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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.
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

The Dow Jones fell 553 points to 46,861 on Thursday as oil prices neared $100 a barrel after tanker attacks in Iraqi waters and Iran’s closure threat to the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 dropped 1.05% and the Nasdaq 1.36%. Morgan Stanley slid 4% after limiting redemptions in a private-credit fund. Brent crude briefly topped $101.
Goldman Sachs Pitches Hedge Funds New Swap Trade to Bet Against Software Loans Amid AI Fears

Goldman Sachs Pitches Hedge Funds New Swap Trade to Bet Against Software Loans Amid AI Fears

Goldman Sachs is offering hedge funds a total return swap to bet on corporate loans tied to software, as AI concerns spread in credit markets, Reuters reports. No trades have been executed yet. Morgan Stanley estimates software makes up 16% of the $1.5 trillion U.S. loan market, with half rated B- or lower. Private credit activity is rising, with major banks allocating tens of billions to the sector.
BlackRock Fund Curbs Rattle Banks and Property Trades as Standard Motor Products Draws Bottom-Fishing Calls

BlackRock Fund Curbs Rattle Banks and Property Trades as Standard Motor Products Draws Bottom-Fishing Calls

BlackRock capped withdrawals from its $26 billion private-credit fund after requests topped $1.2 billion, deepening stress in property-linked trades despite a late Wall Street rebound. Fitch said U.S. private-credit defaults hit a record 9.2% in 2025. Wells Fargo fell 2% and Bank of America dropped 1.5%. BlackRock shares closed up 0.3% after earlier losses.
Blackstone stock price slides 6% after-hours as AI scare hits private credit — what traders watch next

Blackstone stock price slides 6% after-hours as AI scare hits private credit — what traders watch next

Blackstone Inc shares fell 6.2% to $113.71 in after-hours trading Monday, with volume over 18 million. The drop followed a broad selloff in financial stocks and rising concerns over AI-driven disruption and defaults in private credit. Apollo, KKR, and Blue Owl also posted sharp declines. Blackstone also agreed to buy a 24% stake in Banamex from Citigroup for about $2.5 billion.
Blackstone (BX) stock price dives nearly 6% as AI fears rattle markets — what investors watch next

Blackstone (BX) stock price dives nearly 6% as AI fears rattle markets — what investors watch next

Blackstone shares fell 5.7% to $126.83 Thursday, with trading volume tripling the 50-day average. The drop followed a tech-led selloff and renewed AI volatility, leaving the stock a third below its 52-week high. The Reserve Bank of India cleared Blackstone’s plan to buy nearly 10% of Federal Bank. Key dates ahead include Blackstone’s Feb. 9 dividend record date and the delayed U.S. jobs report on Feb. 11.
Blackstone stock drops to $150 as Fed week and earnings loom — what to watch next

Blackstone stock drops to $150 as Fed week and earnings loom — what to watch next

Blackstone shares fell 2.9% to $150.48 Friday, closing about 21% below their 52-week high after a volatile week. Trading volume topped 4.1 million shares. The company reports Q4 and full-year earnings Thursday, following the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement set for Jan. 28. Other alternative asset managers, including Apollo and Ares, also posted declines.
Blackstone stock in focus after $5 billion Beacon Offshore talks, Trump housing order

Blackstone stock in focus after $5 billion Beacon Offshore talks, Trump housing order

Blackstone is exploring a sale of Beacon Offshore Energy for over $5 billion, a source said, after Bloomberg reported IPO talks. Shares fell 5.9% Tuesday to $153.91 as Wall Street posted its steepest drop in three months. President Trump signed an order targeting institutional buyers of single-family homes, including Blackstone. Blackstone manages $1.2 trillion in assets as of September 2025.
21 January 2026
Blackstone stock heads into long weekend after Friday jump, with Fed and earnings in focus

Blackstone stock heads into long weekend after Friday jump, with Fed and earnings in focus

Blackstone shares rose 1.7% to $163.50 Friday, outperforming a flat U.S. market ahead of its Jan. 29 earnings call and the Federal Reserve’s Jan. 28 rate decision. U.S. markets will close Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with trading resuming Tuesday. About 4.1 million Blackstone shares changed hands. KKR and Apollo Global Management saw little change.
Blackstone stock (BX) closes higher — what to watch after Trump’s housing push and a Barclays call

Blackstone stock (BX) closes higher — what to watch after Trump’s housing push and a Barclays call

Blackstone shares rose 1.49% to $157.62 Friday, outpacing the S&P 500’s 0.65% gain. Barclays cut its price target to $171 but kept an Equal Weight rating. President Trump ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities to lower rates. Mortgage rates have fallen to about 6.2% from nearly 8% earlier in 2024.
11 January 2026
Opendoor stock pops after Trump targets big homebuyers as CEO insists firm “doesn’t hold the homes”

Opendoor stock pops after Trump targets big homebuyers as CEO insists firm “doesn’t hold the homes”

Opendoor shares climbed up to 5% Thursday after CEO Kaz Nejatian said the company is not a large institutional homebuyer, distancing it from President Trump’s proposed ban on institutional single-family home purchases. Housing stocks including Invitation Homes and American Homes 4 Rent fell sharply after Trump’s announcement. Analyst targets for Opendoor remain below its current price.

Stock Market Today

  • Quarter 4 Review: Applied Materials vs Semiconductor Manufacturing Sector Performance
    March 20, 2026, 8:54 PM EDT. Q4 earnings for semiconductor manufacturing stocks reveal strong sector momentum, led by Applied Materials and peers. Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) posted $7.01 billion in revenue, down 2.1% year-on-year but beating analyst expectations by 1.8%, with upbeat guidance fueled by AI industry investments. The stock surged 9.3% post-results, now trading at $358.81. Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) topped the group with 43.9% revenue growth to $1.08 billion, surpassing forecasts by 11%, its stock climbing 21.9% since reporting. The overall group of 14 semiconductor manufacturing stocks beat revenue estimates by 3%, with shares rising an average 3.6%. Market watchers highlight ongoing demand from AI, 5G, and smart vehicle sectors driving equipment needs amid chip fabrication complexity.
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