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Gold Price Passes $3,000, a Record High, Amid Tariff Anxiety

The price of gold hit a new milestone as investors sought havens from market turmoil.

The New York Times - 4d

Vale’s relations with Lula government improve after tensions last year, says boss

Group’s head Pimenta highlights easing strains that should help settle investor nerves

Financial Times - 2d

Managed futures hedge fund ETF launches in Europe

The momentum-surfing vehicles have taken off in the US with investors seeking the potential of uncorrelated returns

Financial Times - 2d

Stocks continue to rebound, but Tesla shares head in reverse

Investors await Federal Reserve interest-rate decision this week, while bracing for another round of U.S. tariffs.

CBS News - 1d

The market’s ‘fear gauge’ spiked, then slid. What that means for your stocks.

A VIX spike can be bullish — but comes with the volatility that can shake investors out of the market.

MarketWatch - 1d

Indonesian stocks tumble 4% on concerns over economy

Jakarta index among world’s worst performers as slowing consumption and government spending rattle investors

Financial Times - 22h

Nvidia’s stock falls after GTC. Here’s why Wall Street wasn’t so impressed.

Investors hoping for a surprise new revenue stream instead got an energetic keynote that was lacking in fresh developments.

MarketWatch - 9h

March Madness 2025: Michigan wins the Big Ten Tournament, gets No. 5 seed; make it make sense

The Wolverines earned more respect than the committee showed on Sunday

CBS Sports - 2d

A Tariff Tantrum: the Upheaval from Trump’s Trade Policies

Corporate chiefs see “chaos,” and investors see red as the effect of President Trump’s shifting trade policy begins to weigh on board rooms and trading rooms.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

'SNL' taps into cynicism over Elon Musk's White House influence

Questions about tech investor Elon Musk's extraordinary influence in President Donald Trump's White House found answers that doubled as punchlines on "Saturday Night Live."

NBC News - Mar. 9

Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada

The prominent central banker and investor was chosen in a crucial leadership race amid threats from President Trump. He is expected to quickly call a federal election.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

Stocks Drop as Recession Fears Surface

The S&P skidded 2.7 percent, amid investor fears that tit-for-tat tariffs could raise prices, slow the economy and sow uncertainty among businesses.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

Dell is a buy as the AI sector takes a hit, Jim Cramer says

As the market sell-off continues, CNBC's Jim Cramer suggested Dell is a good stock to buy even while investors lose faith in the validity of the AI boom.

CNBC - Mar. 11

Why a ‘good’ CPI report on Wednesday may not be enough to turn stock-market carnage around

Wednesday’s consumer-price index report is now in sharp focus with investors hoping more clarity on stagflation concerns could help stem the stock-market selloff.

MarketWatch - 6d

‘You want to become billionaires? List on NSE,’ says Ashish Chauhan, CEO of India’s National Stock Exchange

NSE's Chauhan says that retail and foreign institutional investors will look toward Indian stocks now that valuations are "back to near their 10-year average."

CNBC - 6d

S&P 500 closes higher on soft inflation report; Nasdaq jumps 1% as traders snap up tech shares

The Nasdaq Composite rose on Wednesday after a soft inflation report eased concerns about the economy and as investors snapped up beaten-up technology shares.

NBC News - 6d

Asia-Pacific stocks fall even after soft U.S. inflation report pushes two Wall Street benchmarks up; Seven & i shares rise as much as 3.6%

The Nasdaq Composite picked up after the soft inflation report eased concerns about a looming recession and as investors snapped up technology shares.

CNBC - 6d

This ETF plays defensively within growth stocks. Here’s how it’s faring better than the S&P 500.

Investors with an appetite for growth stocks can play defensively within the category by focusing more on high-quality stocks beyond Big Tech.

MarketWatch - 5d

What Is a Stock Market Correction?

The S&P 500 has fallen 10.1 percent from its recent high, crossing a threshold that signals investors have turned pessimistic about stocks.

The New York Times - 5d

Jim Cramer names retail stocks to buy as the market pulls back

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday highlighted two stocks in the retail space that he thinks investors have an opportunity to buy on the dip, Ralph Lauren and Gap.

CNBC - 5d

This could be the start of a $1 trillion shift away from U.S. stocks, regardless of what Americans do

Foreign investors reallocating money away from the U.S. could fuel a $1 trillion sell order on U.S. equities, a UBS strategist said Friday.

MarketWatch - 4d

Tariff timeline: How Trump turned global trade into an economic battlefield

Trump has praised tariffs as a fix for economic issues, but their erratic rollout and shifting reasons have worried investors. See a timeline of the president’s trade rhetoric.

NBC News - 4d

Treasury yields rise as expectations for more inflation increase

U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday as investors awaited consumer sentiment data and were relieved after tame inflation data this week.

CNBC - 4d

Europe needs ‘big bang moment’ to boost investment, says Deutsche Börse chief

Stephan Leithner says EU should take advantage of investors switching into region’s markets away from US as tariff concerns grow

Financial Times - 3d

Baidu shares jump 10% following release of new free-to-use AI models

Shares of Chinese tech giant Baidu were trading up 10% in trading in Asia, as investors reacted positively to a spate of AI model releases over the weekend.

CNBC - 1d

Operative Games unveils AI-driven interactive storytelling platform

Operative Games, an interactive storytelling company, emerged today from stealth with backing from investors 1AM Gaming, Samsung Next, and LongJourney.vc.

VentureBeat - 1d

Your 401(k) may need some all-weather protection

With retail investors in the grip of stock-market turmoil, a fund that protects against all kinds of financial risks seems like a good idea. Is it?

MarketWatch - 16h

Intel’s stock is on a 5-day hot streak — but it’s still below last month’s highs

Despite excitement over Intel’s new CEO, shares are still below the company’s year-to-date highs — in February, when investors were expecting an imminent breakup.

MarketWatch - 8h

Elbow Grease Games runs prototype mixer for its first accelerator class

Elbow Grease Games (EGG) has completed its first ever EGG Prototype Mixer with 10 game startups presenting to a crowd of game investors and publishers.

VentureBeat - 4h