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US‑Iran Tensions Pull Street Down, Snap Nasdaq Streak
Renewed US‑Iran tensions over Iran’s re‑closure of the Hormuz Strait halted the market’s momentum, pulling the S&P 500 off its record peak and ending Nasdaq’s longest winning streak since 1992. The Do
Price predictions 4/20: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA
Following Iran’s Hormuz Strait shutdown and the S&P 500’s fresh all‑time high, Bitcoin rallied to $76 k and now targets $84 k, buoyed by $996 m of ETF inflows and a $2.5 bn purchase by Michael Saylor’
Prediction Markets Expect Prolonged Strait of Hormuz Disruption—And Oil Traders Are Betting Big
Prediction markets are betting that the Strait of Hormuz will stay shut well into May, with only a 28% chance of normal traffic by April 30. Iran’s re‑imposed crypto tolls—up to $2 million per vessel
Kevin Warsh nominated as Fed chair, vows independence
Kevin Warsh, Trump’s pick for Federal Reserve chair, told the Senate the Fed must stay out of fiscal, climate and social policy, pledging a focus on inflation. The White House touts his credentials, w
Investors are misreading news about the Iran war, analysts say as markets whipsaw
Investors celebrated the brief reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, lifting the S&P 500 4.5% and Nasdaq 6.8%, but the strait shut again on Saturday, snapping the rally and exposing complacency. Analysts
Polymarket in talks for $400M at $15B valuation
While the S&P 500 hits record highs and Nasdaq enjoys its longest winning streak since 1992, prediction‑market platform Polymarket is courting a $400 million infusion at a $15 billion valuation. The m
Bitcoin climbs 2.5% while stocks shrug off US‑Iran war
Bitcoin rebounded 2.5% to over $76k as markets brushed off renewed US‑Iran tensions, with traders and speculative funds driving the rally while volatility stayed low. Analysts at QCP Capital see inves
U.S. crypto adoption is rebounding, bitcoin still dominates, Deutsche Bank says
Deutsche Bank’s latest survey shows U.S. crypto participation rebounded to 12% in March, spurred by a fresh surge in Bitcoin ETFs that pulled in $1.3 billion. Despite the price rally, most U.S. invest
Dow Flat as Iran‑Hormuz Tension Hits, Nasdaq Streak
U.S. equities barely moved as Iran shut the Hormuz Strait, prompting fresh oil price gains, while the S&P 500 clung to record highs and the Nasdaq stretched its longest winning streak since 1992. Inve
American Airlines falls after company dismisses talk of United megamerger
American Airlines' shares tumbled over 4% after the carrier dismissed United Airlines' merger proposal, a stance that echoes antitrust alarms from bipartisan senators and Transportation Secretary Sean
Tesla launches Dallas, Houston robotaxi; no rides
Tesla announced robotaxi service in Dallas and Houston, but data shows only one vehicle per city and near‑zero availability, suggesting the rollout is a pre‑earnings hype move rather than a functional
Bondholders Offer One-Year Pause for Emerging Markets
Bond investors are pushing a new ‘pause clause’ that gives emerging market sovereigns up to a year of payment relief when a crisis hits. Multiple outlets — Yahoo Finance, Finimize, and bondforNGOs New
Asia Markets Rise Amid US-Iran Tensions
Asia’s equity markets edged higher as the U.S. and Iran’s naval showdown sent oil prices soaring and U.S. stock futures wobbling, a reaction echoed by Google Business’s futures report. The seizure of
Nike Stock Plunges 70% as Turnaround Drags On
Nike shares have cratered 70% from their November 2021 peak as the sportswear giant's aggressive direct-to-consumer pivot under former CEO John Donahoe ceded shelf space to On, Hoka, and New Balance —
Vercel breach forces crypto teams to rotate API keys
A compromised AI tool gave attackers a foothold in Vercel’s infrastructure, exposing API keys used by crypto front‑ends. Crypto teams, including Solana‑based Orca, are scrambling to rotate credentials
Stablecoins not a threat to banks in the near-term: Moody's analyst
Moody's analyst Abhi Srivastava says stablecoins, now worth over $300 B, pose limited near‑term risk to U.S. banks because yield‑bearing tokens are barred by law. However, as tokenized assets grow, re
Bond Yields Hold, Tech Megacaps Surge
Geopolitical tension spikes as Iran re‑closes the Hormuz Strait and Trump threatens renewed bombing, yet bond yields stay flat, cushioning equities. Meanwhile, six of the seven AI‑heavy megacap tech s
IMF Warns US Treasury Safety Premium Erodes
The IMF warned that the U.S. debt explosion is eroding the safety premium of Treasury bonds, with the bonds' international 'convenience yield' turning negative — meaning Treasuries now yield more than
Morgan Stanley: Netflix Pullback Is Timing, Not Demand
Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating on Netflix with a $115 price target, calling the post-earnings stock decline a timing issue tied to price increases flowing through the business rather
Trump backs Warsh as Fed chair amid succession chaos
Trump is pushing his Fed chair pick, former governor Kevin Warsh, to pursue aggressive rate cuts while the Federal Reserve’s succession process teeters on a political knife edge. Analysts warn the mix
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