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Rivian stock drops 5%: is Amazon reliance a growing risk?

Shares of Rivian Automotive, Inc. fell sharply on Friday after the release of its latest quarterly results, as investors shifted focus from improving fundamentals to the company’s growing reliance on a single customer and the uncertain ramp-up of its next-generation vehicle platform. The stock declined about 5.7% on Thursday. Amazon dependence draws investor scrutiny A

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Dollar mostly down after the Fed holds rates 

The Fed held on 29 April as widely expected with Jerome Powell to remain on the board until 2028.  This article was submitted by Michael Stark, an analyst at Exness.  The US dollar posted a modest decline in most of its pairs after the meeting of the Federal Reserve (the Fed) on 29 April. There

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Brent Oil Turns Lower, Eyes $105 Support, 30 April, 2026

Brent crude oil be expected to fall further to the next support level 105.00 – the breakout of which can lead to further losses toward the next round support level 100.00  Brent crude oil reversed from resistance level 112.80 Likely to fall to support level 105.00 Brent crude oil recently reversed down from the resistance

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Hormuz Supply Risks, Central Bank Hawkish Holds, and UK…

Geopolitical tensions and “hawkish” central banks sustain high inflation, while UK local elections test political stability and fiscal market credibility. Geopolitical Supply Risks and the Energy Inflation Trap The global energy landscape is currently defined by extreme sensitivity to the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint that remains under immense strain. While WTI Oil recently

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Meta eyes up to $25 billion bond sale to fund AI expansion

Meta Platforms Inc. is planning to raise between $20 billion and $25 billion through an investment-grade bond sale. The move comes as the company accelerates spending on infrastructure to capitalise on the artificial intelligence boom, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The offering is expected to be split into as many as six tranches.

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Meta stock sinks 10% after earnings: why analysts are cutting targets

Shares of Meta Platforms fell sharply in early trading on Thursday, dropping around 9%. The move comes despite the company reporting better-than-expected first-quarter results, as investors reacted to a significant increase in capital expenditure guidance. The decline underscores growing market sensitivity to the cost of artificial intelligence investments, even as revenue and profitability remain strong.

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Nexo expands Zero-Interest Credit to SOL, XRP holders

Nexo, a digital assets wealth platform, has expanded its Zero-Interest Credit (ZiC) product to include Solana’s SOL and Ripple’s XRP as supported collateral assets. With this move, Nexo becomes the first platform to offer 0% APR, no-liquidation lending backed by either asset, adding to its existing BTC and ETH collateral options. ZiC, which was named

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ExxonMobil earnings may miss again as Hormuz conflict hits revenue

ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded energy giant, is set to release its fiscal first-quarter 2026 earnings report before the US market opens on May 1.  These will be the company’s first full quarterly results since the outbreak of the Hormuz conflict, with investors keenly watching the impact on its bottom line. ExxonMobil’s revenue is

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Alphabet hits 52-week high as AI, cloud growth fuel stock surge

Shares of Alphabet Inc. surged on Thursday after the company delivered a strong first-quarter earnings report, easing investor concerns over its rising capital expenditure tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure. The stock gained 7.74% to $374.22, its 52-week high, as markets responded positively to robust growth across its cloud and core advertising businesses, even as spending

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Energy Gridlock and Policy Persistence as Central Banks…

Oil prices spike as the Hormuz closure persists, forcing a hawkish Fed to delay rate cuts amid Powell’s imminent succession. The Shadow of Hormuz: Energy Shocks and the Geopolitical Stalemate The global energy market is currently held hostage by a high-stakes standoff in the Persian Gulf. With the Strait of Hormuz entering its second month

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