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Iran War

• Houthi Control of Critical Chokepoint Means Oil Supply Disruptions Into 2027

• Global Bond Selloff Extends as Rate Hike Expectations Grow

• Global Energy Crunch Entering a ‘More Dangerous’ Phase

• Why Are Markets Shrugging Off the Latest Jump in Oil Prices?

• It Could Be Time to Hedge Against Inflation

• How Much Lower Can Oil Prices Go on the Iran Peace Deal?

• With Commodity Prices Booming, Few Mining Stocks Look Cheap

• Morningstar DBRS: High Oil Prices to Persist Into Summer, but Ample US Gas Storage Provides Buffer

• ‘Nothing Else Matters’ in Today’s Market, Says Strategist

Stock Market Trends

• Markets Brief: Utility Stock Dividends vs. Bond Yields, Citadel’s Bullish Turn, and a Cooling IPO Market

• Weekly Market Update: Stocks Little Changed; Tech Sector Gains While Healthcare Falls

• The Shifting Trends That Drove Stock Funds in Q3 2026

• Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks

• Why This Strategist Is Wary of Entertainment Stocks

• 7 Charts on Q3 Market Highlights: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders

• Stocks Run Out of Gas in Q3 as Bond Yields Surge

• 4 Stocks to Buy Before They Rise Further

• Smart Investor: The Fund Managers Dialing Back Risk, Rieder on Inflation, and Questionable Tokens

Company Earnings

• 3 Stocks to Sell and 3 Stocks to Buy for October

• Micron Earnings: Beware Attempting to Time the Peak

• Markets Brief: Are We in an Earnings Bubble?

• What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

• 4 Stocks to Buy Before They Bounce Back

• What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

• Zscaler Stock Fell 5% After Earnings. Is it Undervalued?

• Adobe Earnings: Forward-Looking Metrics Under Pressure from Freemium Transition

• Oracle Earnings: Solid Steps Toward Long-Term Revenue Goals via On-Time Capacity Delivery

Interest Rates

• The US Debt Crisis May Have Already Begun. It Could Unfold in Slow Motion

• What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

• Soft September Jobs Report Has Market Dialing Back Calls for Fed Rate Hike

• 7 Charts on Q3 Market Highlights: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders

• Why the Bond Market Sold Off in Q3—Will the Losses Continue in Q4?

• 4 Key Questions for Investors to Ask at the Start of Q4

• Actually, AI Is Boosting Interest Rates, Not Inflation

• Morningstar DBRS: Rising Rates to Hit Private Corporate Credit First and Hardest

• Higher Rates Have These Top Stock Fund Managers Taking a More Defensive Stance

More in Markets

AI Stocks Took a Breather in Q3 After a Blistering Q2 Rally

Hyperscalers and software were back in investors’ good books last quarter as memory, chip, and industrial stocks stalled.

What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

Fed meeting minutes, consumer credit, and more.

7 Charts on Q3 Market Highlights: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders

The AI trade cooled and bond yields soared to multi-decade highs.

Stocks Run Out of Gas in Q3 as Bond Yields Surge

Stocks post small gains as the Mag 7 cushion against a wobbling AI trade, rising oil prices, and higher interest rates.

Why the Bond Market Sold Off in Q3—Will the Losses Continue in Q4?

Sticky inflation and the AI borrowing boom are driving yields upward with no signs of slowing.

4 Key Questions for Investors to Ask at the Start of Q4

And why today’s biggest market stories may be distractions.

Markets Brief: Are We in an Earnings Bubble?

A look at the durability of the earnings boom ahead of Q3 results. Plus, is AI really crowding out Treasuries, and more blurring between growth and value stocks.

Actually, AI Is Boosting Interest Rates, Not Inflation

The conventional wisdom misses the role of the Fed.

Smart Investor: The Fund Managers Dialing Back Risk, Rieder on Inflation, and Questionable Tokens

We wrap up our coverage of the markets and the week.

What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

Jobs, PCE inflation, earnings from Nike, and more.

Weekly Market Update: Stocks Gain 1.09% as Technology Rises, Energy Falls

Moderna and Qualcomm among the top performers of last week.

Morningstar DBRS: Rising Rates to Hit Private Corporate Credit First and Hardest

Large corporates will be affected next through refinance and earnings cycles.

Higher Rates Have These Top Stock Fund Managers Taking a More Defensive Stance

That means avoiding companies with too much debt and adding exposure to high-dividend stocks like financials.

Nvidia’s Immense Dividend Hike Puts Dividend Growth Stocks in the Spotlight

Companies growing their dividends have posted strong returns this year. Why is that?

Inflation Is Peaking and Will Fall, BlackRock’s Rieder Says. Here’s Why

He makes the case for Japanese government bonds, European credit, and US investment-grade bonds.

Why the Fed Rate Hike Spells Bad News for Private Equity Exits

Higher capital costs come on top of the threat of AI, an exit bottleneck, and damped investor appetite.

Markets Brief: Here’s How High Yields Could Trip Up the Bull Market

Plus, a continued HVAC boom, and the SEC’s move to end its oversight of shareholder proposals.

Smart Investor: Next Drivers for Stocks, Risks for Index Investors, and Economic Outlook

Weekly Market Update: Stocks Flat as Healthcare Rises, Utilities Fall

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Shake Shack among the worst-performing stocks last week.

What’s Next for Stocks After the Fed Rate Hike

Crosscurrents include the AI infrastructure boom and strong earnings, along with high oil prices, rising interest rates, and AI safety concerns.