by Piero Cingari | Apr 17, 2026 | General
The Strait of Hormuz reopened and Wall Street smashed all records, in what became a historic week for the books. Weeks of war, inflation fears and $100 crude culminated Friday in a sequence of announcements that traders had been waiting for since February 28, when the...
by Chandrima Sanyal | Apr 17, 2026 | General
Institutional investors are dialing back bullish bets on the greenback, and that shift is poised to reflect in ETF positioning. According to Business Times, State Street found that investors have raised dollar hedge ratios to their highest level in two years, while...
by Chris Katje | Apr 17, 2026 | General
Oil stocks have traded higher in 2026, and in some cases hit all-time highs. Among the investors buying up oil stocks after the United States launched strikes against Iran in February are members of Congress. Congressman Buys Oil, Pipeline Stocks Congressman August...
by Benzinga Newsdesk | Apr 17, 2026 | General
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE:AMC) drew fresh attention after CEO Adam Aron publicly endorsed Paramount Skydance’s plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it could strengthen the flow of movies that stay exclusive to theaters longer. The backdrop is a...
by Piero Cingari | Apr 17, 2026 | General
Fear is unwinding as fast as it built. The CBOE Volatility Index — commonly known as the VIX, Wall Street’s real-time gauge of expected equity market volatility — collapsed 44% over the three weeks ending April 17, 2026. The gauge hit a nine-week low of 16.87 Friday...
Recent Comments