My top 10 things to watch Friday, March 20 1. Stock futures are down this morning as oil works its way back up after a brief move lower on Thursday. The major averages are pacing for their fourth losing week in a row, with the S & P 500 and Dow down 0.4% and 1.2%,…
Gold and silver bars of various sizes at the precious metals dealer Pro Aurum in Munich. Sven Hoppe | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Gold prices rebounded slightly on Friday, but silver prices sank further, after both metals suffered heavy selling pressure in the previous session. By 6:17 a.m. ET, spot gold was 0.3% higher…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images The perks of working in Silicon Valley have long included high salaries. Now, some engineers may be offered a new incentive: artificial intelligence tokens. Nvidia CEO Jensen…
Oil prices rose as much as 3% on Thursday after Iran attacked several energy facilities across the Middle East following a strike on its South Pars gas field. Dwayne Schnell | 500px Plus | Getty Images U.S. oil prices extended their decline Friday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington may soon lift sanctions on Iranian…
Pump jacks operate in a field on March 11, 2026 in Gillett, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday, following volatile trading on Wall Street overnight, as the Middle East war and disruptions to energy supply keep investors jittery. Iran attacked the world’s largest gas plant in Qatar, causing damage…
All of the positive economic talk out of this week’s Federal Reserve meeting had a negative impact on investors, who have now taken expectations for even one interest rate cut this year off the table. In his post-meeting news conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell took an upbeat view of current conditions, even with what he…
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Blockbuster earnings were not enough to prevent a sharp drop in Micron Technology shares in premarket trading. The chipmaker tripled revenue in the latest quarter as results sailed past analysts’ estimates, but shares look set to fall by around 5.3% at the open as of 07:02 a.m. E.T….
Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding 2% and 5.5%, respectively, as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets. At 6:26 a.m. ET, spot gold was down 2.8% at $4,682.78 an ounce. Front-month gold futures were down 4% at $4,700.20. Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Gold…
Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran’s latest attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment, amplifying concerns…
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets dipped on Thursday, tracking losses on Wall Street that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average touch a new closing low for the year. The Federal Reserve held…
