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Copper joins gold in broad commodities sell-off. There’s a worrying reason behind it
Key Points Both precious and industrial metals fell in Thursday trading as investors are starting to worry this oil shock will go on long enough to cause an economic slowdown or recession. An unusual stagflation scenario is occurring with rates rising on inflation fears, while economic growth expectations are being lowered. But some warn that […]
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The Iran war is threatening supply of a little-thought-of resource — helium. What it means for markets
The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium. Helium is a little-known but key input in many industries, most notably technology. In semiconductor manufacturing, its cooling properties are used to transfer heat. Helium is also indispensable […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Micron, Alibaba, Five Blow, Newmont and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Micron Technology — Shares shed nearly 7%. Micron reported a blowout quarter , with its adjusted earnings of $12.20 per share handily topping the $9.31 consensus estimate, per LSEG. Its revenue was $23.86 billion, compared to the $20.07 billion expected from analysts. Investors may […]
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OpenClaw demand in China is driving up the price of used MacBooks
Key Points Jeremy Ji, chief strategy officer at ATRenew, told CNBC that the consumer electronics reseller is seeing more people trade-in their older MacBooks for a more powerful one. The increased demand comes as people in China rush to try the new OpenClaw artificial intelligence agent. Ji declined to share exact volume of MacBooks processed, […]
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Dow tumbles 600 points to session low as inflation fears hurt stocks: Live updates
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates after a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stocks sold off on Wednesday after new U.S. economic data […]
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Powell says he will stay on as head of the Fed until Warsh is confirmed
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on Jan. 28, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will keep serving as head of the central bank if his nominated successor, Kevin Warsh, is not […]
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Fed still expects to cut rates once this year despite spiking oil prices
Key Points The Federal Reserve’s so-called dot plot showed a median estimate of 3.4% for the federal funds rate at the end of 2026, the same as what it had projected at the end of last year. However, a closer look at the overall dot plot showed the balance of projections moved toward fewer reductions. […]
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Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement
This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in January. Text removed from the January statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Williams-Sonoma, Micron, Macy’s, SL Green & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Williams-Sonoma — The home goods and furniture seller rose 6% on better-than-expected earnings. Williams-Sonoma earned $3.04 per share, beating an LSEG estimate of $2.90 per share. The company also raised its quarterly dividend by 15%. nVent Electric – The maker of electronics cabinets and cooling systems […]
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Micron earnings are out after the bell following a big move higher. What analysts expect
With Micron Technology set to report earnings after the bell Wednesday, analysts will looks for signs on whether the company can keep up with the outsized demand for its advanced memory chips. Micron manufactures high-performance DRAM and high-bandwidth memory chips, two pieces of hardware critical to powering AI data centers, making the company a beneficiary […]
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