Apr 10, 2026 | Markets
US inflation surged in March by the most in nearly four years as the war with Iran sent gasoline prices skyrocketing. The consumer price index rose 0.9% from February, according to data out Friday. From a year ago, it was up 3.3%, the strongest pace since 2024. A...
Apr 10, 2026 | Markets
Pawn shop owners across the US say they’ve seen an increase in demand for loans in the past month or so, a sign of just how punishing higher gas prices are for some Americans. “We’re making a lot more loans,” said Tim Cassidy, the fourth generation in his family to...
Apr 10, 2026 | Markets
Saudi Arabia’s oil exports via the Red Sea are holding steady for now, as the impact of a drone attack on its vital cross-country pipeline has yet to filter through. The strike on Wednesday — hours after a ceasefire was declared in the Iran war — damaged one of 11...
Apr 10, 2026 | Markets
Investors should flock into commodities for the next few years as they benefit from global geopolitical and macroeconomic turmoil, according to Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett. Stocks would be replaced by commodities as the biggest winners of the “anything but...
Apr 9, 2026 | Markets
The market moves triggered by President Donald Trump’s foreign policy pronouncements are helping to shake up a long-established pattern in equities. Traders are used to stock markets grinding higher during bull-runs, which are typically interspersed with sharp gaps...
