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Oil hits $100, central banks lean toward tighter rates
Oil prices surged to $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict damages infrastructure and blocks the Strait of Hormuz, forcing central banks worldwide to reconsider rate‑cut plans and weigh inflation risk
BlockFills Files Chapter 11 After $75M Loss
Institutional crypto trading and lending firm BlockFills filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 15, 2026, after losing roughly $75 million, freezing customer withdrawals in February, and facing a fe
Fed Meeting Amid Oil Spike Slashes Rate‑Cut Outlook
Investors brace for the Fed’s upcoming policy decision as Middle‑East conflict‑driven oil price spikes fuel inflation worries, push the S&P 500 down 5% from its record, and trim expectations for multi
Domestic equities near 11‑month lows, banks stay high
Valuations dip as benchmark indices hover near 11‑month lows, yet banks stay above long‑term averages, many non‑lending stocks trade at lower multiples, and most equities sit below their 200‑day movin
Solas Capital Takes $5.6M Stake as Euronet Slides 30%
Solas Capital Management took a $5.6 million stake in Euronet Worldwide, a payments firm whose stock has slumped 30% despite posting $4.2 billion in 2025 revenue and strong earnings growth, highlighti
US Futures Rise as Iran Oil Surge Fuels Fed Rate Watch
US stock index futures edged higher on Sunday as investors weighed the Iran‑related oil price surge and awaited the Federal Reserve’s March 17‑18 policy meeting, amid rising geopolitical tension and i
XLF Approaches Death Cross as Financial Sector Slides
Technical charts of the State Street Financial Select Sector ETF show a looming death cross and broken trendlines, signaling a bearish turn for the financial sector that could drag down the broader ma
Options Traders Buy Protection as VIX Surges Above 27
Options traders are buying protection, the VIX surged above 27, and funds plan to cut stock exposure next week, while the S&P 500’s realized volatility stays at 12% and the index hovers near its all‑t
Bitcoin Surges 8.5%, Breaks From Tech Stocks
Bitcoin is on track for its strongest week since September 2025, rising about 8.5% to above $71,000 while diverging from tech stocks, gold, and broader U.S. equities since the Middle East conflict esc
Meta Unveils 4 AI Chips, Buys Millions of Nvidia GPUs
Meta unveiled four custom AI chips targeting inference workloads by 2027, built with Broadcom—yet also signed a multiyear deal to deploy millions of Nvidia GPUs, illustrating that custom silicon may c
Nvidia Holds $100M Stake in AI Cloud Firm Nebius
Nvidia disclosed a $100 million stake in AI cloud provider Nebius through its Q4 2025 13F filing, giving the smaller company a powerful vote of confidence from its primary GPU supplier.
Olas Agent Polystrat Makes 4,200 Trades, 376% Returns
Autonomous AI agents built on the Olas protocol are now trading on Polymarket around the clock, delivering returns up to 376% and giving retail users a data‑driven edge over human traders.
MercadoLibre Q4 Earnings Miss, Stock Down 12%
MercadoLibre's fourth‑quarter earnings fell short of forecasts, sending its shares down 12% year‑to‑date, even as the company posted 47% revenue growth, added 6.4 million new customers, and expanded i
Tax Loss & Gains Harvesting Can Zero Capital Tax
Tax harvesting—selling loss‑making shares to offset gains (tax loss harvesting) and trimming long‑term holdings to stay under the Rs 1.25 lakh exemption (tax gains harvesting)—lets investors eliminate
15 penny stocks tumble 15‑55% over two weeks
A targeted screen of low‑priced, actively traded penny stocks revealed that 15 such shares plunged 15%–55% over the past two weeks, underscoring heightened downside risk in the current market correcti
Bitpanda Targets €4‑5B IPO, Expands Crypto Services
Vienna‑based crypto broker Bitpanda is scaling globally by offering banks crypto infrastructure and tokenization services, reporting €371 million revenue and 7.4 million users, while preparing a Frank
Vietnam Stock Upgrade: Front-Run Index Funds
Vietnam's stock market is set to be reclassified from 'frontier' to 'secondary emerging' by FTSE Russell, creating a rare window for retail investors to buy in before massive index-fund inflows push p
Pariah Capital's ETF mix up 8% as energy jumps 27%
Pariah Capital’s contrarian portfolio of underweight ETFs has surged 8% this year, beating a S&P 500 that is down about 1%, as energy, consumer staples and UK large‑cap stocks rally amid the Iran conf
Johnson Calls Bitcoin a Ponzi Scheme; Saylor Rebuts
Former UK PM Boris Johnson called Bitcoin a 'giant Ponzi scheme' in a Daily Mail column, drawing rebuttals from Michael Saylor and the crypto community, who argue Bitcoin lacks the central operator an
XLF death cross Monday as financials lead 2026 selloff
The XLF financial sector ETF is flashing multiple bearish technical signals — broken trendlines, a plunging death cross set for Monday, and a steep drop in relative strength — making it the worst-perf
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