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Where the S&P 500 goes next is clearly hinging on oil prices and the Strait of Hormuz. Here’s a fresh line in the sand.

Once lucrative for insurers and a safe haven for patients, Medicare Advantage is getting squeezed.

Oil futures rose on Wednesday as traders awaited what could be a historic release of emergency government reserves to counter the disruption to supplies from the attack on Iran.

Cruise stocks were among the S&P 500’s biggest decliners since the Middle East conflict, and it’s not just about rising fuel prices

”I have $560,000 in my IRA, $125,000 in stocks and $50,000 in savings.”

Traders increased bets on a possible interest rate rise in the eurozone this year after officials on Wednesday said the bloc’s central bank may be forced to act if the Iran war risks an inflation spike.

Rheinmetall came up short of analysts expectaions for growth, net income and operating margins. Third Bridge warns its ambitious growth plans will present difficulties in execution

The troubled private-credit industry was under further pressure after a report that JPMorgan Chase was tightening its lending criteria while a $33 billion fund was reported to have seen heavy withdrawals.

Americans are opting out of the Affordable Care Act, and health insurance companies are taking a financial hit.

Panic in the oil market has calmed down, with prices pulling back from the week’s highs near $120 a barrel after a group of wealthy nations said they will consider a coordinated release of emergency global crude reserves

For the first time in over a decade and a half, Oracle says it grew both revenue and earnings by at least 20%.

Amazon is preparing one of the largest corporate bond offerings in history to fund its AI buildout

The Big Tech giants joined a coalition that aims to work with U.S. lawmakers and regulators to utilize more of the electric grid and lower costs.

“My low salary requires me to have multiple other part-time jobs.”

According to a report, a former DOGE software engineer allegedly told co-workers that he had two databases of U.S. citizens’ information.

The big for-profit health insurers who run the Medicare Advantage program aren’t happy with the latest government watchdog report

America’s use of ‘hard power’ is pricing a security risk premium into every asset class.

“I didn’t ask a man to rear-end my car at a red light.”

“I earn $100, 000 and I’m currently shouldering the mortgage, maintenance — specific to a co-op — and normal kid expenses.”

Here’s why some NFL teams are giving their players, including Tua Tagovailoa, staggering amounts of money to stop playing for them.

AI could increase the need for cybersecurity offerings, not cut into CrowdStrike’s business, according to Morgan Stanley.

The Jets airline ETF has broken below some key chart levels, which signals there’s now more to the selloff than just rising oil prices.

Oil futures settled sharply lower on Tuesday, extending losses from the overnight session, as world leaders considered releasing emergency crude supplies with the Iran conflict stretching into an 11th day.

Treasury yields were edging up Tuesday, but traded below levels seen Monday when inflation fears tied to oil’s surge were rising.

Software stocks have bounced off their lows, and a D.A. Davidson analyst recommends focusing on those with compelling growth rates.

The stock market isn’t reflecting it, but analog-semiconductor stocks are prime “defensive” beneficiaries, according to an analyst.

Why should oil and gas companies drill? Prices have been — and still are — too low for them to bother.

Attitudes about getting older can actually change the quality of your retirement, new research finds.

The company is preparing for the debut of its R2 SUV, a more affordable electric vehicle that could be a game changer.

Meta’s latest acquisition is a platform where AI agents post, comment and interact on their own.

The government’s “star” ratings for nursing homes are misleading, new research finds.

After Nvidia’s earnings, some analysts said the company’s annual conference could prove a meaningful catalyst for the stock — but two are now throwing cold water on that idea.

Americans who thought spring break would offer rest and relaxation after a tough winter may be in for a rude awakening.

“We heard something about this no longer being allowed.”

Don’t look now, but the housing market seems to be showing some signs of life after being in a deep freeze since 2023.

For the next three months, investors should consider cutting their exposure to stocks, increase their holdings of cash, and use call options to benefit from a sudden rally.

“We are the first generation on either side of our families to experience this level of success.”

Gas prices haven’t shot up this fast since 2022 in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman is again trying to take his fund management company public alongside the launch of a new fund.

Oil prices have surged since the start of the conflict with Iran and American consumers are going to suffer the consequences at the gas pump, but the higher cost of energy won’t show up in the latest reading on U.S. inflation.

“She is wondering if she will ever get her $100,000 in equity back.”

Rapidan Energy Group says the 20% disruption from “Gulf War III” is more than double the prior record set in 1956-57.

Aramco’s CEO warns of “catastrophic consequences” for the oil market if the effective closure of the Straits Of Hormuz were to remain for an extended period. He was unenthusiastic about prospects for the U.S. Navy escorting tankers in transit.

Barclays says the chasm between winning and losing stocks in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine was huge. Here are their style picks.

Plus: Exploring the conventional wisdom around how to invest during times of geopolitical uncertainty.

Lufthansa shares jumped 7% on Tuesday, continuing to outperform rival airlines since the outbreak of war in Iran.

The whipsaw moves in South Korean stocks last week were examples of a textbook bubble, Bank of America’s equity strategists say.

The disappointing earnings report comes just one quarter after the stock had enjoyed a record rally after upbeat results.

The company’s co-founders said they are leaving to start a new mRNA-based company.

Changing Social Security to a flat benefit for all would put both workers and the poor at risk.

Bank of America’s equity-derivatives strategists, led by Nitin Saksena, say it’s too early to celebrate.

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday received a broker downgrade, with the analysts arguing that its status as a duopoly in both diabetes and weight loss are under threat.

Oracle’s stock has been pressured over concerns about whether its AI spending will yield the necessary returns.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is waiving oil-related sanctions on certain countries in an effort to ease crude prices, as he estimated the war with Iran would end “very soon.”

The company lifted its outlook for networking revenue and disclosed a big bump in orders for enterprise AI servers.

“He has no loyalty to me or our vows.”

The yield on the 2-year Treasury note had been rising Monday on inflation fears after oil prices surged.

Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers.

Vinay Prasad, an official for the Food and Drug Administration, is reportedly stepping down, which is welcome news for biotech companies.

Megacap tech names are back in the spotlight — this time not as growth leaders, but as a port in the storm during an increasingly chaotic period for global markets.

YouTube’s 2025 revenue topped even Disney’s media properties and is poised for ongoing growth both in advertising and subscriptions, MoffettNathanson said.

Shares of Ticketmaster parent Live Nation rallied toward their biggest gain in nearly a year, as analysts don’t see the settlement as helping competition to gain traction.

Virtually every major asset class has been stung by volatility over the past week as the combined U.S. and Israeli assault on Iran caused one of the most rapid spikes in crude-oil prices on record.

Oil prices climbed on Monday, but finished below Monday’s highs near $120 a barrel following talk by the Group of Seven nations of a potential emergency release of crude reserves.

The next generation of AI chips is driving a multibillion-dollar boom in optical interconnects, and Bank of America believes these stocks could be big winners.

Gold prices declined on Monday, extending their loss from last week, as an escalating conflict with Iran drove fears of sticky inflation on the back of surging prices of oil, and investors again took shelter in the dollar.

Amazon’s Zoox is testing robotaxi operations in 10 U.S. cities, but Google’s Waymo has a big lead.

Higher prices will push inflation upward in 2025, limiting the Federal Reserve’s ability to cushion the soft U.S. labor market, said former Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian.

Hims & Hers shares jumped more than 50% in premarket trade on Monday after ending a dispute with Novo Nordisk by striking a partnership with the Danish drug giant.

Microsoft is evolving its Copilot offering from chatbot to agent through a new arrangement with Anthropic.

Airline stocks were set to continue their recent sharp selloff amid fears that travel demand will drop as the escalating Middle East conflict sends crude oil prices above $100 a barrel.

Rising oil prices can affect the stock market in significant ways.

Anthropic has been designated a supply-chain risk by the government, a move that the company says could cost it hundreds of millions of dollars in private deals.

The group’s finance ministers are reportedly considering making 300 million to 400 million barrels available.

U.K. government bonds have been particularly hard hit by surging oil prices as investors bet inflationary pressures will quickly build in Britain and force the Bank of England to raise interest rates.

The prospect of stagflation means stocks may fall into a bear market

Rivals like Burger King and Wendy’s have also been biting off that McDonald’s CEO video — and industry experts say it’s good for business for everybody.

Iran and oil may have broken the stock market — but the cracks were already visible.

Several companies in the S&P 500’s communications sector trade at low price-to-earnings valuations, with attractive dividend yields well supported by cash flow.

An energy analysis published by JPMorgan has put some numbers on the extent of that error that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has admitted from its decision to shutter nuclear production in wake of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima plant in 2011.

JPMorgan thinks the DFC cannot offer adequate insurance to all the vessels presently hoping to transit the Strait of Hormuz without a change in legislation from Congress. Bessent disagrees.

U.S. stocks have been outperforming international rivals since the Iran conflict began, since the U.S. is a net exporter of oil while major European and Asian competitors require imports.

U.S. stock-market futures fell on Sunday as crude futures surged above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2022 amid growing fears about the economic effects of the conflict with Iran.

The findings have been tested in the real world.

Growth in Medicare Advantage plans has slowed in the past year and would be almost nonexistent if not for specialty plans that cater to people with chronic conditions or to low-income subscribers — and that bring in much more money than individual plans.

“She chose a lovely man whose family has a history of remarkable longevity.”

Research suggests the U.S. loses more than just an hour of sleep when we spring forward by turning the clocks back.

“He has less than $20,000 to his name and no income besides Social Security.”

“Without clear distance and boundaries, he will pull me down with him.”