Dip Buyers Are Running Back to Stocks Despite $100 Oil

Apr 23, 2026 | Markets

The reflex to buy stocks is kicking back into gear. Market Snapshot Brent crude oil futures $104.02 +2.1% S&P 500 futures 7,134.00 -0.5% Stoxx Europe 600 Index 611.11 -0.5% South Korea Kospi Index 6,475.81 +0.9% US 10-year Treasury yield 4.32% +0.02 Market data as...

India Contracts Fertilizer at Nearly Double Pre-War Price

Apr 23, 2026 | Markets

India, the world’s top importer of urea, has booked the nitrogen-based fertilizer at sharply higher prices than in a previous tender as the Middle East conflict disrupts supplies and pushes global benchmarks higher. Indian Potash Ltd., which imports the crop nutrient...

Wall Street Group Urges SEC to Lift Private Asset Trading Ban

Apr 22, 2026 | Markets, Private Credit

Lobbyists for some of Wall Street’s biggest alternative asset managers are asking regulators to relax rules preventing the buying and selling of assets between funds overseen by the same company, a move they say will boost the adoption of private assets in retirement...

US Gasoline Prices Likely Peaked Last Week, Energy Secretary Wright Says

Apr 21, 2026 | Markets

The surge in US gasoline prices from the Iran war appears to have crested, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said. “It looks like they peaked about a week or so ago,” Wright said during testimony before a Senate committee on Tuesday. The 35% jump US gasoline prices over...

Pentagon Seeks $75 Billion for Drones in Record Budget Ask

Apr 21, 2026 | Markets

The Pentagon’s largest-ever budget request earmarks $75 billion for drones and technologies to counter them, mainly for a massive increase for a little-known office working with US commandos to test and evaluate various systems, according to defense officials. The...