The oil market is sending an increasingly loud warning about gas prices at the pump
Oil buyers are paying much more to get a barrel of crude oil immediately as the Iran conflict threatens global supplies.
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Trump administration repeals Biden era greenhouse gas requirements for power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday repealed limits on carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants imposed by the Biden administration, and proposed a sweeping action that would eliminate all remaining greenhou…
Children’s Place earnings missed by $0.20, revenue fell short of estimates
Custom-engineered solutions manufacturer Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) beat Wall Streetâs revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 10.4% year on year to $265.4 million. The company expects the full yearâs r…
Saudi Arabia may be just days away from not being able to export much oil
The attack on Iran by the US and Israel is good news for Russia but bad news for Europe, including Ukraine, and ultimately for the US itself. China could emerge as a long-term winner. Europeans must look after their own…
Bank of America expects third-quarter investment banking fees to fall more than 10%; shares slide
Bank of America is seeing a far more subdued few months for its Wall Street advisory and trading businesses after a blockbuster second quarter, CEO Brian Moynihan told analysts Monday.
The stock market could do something strange this week after the Fed decision
Wall Street is expecting that the Federal Reserve will raise rates this week after Chairman Kevin Warsh's tough speech against inflation at Jackson Hole last month was followed by a series of hot inflation reports, a sp…
Counting the votes: Warsh faces a tough battle as the Fed girds for expected interest rate hike
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh faces a tricky head count this week when he and his fellow policymakers decide on both the immediate and future path of interest rates.
Apple releases test of redesigned Siri AI before iPhone 18 hits stores this week
Apple on Monday released a new version of the iPhone software called iOS 27, which includes the company's redesigned Siri AI personal assistant, before the latest iPhones hit store shelves this week.
Verrica Pharmaceuticals at H.C. Wainwright conference: growth and pipeline
Verrica Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRCA) will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results and provide a corporate update on March 11, 2026.
Trump says no need for more AI regulation, slams Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back against growing calls for greater regulation of artificial intelligence, and lashed out at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over his urgent plea for an AI slowdown.
Cocoa Prices Gain on the Outlook for Tighter Supplies from Ghana
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) is up +58 (+0.97%) today, and December ICE London cocoa #7 (CAZ26) is up +55 (+1.27%).
Coffee Prices Rise on Technical Short Covering
December arabica coffee (KCZ26) is up +6.30 (+2.21%) today, and November ICE robusta coffee (RMX26) is up +31 (+0.88%).
Crude Prices Surge as Saudi Arabia Closes its East-West Pipeline
October WTI crude oil (CLV26 ) is up +3.30 (+3.30%) today, and October RBOB gasoline (RBV26 ) is up +0.0690 (+2.09%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude posting a 3.75-month high. Energy …
Stocks Slump on AI Slowdown Fears and Rising Bond Yields and Crude Prices
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.83% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -1.39%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are d…
Brazilian Real Weakness Weighs on Sugar Prices
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26 ) is down -0.11 (-0.61%) today, and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26 ) is down -1.10 (-0.21%). Sugar prices gave up an early advance today and turned lower as a slump in the Bra…
Stocks Fall on AI Slowdown Fears and Rising Crude Oil Prices
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is down by -0.65% today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down by -0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down by -1.48%. E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are d…
Microsoft sets limits for future AI models as industry throttles frontier development
Microsoft has posted a provisional code of conduct that would impose restrictions on its artificial intelligence models, days after Anthropic and OpenAI leaders agreed to slow development speed.
Stock Market Today (Sept. 14, 2026): Nasdaq, S&P 500 falls on rising oil, AI tensions
US Stock Market Today LIVE: The United States stock market was put under additional pressure on Monday as the market players faced two tough situations as rising oil prices and uncertainty about the pace of investments …
China says AI CEOs' call for a slowdown is 'fear mongering'
BEIJING — China on Monday pushed back on calls by U.S. AI executives for companies to slow down the development of the cutting-edge technology.
The Week Ahead on Wall Street: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
We’re not in Kansas anymore. A paparazzi angles his obnoxious lens toward the black, tinted glass nestled on the quiet corner of Renwick and Canal Street in New York’s hipster enclave suburb of Soho. Ahead of the 2018 V…
Africa’s richest man aiming to make $23bn from continent’s biggest-ever IPO
Public offering of Aliko Dangote’s Nigerian oil refinery business could swell his net wealth by two-thirds
AI has been carrying the stock market. An industry pause could pull the rug out, warns this Wall Street giant.
China’s AI rally has been concentrated in mainland-listed stocks, which are difficult for US investors to access.
Oil over $100 has JPMorgan stock-market strategists fearing a missing out on a swift decline
Published on: March 9, 2026 / Updated on: March 9, 2026 – Author: Konrad Wolfenstein
Brent crude tops $108 after Saudi Arabia shuts down critical pipeline that bypasses Strait of Hormuz
Crude oil prices popped on Monday after Saudi Arabia closed its critical pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.