Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 2, 2025. NYSE Stock futures were lower ahead of Friday’s session, with investors monitoring conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel, and potential direct U.S. involvement. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 154 points, or 0.3%. Nasdaq…
Smoke blankets the sky above Tehran, Iran, following explosions in the capital after the Israeli army hit Iranian targets, on June 18, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Crude oil futures rose more than 1% on Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s military to intensify attacks against Iran. U.S. crude oil was…
The human cost of global conflict is unbearable for the victims, of course, and it comes with an economic cost too, which analysts are trying to estimate right now. President Trump has reportedly approved a plan to bomb Iran but not yet given the green light for action. The main issue for investors is what…
–German insurer Allianz is cutting 650 jobs in its U.K. insurance arm, the Financial Times reports, citing unnamed sources. –The roles affected are in its commercial, speciality and personal insurance business, the FT reports. –Allianz Insurance employs around 6,000 people in the U.K. –Allianz confirmed to the FT that there would be a reduction in…
Sydney Harbour and the skyline of the central business district (CBD) in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led declines in Asia-Pacific markets Thursday, falling over 2%, as investors weighed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates steady, while the ongoing…
The Club’s 10 things to watch Wednesday, June 18 — Today’s newsletter was written by Zev Fima, the Investing Club’s portfolio analyst 1. We’re on pace for a slightly higher open this morning as investors monitor the latest in the Israel-Iran conflict and gear up for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s post-meeting press conference this afternoon….
U.S. or Israeli military action that leads to regime change in OPEC member Iran would have a profound impact on the global oil market, according to JPMorgan. “If history serves as a guide, further destabilization of Iran could lead to significantly higher oil prices sustained over extended periods,” Natasha Kaneva, head of global commodities research…
Huge waiting lines are seen in front of jewelry retailer stores at Yu Garden in Shanghai, China, on May 17, 2025, as the city offers consumption vouchers to stimulate consumer spending. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images China’s retail sales in May grew at their fastest rate since late 2023, data from National Bureau of…
Stocks in China and Hong Kong traded lower on Thursday, led by declines in the tech sector, as markets struggled to sustain the positive momentum from the Sino-U.S. trade talks that lacked concrete details. China’s blue-chip CSI 300 Index closed about 0.1% lower after wavering through the day, slipping from the three-week high touched on…
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain and four other nations on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, accusing them of repeatedly inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway joined Britain in freezing the assets and imposing travel bans on Israel’s national security minister Ben-Gvir…