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Iran war and your portfolio: Historical stock market patterns
Andriy Onufriyenko | Moment | Getty ImagesThe escalating war in the Middle East jolted the stock market on Tuesday — a reaction that history suggests is common after a global shock, but often not lasting.While the market rebounded…
Trump officially nominates Kevin Warsh as Fed chair to replace Jerome
Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, April 25, 2025.Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg |…
Apple announces MacBook Neo, its most affordable laptop ever
Apple MacBook NeoSource: Apple Inc. For years, the cheapest way into the Mac lineup was a $999 laptop. On Wednesday, Apple cut that price nearly in half.The company unveiled the MacBook Neo, a colorful, lightweight laptop powered by an…
Trump sides with crypto in battle with banks over stablecoin yield
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on March 1, 2026, on his way back to Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has…
Oil falls for first time since U.S. launched war against Iran
Oil prices fell Wednesday for the first time since the U.S. launched its war against Iran, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will provide support to oil tankers transiting the Persian Gulf and announce…
Bessent says 15% this week, IEEPA levels later
President Donald Trump's recently announced 15% global tariff will be implemented sometime this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday.Bessent also predicted that U.S. tariff rates would, by August, effectively return…
Dems tread cautiously around Trump impeachment after Iran strikes
Rep. Al Green shouts as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025.Win Mcnamee | Via ReutersSince the U.S. attack on Iran, congressional Democrats and opponents…
Goldman’s David Solomon surprised by ‘benign’ markets, Iran war
David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026.
Oscar Molina | CNBCGoldman Sachs' Chairman and CEO David Solomon said financial markets have had a…
Spain PM Sanchez brushes off Trump’s threat to cut off all trade
The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, speaks during the official opening dinner of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026, at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, on 1 March 2026, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Europa…
UAE stocks sell off as markets reopen after Iranian missile strikes
The Damac Heights real estate development, right, in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesStocks listed in Dubai and Abu Dhabi slid on Wednesday, as UAE indexes…