Oil prices topped $100 a barrel again on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the US would blockade “any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz,” threatening to further disrupt oil…
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China’s AI boom: blazing IPOs, an AI agent craze, and a new ‘token economy’
Liu Liehong, the administrator of China’s National Data Administration, the country’s main data regulator, unveiled the term at a State Council press conference in March, explaining that tokens were now “the settlement unit linking…
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Collapse of US-Iran talks heightens fears of prolonged energy shock | Oil
The failure of the US and Iran to reach a peace deal after marathon negotiations has put markets on alert for further oil and gas price rises.
With large numbers of oil tankers remaining stuck in the Gulf, the US vice-president, JD Vance, blamed…
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IMF warns Strait of Hormuz might never be back to normal traffic levels
The International Monetary Fund warned that the closure and reduced traffic in the Strait of Hormuz might become the new reality for the waterway, similar to what happened with the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb in the Red Sea.IMF Managing Director…
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Is Meta Platforms a Buy or Sell?
In an ongoing series of articles examining the bullish and bearish cases for some well-known stocks, today I look at Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META). Lately, the company’s operational performance and stock performance have been going in…
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Global oil shocks less damaging after lessons learned in ’70s
WASHINGTON — The world economy is experiencing a disorienting flashback to the 1970s.
Oil prices are once again surging in the wake of war in the Middle East, driving up the cost of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel and threatening a return to…
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Dollar jumps as failed US/Iran peace talks spark fresh safe-haven push – Reuters
- Dollar jumps as failed US/Iran peace talks spark fresh safe-haven push Reuters
- FX Daily: Global FX comes back from the brink ING THINK economic and financial analysis | ING THINK
- Dollar Rises on Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire TradingView — Track…
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Michael Saylor Says Just 2% Bitcoin Growth Covers MicroStrategy’s Dividends Forever
MicroStrategy revealed that its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings need just 2.05% annual growth to cover all preferred stock dividends indefinitely, without issuing new common shares.
Chairman Michael Saylor shared the metric in a post, alongside a…
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ABIVAX (ABVX) Appoints Michael Nesrallah as Chief Commercial Officer
ABIVAX Société Anonyme (NASDAQ:ABVX) is one of the
7 Best Strong Buy European Stocks to Invest In. On April 2, 2026, ABIVAX Société Anonyme (NASDAQ:ABVX) appointed Michael Nesrallah as chief commercial officer. Michael Nesrallah will…
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Where Will the S&P 500 Be in 10 Years? Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller Weighs In
The last 10 years have been an excellent run for the stock market. Despite two bear markets (2020 and 2022) and two nearly bear markets (2018 and 2025), the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.11%) has produced a total return of 282% over the last decade, a…
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