The S&P 500 Index and the VOO ETF have slumped this month as the war in Iran has gained momentum. It dropped to $6,500 on Friday, its lowest level since September 10 last year. It has slumped by ~7% from the year-to-date high. JPMorgan warns on the S&P 500 Index As the S&P 500 Index
The commodities market has been experiencing a rollercoaster ride at the beginning of the week with oil prices reversing course and plunging sharply, while gold hit its lowest level since November 25 of last year. Oil prices fell over 13% Monday after US President Donald Trump postponed potential military strikes against Iranian power plants for
Michael Saylor’s Strategy (previously known as Microstrategy), the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, continued adding to its cryptocurrency reserves last week, though at a significantly slower pace compared to its recent large-scale purchases. The company acquired 1,031 Bitcoin for approximately $76.6 million, according to an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission
The AUD/USD pair is showing early-week weakness against the US dollar, with the pair breaking below the lower boundary of a significant ascending channel that has been in place since December 2025. Key Drivers Behind the Downward Move: → The US dollar’s appeal as a safe-haven currency has strengthened amid heightened military tensions in the
A “super-accelerated” drawdown of drilled, uncompleted wells could rapidly boost US oil production, with a new Rystad Energy analysis suggesting the Permian Basin alone could see an immediate 183,000 barrels per day (bpd) increase, alongside an additional 56,000 bpd from other regions. Achieving this scenario would likely exceed theoretical limits, as it would require the
The Iran war led LPG crisis in India, which has exposed the country’s heavy reliance on imports, and should be seen as a wake-up call for the government to go back to the drawing board and push for a more durable, large-scale transition to electric cooking, experts say. Although India has launched campaigns and policies,
Li Lu may not be a household name for retail investors, but in the halls of Berkshire Hathaway, he is revered. Born in China and shaped by the 1989 student protests, Lu eventually found his calling at Columbia University after hearing a lecture by Warren Buffett. His investment firm, Himalaya Capital, now manages $3.5 billion
It’s only March, and investors have already absorbed a hot war in the Middle East, a credit system showing cracks, a brutal tech repricing, and two of the world’s most trusted safe-haven assets selling off in the middle of a crisis. The market feels chaotic because it genuinely is, and what makes this moment unusual
Li Lu may not be a household name for retail investors, but in the halls of Berkshire Hathaway, he is revered. Born in China and shaped by the 1989 student protests, Lu eventually found his calling at Columbia University after hearing a lecture by Warren Buffett. His investment firm, Himalaya Capital, now manages $3.5 billion
A growing share of Gen-Z (defined as those born between 1997 and 2012) is stepping away from work and education at the same time that debt burdens are rising and wages are struggling to keep up with living costs. Across major economies, millions of young people are now classified as NEETs, meaning they are not in