Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
One by one, high-conviction trades on Wall Street are falling out of favor. USO, the biggest US ETF tracking crude oil, is on pace for its steepest monthly outflow since 2009. SOXX, one of the largest semiconductor funds, is poised for its second-largest weekly...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
Intel Corp. shares hit a record high after the chipmaker delivered a sales forecast that shattered Wall Street expectations, showing that it’s finally benefiting from a boom in AI spending. Revenue will be $13.8 billion to $14.8 billion in the June quarter, the...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
US consumer sentiment fell in April from a month earlier to a record low, reflecting worries around the economic fallout from the Iran war. The University of Michigan’s final April sentiment index dropped to 49.8 this month from 53.3 in March. While that was slightly...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
The arid Persian Gulf is hardly the world’s breadbasket. Yet the conflict in the region is sending shockwaves through the global food industry — from growers to packaging firms and distributors — with major implications for food security and living standards. The war...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
Procter & Gamble Co. reported stronger-than-expected results for its latest quarter, but warned that rising oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East could lead to additional costs of $1 billion in its next fiscal year. Organic sales, which strip out items...
Apr 24, 2026 | Markets
In the opening hours of the U.S.-Iran conflict this March, a swarm of Iranian drones, each costing between $20,000 and $50,000, destroyed billions of dollars worth of American radar installations across the Middle East in a single afternoon. Replacing that hardware...
