New threats and tensions rattle Iran ceasefire and test peace push

The Iran ceasefire and peace talks this week are hanging by a thread as tensions boil over the strategic waterway that epitomizes Tehran’s new leverage and a conflict that critics warn has escaped President Donald Trump’s control.
On Friday, Trump said Iran had “agreed to everything,” prompting a stock market rally on hopes the war could soon end. But by Sunday, this looked like another case of overhyping diplomacy, and the president was again threatening to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants, and Tehran had shut the S

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SpaceX’s $2 Trillion IPO Is Coming: These 6 Stocks Will Ride the New ***** e Economy Into Orbit

SpaceX confidentially filed for its IPO on April 1, and quickly raised its target valuation above $2 trillion. That would dwarf Saudi Aramco’s record $29.4 billion raise in 2019 and could bring in as much as $75 billion. Morgan Stanley just released a list of 60 public companies across the full ***** e supply chain — the ***** e 60 — that stand to capitalize on the opportunity, everything from raw materials to satellite services.
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This Trash‑Hauling Giant Could Be the Only Industrial Stock I'd Buy and Never Sell

Industrial stocks tend to be very cyclical. Their revenues and stock prices typically rise during an economic expansion and fall during a recession. That cyclicality makes them more difficult to buy and hold long-term, since it often makes sense to sell when the economy appears to be nearing a cyclical peak.
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Stock market today: Dow soars over 1,000 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq surge on news of 2-week US-Iran...

US stocks surged on Wednesday, while oil prices cratered amid relief after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that could lead to a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) soared 2.5%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) vaulted 3.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped 2.9%, or over 1,300 points.
Global markets saw a return of risk appetite after President Trump called for a two-week suspension in hostilities in return for Tehra

Stock Futures Soar After U.S., Iran Walk Back From the Brink

Oil prices plunged, stock futures surged and government bond yields sank after President Trump said he had agreed to a cease-fire with Iran if the Strait of Hormuz reopened immediately.
The pause in hostilities sparked relief among investors who feared the war was about to spiral into a dangerous new phase that could inflict even graver damage to the global economy. The immediate question for the financial world now is whether tankers trapped in the Persian Gulf can start to sail out and deliver much-needed supplies to increasing

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Want to know what’s next for the economy if the U.S.-Iran war persists? CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday’s stock market action gave investors a warning.
Despite eking out a small last-minute gain, the S&P 500
was down for most of the session as President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to strike a deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz approached with little signs of progress, dimming hopes of a resolution between the two countries. Trum

Key Fed Official Says Interest Rate Hike Is Possible as Gas Prices Soar

A top official at the Federal Reserve has said that soaring gas prices present a new threat to the economy, warning of a possible interest rate hike if inflation remains persistently elevated.
Oil prices have surged since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began, sparking fears of renewed inflation and roiling the stock market, which dipped on Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened that Iran's "whole civilization will die tonight" if Tehran doesn't accept his terms.
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, a voting

Duke's Rivers' Pro Day Has Scouts Buzzing About His Stock

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The NFL Draft is just a few weeks away, and several Duke football players have a realistic shot at hearing their names called.
The highest-graded Blue Devil in this year's class is senior cornerback Chandler Rivers. His strongest evaluation comes from PFF, which ranks him as the 83rd best player overall and the 12th best cornerback prospect in the 2026 draft. Even at the lower end of his projections, Rivers is firmly in the day two to day three conversation.
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As Western heat wave ends, scientists try to make sense of its length and intensity

The scorching spring heat dome that baked the West for well over a week has finally moved along, after setting more than 1,500 temperature records across 11 states, according to the research group Climate Central.
In its wake, climate scientists, irrigation managers and local officials are taking stock of a looming water crisis and trying to make sense of just how exceptional the heat wave turned out to be. Even before the high temperatures arrived, Western states were reporting some of their weakest snowpa

How I'd Invest $10,000 in AI Stocks Right Now

If you're starting off investing, it can be a bit intimidating to create a portfolio that gives you exposure to some of the biggest investment trends. Right now, there isn't a trend much bigger than artificial intelligence (AI) investing, and even though the market is in a bit of a lull due to geopolitical instability, I think these stocks make for an excellent starting point.
If I had to start my portfolio over, these five stocks would be the first I'd invest in right now, as they are the most compelling buys with the biggest upside.
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How Cathie Wood Sent ARK Innovation on a Wild Roller-Coaster Ride

Everybody wants their investments to go up in value. But what many people don't realize until they've been investors for a while is that they also want to realize those gains without having to endure a lot of downward volatility along the way. Unfortunately, that's not the way things work, and many of the individual stocks that have been the best long-term performers have forced their shareholders to endure gut-wrenching drops that have tested their conviction and discipline. Indeed, for some, the decision to invest in exchan

Bitcoin Skids, $14 Bil In Options Due; Cathie Wood Raises Cash

The price of bitcoin on Friday retreated to near its March low as a wave of options were set to expire today while upheaval in the Middle East continues. Cathie Wood and her ARK Invest firm over the past few days have been laying low in terms of stock purchases as they rotate into cash.
Bitcoin's price early Friday retreated near $66,200, approaching its March 2 low around $65,400. Bitcoin's price has been relatively rangebound since early February, trading between $63,000 and $76,000.
The retreat comes as $14 billion in bitco

Assessing MicroStrategy (MSTR) Valuation After Its Largest 2026 Bitcoin Purchase

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Strategy (MSTR) just reported its largest Bitcoin purchase of 2026, adding 22,337 BTC funded mainly through STRC preferred shares and equity, a move that underlines its role in institutional Bitcoin demand.
See our latest **** ysis for Strategy.
That record BTC purchase lands at a time when the share price has climbed 12.25% over the past month but is still showing a 4.38% decline year to date,

Strategy Bitcoin Bet Grows With Preferred Stock As Valuation Gap Widens

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Strategy Inc. (NasdaqGS:MSTR) acquired more than 22,000 BTC in a single week, its largest Bitcoin purchase of the year.
The company funded the move primarily through preferred stock and common equity, using high yielding, variable rate preferred shares (STRC).
This latest purchase lifts Strategy's total Bitcoin holdings above 761,000 BTC and puts it close to potentially surpassing BlackRock as the larges

Do Bitcoin Halvings Matter Anymore If Strategy's STRC Exists?

Strategy bought seven weeks of new Bitcoin supply in one week, boosting the case for a $400,000 BTC price target if this pace continues.
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Key takeaway:
Strategy raised $1.18 billion via MSTR shares to fund Bitcoin purchases last week.

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2 Magnificent Dividend Stocks Down 27% and 47% to Buy and Hold Forever

While the rest of the economy keeps chugging along with a boost from artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, the housing sector has been in the doldrums. Activity is down due to elevated mortgage rates, falling home prices, and lower immigration, all headwinds for the sector. Two of the leading homebuilding stocks, Lennar (NYSE: LEN) and D.R. Horton (NYSE: DHI), have seen their share prices drop 49% and 29%, respectively, from all-time highs because of these macroeconomic headwinds.
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The Trump-Led Iran War Can Lead to a Triple Whammy for the Federal Reserve -- and the Stock Market...

Since the start of 2019, things have gone exceptionally well for Wall Street and investors. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has registered at least a 16% gain in six of the last seven years, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have both motored to several record-closing highs.
Upside catalysts have been abundant, including the evolution of artificial intelligence, better-than-expected corporate earnings, stock-split euphoria, rec

Bitcoin’s Brutal Pullback Has ARKB Investors Searching for Answers

ARK Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) fell 22.6% year-to-date through February 20, matching Bitcoin’s decline exactly.
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Want to Make $15,000 With XRP or Bitcoin? Do These 3 Things.

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Starboard Pressure Puts Riot Platforms AI Pivot In Investor Focus

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Activist investor Starboard Value is urging Riot Platforms to speed up its shift away from bitcoin mining and toward AI and high performance computing data centers.
The campaign includes pressure on Riot to execute quickly on a new long term lease agreement with AMD, which is intended to support AI focused infrastructure.
These developments point to a potential reset of Riot's business mix and could influence

Opinion: The Fatal Flaw of the Bitcoin Debate Is That Value Is Being Conflated...

For more than a century, no ***** et class has been able to hold a candle to the stock market in terms of annualized return. Despite its volatility, the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has significantly outperformed commodities, real estate, and bonds over the very long term.
But over the last decade, cryptocurrencies have absolutely crushed the S&P 500 in the return column, with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the world's largest digital currency, leading the way. Over the last 15 years, Bitcoin has catapulted fr

U.S. state retirement fund boosts MicroStrategy stake despite stock downgrade

It has been a tumultuous cycle for Michael Saylor-led Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy. The company's stock has lost 65% of its value since Oct. 1 last year.
Recently, the leading Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company posted financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 when it reported a net loss of $12.4 billion.
Worse, a market bank has lowered the firm's price target by 20%. But it hasn't stopped a major state retirement fund from increasing its stake in Strategy.
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TeraWulf Recasts Bitcoin Roots Into AI Power Capacity Opportunity

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TeraWulf (NasdaqCM:WULF) is shifting its core business from bitcoin mining to building and operating AI focused infrastructure.
The company has recently sold nearly all of its bitcoin holdings and acquired new industrial sites intended to roughly double its available power capacity.
These moves signal a company wide pivot toward serving power hungry AI workloads rather than relying on cryptocurrency mining eco

Trump claims victory on affordability as public anxieties persist

The White House is declaring victory on turning around the economy, after months of aides’ urging the president to find a more empathetic tone on Americans’ financial struggles.
But public attitudes about the economy have not risen to match the record-breaking stock market and expectations-beating inflation and jobs report, defining the challenge for the president’s party in November’s midterms. Most Americans say the economy is on the wrong track and disapprove of Trump’s handling of it, recent surveys show.
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This Dividend ETF You Haven't Heard of Is Springing to Life

Experienced dividend investors may know about the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index, which is a basket of S&P 500 member firms that have boosted payouts for a minimum of 25 straight years. That index is accessible in fund form, meaning that income seekers can efficiently tap into a basket of stocks with steadily rising payouts. (Dividend Aristocrats® is a registered trademark of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.)
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Trump claims victory on affordability as public anxieties persist

The White House is declaring victory on turning around the economy, after months of aides’ urging the president to find a more empathetic tone on Americans’ financial struggles.
But public attitudes about the economy have not risen to match the record-breaking stock market and expectations-beating inflation and jobs report, defining the challenge for the president’s party in November’s midterms. Most Americans say the economy is on the wrong track and disapprove of Trump’s handling of it, recent surveys show.
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Stocks climb while warnings grow over what's next

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a fresh record high on Monday, after topping 50,000 for the first time last week. The S&P 500 and teach-heavy Nasdaq also climbed, continuing to reverse major losses suffered days earlier.
The performance marked the latest move in topsy-turvy markets -- and that rollercoaster may very well continue, some **** ysts told ABC News.
Analysts attributed the volatility to a flurry of developments in artificial intelligence (AI), and a perception of looming geopolitical uncertainty. Mixed signals in economic d