

Gold fell 0.5% to $5,165.93 an ounce Wednesday, reversing a nearly 2% jump the day before, as a stronger dollar and expectations of prolonged U.S. rate hikes curbed demand. U.S. gold futures dropped 1.3% to $5,174.40. The U.S. CPI rose 0.3% in February, keeping focus on the Fed’s upcoming meeting. Silver slid 4.1% to $84.82, platinum lost 1.1%, and palladium dropped 1.5%.
11 March 2026
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S&P 500 Correction Warning Grows as Oil Shock, Fed Fears Split Wall Street

S&P 500 Correction Warning Grows as Oil Shock, Fed Fears Split Wall Street

The S&P 500 slipped 0.21% to 6,781.48 on Tuesday, with investors split over whether the recent pullback signals a deeper correction or a temporary shock tied to oil and war headlines. Brent crude dropped 11% after surging past $119, and the VIX topped 30 for the first time in nearly a year. The Dow fell 0.07%, while the Nasdaq edged up 0.01%. Nvidia rose 1.2%; Oracle jumped over 7% after earnings.
10 March 2026
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Wall Street Shaken by $100 Oil: Dow Drops, Airlines Slide, Rate-Cut Bets Pushed Out

Wall Street Shaken by $100 Oil: Dow Drops, Airlines Slide, Rate-Cut Bets Pushed Out

The Dow fell 0.84% as oil prices swung near $100 after briefly topping $119 on U.S.-Israeli hostilities with Iran. Airlines, cruise operators, and major banks dropped, while chip stocks rebounded, leaving the Nasdaq nearly flat. G7 officials declined to release emergency oil reserves, citing no immediate supply shortfall. The Russell 2000 slid 1.2%, nearing correction territory.
9 March 2026
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US Stock Market Open Today: Oil Nears $120, Futures Slide and Fed Cut Bets Fade

US Stock Market Open Today: Oil Nears $120, Futures Slide and Fed Cut Bets Fade

U.S. stock futures fell sharply Monday as oil neared $120 a barrel, stoking inflation fears amid ongoing Middle East conflict. February jobs data showed a loss of 92,000 jobs and unemployment rising to 4.4%. Brent crude briefly hit $119, and the VIX touched its highest level since April 2025. G7 finance ministers plan to discuss a coordinated emergency oil release.
9 March 2026
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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.
4 March 2026
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Silver plunges as Iran war boosts dollar and delays Fed cuts — SLV back in focus

Silver plunges as Iran war boosts dollar and delays Fed cuts — SLV back in focus

Gold fell 5.6% to $5,029.59 an ounce and silver dropped 11.2% to $79.42 as investors fled to the dollar and bond yields climbed. Wall Street’s main indexes slid over 2% amid oil-driven inflation fears and delayed Fed rate cut bets. Supertanker freight rates in the Middle East hit records as Strait of Hormuz traffic slowed. U.S. oil rose more than 13% since Friday; retail gasoline prices jumped 10 cents in 24 hours.
3 March 2026
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Warsh’s Rate-Cut Path Gets Narrower as Oil Surge Forces Markets to Rethink the Fed

Warsh’s Rate-Cut Path Gets Narrower as Oil Surge Forces Markets to Rethink the Fed

Traders slashed bets on near-term Fed rate cuts Tuesday as oil prices surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. Futures now show a 30.7% chance of a June cut, down from 49.6% last week. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh faces resistance to delivering the cuts President Trump wants, with officials citing persistent inflation and a stabilizing job market.
3 March 2026
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GE Vernova stock price: GEV’s Friday dip leaves traders watching the Fed, jobs data next

GE Vernova stock price: GEV’s Friday dip leaves traders watching the Fed, jobs data next

GE Vernova shares closed at $873.60 Friday, down 0.33%, after trading between $853.34 and $876.36. The Dow fell 1.05%, S&P 500 lost 0.43%, and Nasdaq dropped 0.92% as U.S. wholesale inflation rose 0.5% in January. GE Vernova warned in January that turbine installation delays at Vineyard Wind could cut revenue and lead to $400 million in losses. The next U.S. jobs report is due March 6.
28 February 2026
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Silver price today: Silver slips below $89 as traders eye U.S.-Iran talks and the Fed’s next move

Silver price today: Silver slips below $89 as traders eye U.S.-Iran talks and the Fed’s next move

Spot silver fell about 1% to $88.29 an ounce late Thursday after failing to hold above $90, swinging between $85.26 and $90.36. Traders cited U.S.-Iran nuclear talks and shifting Federal Reserve rate cut expectations as key drivers. The iShares Silver Trust ETF ended higher at $80.44 after sharp intraday moves. The U.S. dollar index was slightly stronger, while silver futures also declined.
26 February 2026
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JPMorgan stock price rebounds to $303 as AI jitters ease and traders eye next Fed cues

JPMorgan stock price rebounds to $303 as AI jitters ease and traders eye next Fed cues

JPMorgan shares rose 2.0% to close at $303.30 on Wednesday after executives projected mid-teens percentage growth in first-quarter fees and trading revenue at the bank’s investor day. The stock rebounded from earlier losses, trading between $297.01 and $303.66. Investors now await U.S. jobless claims Thursday and producer prices Friday for further market direction.
26 February 2026
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  • 3 Risky Stocks Under $10 to Watch Out For in 2024
    May 3, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT. Stocks under $10 often attract investors due to their growth potential and lower option premiums. However, not all are bargains. Opendoor (NASDAQ:OPEN) trades at $5.33 but faces declining home sales and potential free cash flow margin drops. Optimum Communications (NYSE:OPTU) at $1.59 struggles with subscriber growth and high debt, risking dilution. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN), priced at $7.97, grapples with low gross margins and negative free cash flow amid stiff competition. These companies pose significant risks due to shaky fundamentals and strategic challenges. Investors should exercise caution and consider alternatives with stronger financial health.

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