Post SCOTUS’s annulment of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs on Fri, 20 Feb 2026 and Trump's subsequent move to impose a temporary 15% global tariff across the board, have thrown world trade into a new bout of confusion. US stock market was not spared either. On Mon 23 Feb 2026, 2nd trading day post SCOTUS’s verdict, US equities tumbled as investors grappled with fears and uncertainty over Trump’s new tariffs. By the time market called it a day: DJIA: -1.66% (-821.91 to 48,804.06). S&P 500: -1.04% (-71.76 to 6,837.75). Nasdaq: -1.13% (-258.79 to 22,627.27). There were 67 52-weeks new highs and 264 new lows. Monday’s trading volume on US exchanges was 18.39 billion shares, slightly below the 20-day average of 20.62 billion. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) saw a heavy skew toward negative
I have put out a few posts on the tussle for $Warner Bros. Discovery(WBD)$ by $Netflix(NFLX)$ and $Paramount Skydance Corp(PSKY)$ from even before onset of the saga. Below are what I have shared so far: (click on title to savour) 09 Jan 2026 - NFLX vs PSKY Clash : Best Entry Is Now ! 10 Dec 2025 - WBD bid war begins : NFLX vs PSKY vs Trump (?) 08 Dec 2025 - The Winner Is NFLX... Errh, Not So Fast ! 26 Nov 2025 -
I pick A My View: Gold sharp rebound and acceptance above $5,000 suggest strong dip buying. As long as momentum holds and risk sentiment stays elevated, gold could close the week above $5k 🚀🚀 Gold is gold 🚀🎁
$S&P 500(.SPX)$ closed down with the regional bank crisis and liquidity issue lingering on the broader market. Multiple companies released their earnings yesterday, with most of them falling, while $Shopify(SHOP)$ , $Shake Shack(SHAK)$ and $Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$ surging.1. $Shopify(SHOP)$ surged 23.84% with double beats and sale of logistics businessE-commerce firm Shopify early Thursday reported earnings and revenue for the March quarter that topped analyst estimates. SHOP stock rocketed 23.84% as the company also announced the sale of its delivery and logistics
GoldStockData.com's Don Durrett told Investing News Network that the gold $Gold - main 2306(GCmain)$ and silver $Silver - main 2307(SImain)$ rally is now running into resistance, but he thinks the last sell-off on Wall Street will clear the way for precious metals prices.He explained, "What we are waiting for is that the headwinds in the market are basically cleared. I mean, we need to see a sell-off in the stock market, and then gold prices can finally go higher." In his view, when the stock market capitulates At that time, basically investors would no longer put money into stocks, and would stay away from the bond market.Durrett sees $2,080 an ounce as the first target for an upward breakout in
In a widely anticipated move, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the 10th time in just over a year. The Fed fund rate now stands at a target range of 5%-5.25%, which is the highest it has been since August 2007.Source: Bloomberg During the news conference that followed the meeting, Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that "a decision on a pause was not made today." This is despite the omission of a sentence stating that “the Committee anticipates that some additional policy firming may be appropriate." It appears that the Fed has finally reached the terminal rates it had set out to achieve. S&P 500 & Nasdaq Index, Source: Bloomberg The bond markets initially priced a rate hike in the June Fed meeting. However, the sentiment soon changed into a likely rate pause