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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Best Buy, AppLovin, Scotts Miracle-Gro and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Meta Platforms — The social media giant tumbled more than 6%. Meta lost two major legal cases concerning child safety this week. While the financial penalties aren’t large relative to the company’s size, Meta’s losses in court raise questions around Big Tech’s role in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron, Sandisk, Newmont and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Memory stocks — Shares of memory chipmakers tumbled following the unveiling of Google’ s new AI model, which the company said could reduce the amount of memory required to run large language models. Sandisk dropped nearly 4%, Micron Technology , Western Digital and Seagate […]
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Inside India newsletter: Ikea has high hopes for the country as it stares at a global slowdown
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of Inside India — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. This week, I dive into the world’s largest furniture retailer, Ikea, and its big plans in India even as it contends with […]
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U.S. brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela, Interior Secretary Burgum says
Doug Burgum, US secretary of the interior, at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images HOUSTON — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Wednesday that the U.S. recently brought back $100 million of gold from Venezuela. Burgum visited Venezuela with […]
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European markets finish higher as U.S. seeks end to Iran conflict
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on March 23, 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Roberto Schmidt | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks ended Wednesday in positive territory as the U.S. reiterated efforts to de-escalate the war with Iran and Tehran said it […]
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Europe and India are too sensitive to oil prices, says UBS — buy these defensive markets instead
Monday’s relief rally in response to a delay to U.S. strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure offers an opportunity for investors to rotate into defensive assets, according to UBS analysts. UBS says it remains “positive” on equities overall but the bank has now issued a downgrade on European and Indian equities, both of which it now […]
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Gold jumps over 2% as oil slump eases inflation fears amid Trump Iran talks
Gold bars are stored in a safe deposit room in Munich, Jan. 28, 2026. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters Gold prices climbed on Wednesday as declining oil prices helped temper worries about persistent inflation, following reports that Washington is working on a proposal to end the Middle East conflict. Spot gold prices were last up 2.56% […]
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European stocks mixed as Iran war uncertainty lingers
A bull statue and a bear statue stand outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on April 7, 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. Florian Wiegand | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares listed in Europe struggled to find direction on Tuesday, as uncertainty around a resolution to the Iran war weighed on sentiment. Shortly after the opening […]
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Gold sinks deeper into bear market territory as sell-off extends
Gold bars weighing 1000 grams each are displayed at the Austrian Gold and Silver Refinery (Oegussa) in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 3, 2026. Georg Hochmuth | AFP | Getty Images Gold extended its slide on Tuesday, deepening its bear market phase, as investors unwind positions, with a stronger U.S. dollar and elevated Treasury yields reducing […]
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Gold and silver losses ease as Trump postpones Iran energy strikes
Gold, silver and platinum resumed their recent sell-off on Monday, but recovered strongly from initial sharp losses as fresh hopes of a de-escalation of the Iranian conflict buoyed investors. The price of spot gold had fallen more than 5% on Monday morning, at $4,262.50, before recovering to trade at $4,412 at 11:40 a.m. in London […]
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