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09/03/2026

U.S. Stocks Rise as Oil Gains on Iran Escalation

09/03/26 9:50 AM

U.S. stocks rose as a rally in Treasury yields stalled but equity and bond moves were muted as oil prices continued climbing due to clashes between Iran and the U.S.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 295.07 points, or 0.56%, to 53061.95. The S&P 500 added 35.13 points, or 0.46%, to 7666.60 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 118.05 points, or 0.45%, to 26217.83.

The yield on the policy-sensitive two-year Treasury declined 0.008 percentage point to 4.383%. The yield on the 10- year Treasury note fell 0.002 percentage point to 4.793%, after testing 2026 highs early in the session. The 30-year bond yield was unchanged at 5.266%. Yields snapped a five-session streak of gains.

Oil futures rose 79 cents, or 0.9% to $91.01 a barrel as the escalation in warfare between the U.S. and Iran reduced chances of a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz in the foreseeable future.

The U.S. dollar ticked down against rivals after relatively weak private jobs data.

Private companies added 38,000 employees to payrolls in August, a slowdown from July and fewer than economists had anticipated, according to the latest survey from ADP. That was the most meager private payroll growth since January, and foreshadowed potential weakness in the Labor Department's report on Friday.

New York Federal Reserve President John Williams, who has been a leading advocate of the central bank's "hold and wait" strategy on interest rates, hinted he could support a rate hike in an appearance on CNBC.

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09/03/2026

Dell's earnings showed that demand for AI hardware extends beyond major cloud providers

Shares of Nvidia closed up 3.2% on Wednesday.

Nvidia's stock got a boost from Dell Technologies' earnings on Wednesday, with analysts noting that the server maker's commentary helped validate Nvidia's view of a robust and expanding artificial-intelligence market.

"Dell's results present a further sign that the enterprise market for AI compute has momentum beyond the current hyperscaler market," D.A. Davidson analyst Gil Luria told MarketWatch, referring to computing power.

The server maker reported what analysts said was a blowout quarter, as revenue for its AI server business doubled relative to a year before.

While there's been clear momentum in demand for computing power among the hyperscalers, analysts believe Dell's (DELL) results show that the data-center buildout is supporting demand growth for enterprise hardware too, which could be a boon for Nvidia (NVDA). There have been concerns that major cloud providers were overwhelmingly driving sales of AI hardware.

Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson told MarketWatch that Dell's results support Nvidia's "optimism around non-hyperscale growth."

Nvidia's stock rose 3.2% on Wednesday.

Broader market dynamics may have also been working in Nvidia's favor on Wednesday.

Rebecca Wettemann, CEO of technology-research firm Valoir, said Nvidia was likely benefitting from a general market rebound on Wednesday as investors responded to momentum in oil prices and a pullback in Treasury yields. However, she said in emailed comments that the market would continue to be volatile "given the geopolitical and economic uncertainty."

"Nvidia's fundamentals are strong, and its recent earnings announcements and guidance gave investors confidence that it continues to have strong demand and a pretty significant moat in its chip business," Wettemann said.

Last week, Nvidia reported blockbuster second-quarter earnings results, which led to the company achieving its largest one-day market-capitalization gain on record. The company expects revenue to grow by about 70% in the 2028 fiscal year, which runs through January of that year.

Jed Ellerbroek, a portfolio manager at Argent Capital Management, said "investors are becoming more valuation conscious" across the chip and broader AI-infrastructure trade, and Nvidia looks like "the best company in this area" given its "attractive multiple."

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09/02/2026

Oil Surges After New Middle East Strikes -- WSJ

Oil prices surged higher amid increased tensions in the Middle East, weighing on stock and bond markets.

The U.S. military said it was carrying out strikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, after Iran attempted attacks on commercial ships and fired missiles at American bases. Brent crude futures rose 4% above $94 a barrel. The move pressured bonds, where a global rout is rolling into September, raising borrowing costs for governments.

Worries that an impasse in the Middle East will keep inflation hot and force central banks to raise rates are fueling the bond selloff.

Also hitting bonds: Swelling fiscal deficits world-wide, increased competition from corporate borrowers and Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's reluctance to give forward guidance.

The 10-year Treasury yield jumped, and was on track for its highest level since January 2025; its Japanese equivalent hit 3%, its highest level since 1996 after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted at possible BOJ rate hikes. Bond yields also rose to multiyear highs in Germany and France.

U.S. stocks fell, with the Nasdaq leading losses. Asian stocks had a downbeat session, with fast-fashion company Shein making a subdued stock-market debut.

09/01/2026

MW Global oil prices surge above $92 a barrel after report of strikes on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz

09/01/26 6:56 AM

The U.S. and Iran returned to exchanging fire after a month-long lull

There has been a sharp decline in commercial vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday after reports that two oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz were struck by projectiles amid a sharp decline in commercial-vessel traffic through the key global energy route.

The West Texas Intermediate contract for October delivery (CL.1) (CLV26) advanced 2.9% to $88.28 a barrel, while the November Brent crude contract (BRN00) (BRNX26) climbed 2.5% to $92.73 a barrel. The latest leg higher in oil prices brings both the U.S. and international benchmarks up to their highest levels in almost two weeks, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Two oil supertankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Bloomberg report based on information from maritime risk-management consultant Marisks.

The Saudi Arabian-flagged Sidr, which is a large crude carrier operated by the country's national shipping company, Bahri, was struck as it was sailing east of Khasab, Oman. The Senegal Prosperity, run by South Korea's Sinokor, was hit by three objects, also while sailing east of Oman, Marisks said, adding that both vessels were attempting to exit the Persian Gulf.

Over the weekend, Washington and Tehran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month. The U.S. launched strikes on Iran's Larak Island, and Tehran retaliated by attacking two U.S. military bases in Jordan. On Monday morning, President Donald Trump threatened further strikes against Iran.

Meanwhile, the technical picture for oil prices has strengthened even further, pointing to more upside in the West Texas Intermediate contract. Oil prices have been making small dips, then moving sideways briefly before rising again. Each time, they have broken through another resistance level and continued higher, according to Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst for global macroeconomics at Forex.com.

"WTI is now testing the important $86.50-$88.50 region. This area has acted as resistance previously and also coincides with a long-term bearish trend line," he told MarketWatch in emailed commentary on Tuesday.

But a sustained break above that level would be "technically significant" and could signal the beginning of a much larger move higher, he added.

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09/01/2026

MW Amazon's stock slips as the FTC alleges billions of dollars in hidden ad fees

08/31/26 3:24 PM

Regulators claim Amazon artificially bumped up floor prices during peak shopping periods, adding surcharges to merchants' ad spending

Amazon's advertising business generated $19.8 billion in revenue last quarter.

Shares of Amazon.com fell 2.5% on Monday following news that the Federal Trade Commission is looking to crack down on the company's lucrative digital-advertising business.

The FTC and 22 states plan to file a lawsuit against Amazon (AMZN) alleging that the company manipulated prices paid by marketplace merchants and caused billions of dollars in harm. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news on Monday, and the FTC subsequently confirmed it in a statement.

FTC officials say Amazon has secretly inflated the minimum prices required to win ad placements, intervening in auctions to raise prices 70% to 80% of the time. Amazon officials allegedly tracked the "surcharge" earned from these policies and tried to limit outside knowledge of these practices.

"The complaint alleges that Amazon's scheme has likely extracted tens of billions of dollars from its unwitting advertising customers," the FTC said.

This artificial floor-setting reportedly pushed merchant ad costs up by as much as 50% during peak shopping events such as Prime Day, when sellers naturally expected higher costs driven by holiday competition. Amazon's strategy raised the pay-per-click ad cost by 50% on major shopping days, the FTC claims.

According to internal documents cited by the regulator, Amazon executives said that revealing the surcharges would result in "irrevocable damage to advertiser trust" and a "downward spiral" of advertisers lowering their bids, which would result in the company losing revenue.

"When one of the world's largest online retailers engages in unfair and deceptive conduct, the impact can be staggering," FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson said in a statement. "Amazon has millions of advertising customers who were misled into paying significantly higher prices. These higher costs were largely passed on to American consumers. The FTC under President Trump won't allow this deception to continue."

In a blog post responding to the FTC, Amazon called the lawsuit "misguided," pointing to the company's commitment to keeping costs low for both consumers and advertisers.

"From 2019 through 2024, the average cost per click for Amazon's Sponsored Products search ads remained flat adjusted for inflation, while conversion rates grew 24% from 2021 to 2025. Advertisers paid the same and got more as we meaningfully improved ad relevancy and therefore performance," Amazon said. The company claims that the shift to artificial intelligence and machine-learning ad models has saved advertisers over $8 billion during this time period.

Amazon also accused the FTC of cherry-picking outdated training materials and isolated employee emails.

Amazon's advertising business has steadily grown in recent years, becoming a high-margin profit driver and the third-largest digital ad platform behind Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) and Meta Platforms (META). Last quarter, Amazon's advertising business grew 26%, reaching $19.8 billion in revenue.

This represents the FTC's third case against Amazon. Last September, the company paid $2.5 billion to settle allegations that it deceptively tricked consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions and made cancelling them excessively difficult.

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08/31/2026

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Futures Fall as US-Iran Tensions Flare Up—WMT, RZLV, FNGR in Focus (UPDATED)

08/31/26 5:29 AM

5:37 AM EDT, August 31, 2026 (Benzinga Newswire)

U.S. stock futures were lower on Monday, as the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices fell, following Friday’s lower close.

Geopolitical and trade anxieties spiked over the weekend following U.S. military strikes on Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island near the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered Iranian missile and drone retaliation against U.S. air bases in Jordan on Sunday. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump intensified trade tensions by calling Canada "the worst" for trade abuses and asserting his tariffs have "saved" the U.S. auto industry.

The market will turn toward key economic indicators this week, highlighted by Friday’s crucial August employment data. Investors will also be tracking a busy earnings lineup this week, featuring top AI infrastructure providers such as Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE:HPE), and Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), along with cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW).

On Friday, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh used his first Jackson Hole address to warn investors that the fight against inflation remains far from finished. He delivered a hawkish message: inflation remains too high, the labor market is effectively at full employment, and financial conditions may not be restraining the economy much at all.

The 10-year Treasury bond yielded 4.71%, and the two-year bond was at 4.31%. The CME Group’s FedWatch tool projections show markets pricing a 61.9% likelihood of the Federal Reserve hiking the current interest rates during its September meeting.

Index Performance (+/-)
Dow Jones -0.09%
S&P 500 -0.13%
Nasdaq 100 -0.04%
Russell 2000 0.11%

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) and Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ), which track the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100, respectively, were lower in premarket on Monday. The SPY was down 0.12% at $768.44, while the QQQ declined by 0.043% to $716.74.

Read Also: Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?

Stocks In Focus
BiomX
BiomX Inc. (NYSE:PHGE) tumbled 5.35% after disclosing a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of common stock.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that PHGE maintains a weak price trend in the short, long, and medium terms.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for PHGE.

Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) was just 0.049% higher as it agreed to pay $50 million to settle a Department of Justice lawsuit alleging its pharmacies unlawfully filled opioid prescriptions, fueling the national opioid epidemic.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that WMT maintains a weak price trend in the short, long, and medium terms, with a good growth score.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for WMT.

ONEOK
ONEOK Inc. (NYSE:OKE) was up 0.27% after it agreed to acquire Brazos Midstream’s Permian Midland Basin assets for a $4.425 billion all-cash transaction along with a $9 billion minority equity investment.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that OKE maintains a strong price trend in the short, long, and medium terms, with a solid value score.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for OKE.

Rezolve AI
Rezolve AI PLC (NASDAQ:RZLV) was 3.39% higher as it announced a global strategic alliance with Tech Mahindra Ltd. to accelerate the deployment of agentic commerce across large enterprises worldwide.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that RZLV maintains a strong price trend in the short and medium terms but a weak trend in the long term.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for RZLV.

FingerMotion
FingerMotion Inc. (NASDAQ:FNGR) corrected by 15.83% in premarket on Monday after soaring 129.53% on Friday as investors reacted to corporate updates detailing new management’s strategic pivot into behind-the-meter artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data center infrastructure across North America and its alliance with BlueFlare Energy Solutions Inc.
Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings indicate that FNGR maintains a weak price trend in the long, short, and medium terms.
Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings for FNGR.

Read Also: Is Private Equity to Blame for the Childcare Crisis? New Study Finds PE-Owned Daycares Target Loose Rules

Cues From Last Session
Consumer discretionary and communication services stocks bucked the overall market trend to end higher on Friday, while most S&P 500 sectors closed lower, led down by information technology, utilities, and industrials.

Index Performance (+/-) Value
Dow Jones -0.018% 53.559,99
S&P 500 -0.25% 7.711,76
Nasdaq Composite -0.52% 26,26.402,42541.35
Russell 2000 -1.39% 2.972,37

Insights From Analysts
Mohamed El-Erian highlights a market caught between “a tug-of-war between top-down macro policy and bottom-up corporate earnings”. While robust corporate fundamentals continue to cushion sentiment—driven by big tech performers like Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Broadcom—underlying structural pressures threaten broader market stability.

El-Erian observes that U.S. equities face significant crosscurrents, particularly from sovereign debt dynamics. Rising U.S. yields—with the 10-year at 4.73% and 30-year at 5.20%—reflect growing “flow-of-funds strain facing the US bond market,” exacerbated by foreign sales of U.S. securities.

Although the Treasury’s impulse to suppress long-end yields is understandable to protect housing and consumer affordability, El-Erian warns of “valid warnings of market distortion and unintended systemic side effects.”

On policy, Federal Reserve Chair Warsh’s debut Jackson Hole address delivered a “hawkish” assessment. Markets now price in an increased probability of a September rate hike, as domestic macro signals remain mixed. With key data like the August Employment Report on the horizon, El-Erian expects ongoing volatility across energy, foreign exchange, and sovereign yields to dictate near-term direction.

Upcoming Economic Data
Here’s what investors will be keeping an eye on this week.

No data is scheduled to be released on Monday.
On Tuesday, August’s flash S&P U.S. manufacturing PMI data will be released by 9:45 a.m., while August’s ISM manufacturing PMI, July’s construction spending, and July’s JOLTS job openings data will all be out by 10:00 a.m. ET.
On Wednesday, August’s ADP national employment report will be released by 8:15 a.m., followed by July’s factory orders data at 10:00 a.m., and the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book release at 2:00 p.m. ET.
On Thursday, initial jobless claims for the week ending Aug. 29, July’s U.S. trade balance data, and Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller‘s remarks at the Reuters NEXT Newsmaker Interview will all be released by 8:30 a.m. ET.
August’s flash S&P U.S. services PMI will be out by 9:45 a.m., August’s ISM services PMI will be released by 10:00 a.m., and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack alongside Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee will deliver special remarks at the ‘Connecting Communities’ online event at 3:00 p.m. ET.
On Friday, August’s employment report, unemployment rate, and average hourly earnings data will all be out by 8:30 a.m. ET.
Commodities, Crypto, And Global Equity Markets
Crude Oil WTI futures were trading higher in the early New York session by 3.45% to hover around $86.34 per barrel.

Gold Spot US Dollar fell 0.37% to hover around $4,438.70 per ounce. The U.S. Dollar Index spot was 0.13% lower at the 99.5690 level.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was trading 0.50% higher at $78,411.64 per coin over the last 24 hours.

Asian markets were mixed on Monday, as South Korea’s Kospi and China’s CSI 300 indices rose. Australia’s ASX 200, India’s Nifty 50, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, and Japan’s Nikkei 225 indices fell. European markets were mixed in early trading.

Read Also: S&P 500 Outlook: September is the 'Worst Month of the Year' but Ryan Detrick Says 2026 Could Defy the Odds

Photo courtesy: Shutterstock

Write to Benzinga at [email protected]

08/24/2026

The Dream Begins: From ICU RN to Retirement Journey 2028.

10/20/2025

TSLA's Wild Ride Today (Oct 20, 2025): Up, But Choppy—Upside Tilt Pre-Earnings?Hitting refresh on TSLA all day? Same—it's been a classic pre-earnings tease: Grinding higher overall but with enough fakeouts to keep the seatbelts on. Closed up ~1.1% at $444.20 (from Friday's $439.31), flirting with that $445 resistance but pulling back from intraday highs around $448.50 mid-afternoon.75d56a Volume clocked ~150M shares (above avg), signaling real interest without the panic selling—think steady bids on the delivery beat reruns and robotaxi FOMO, offset by some profit-taking ahead of Wed's report.barrons.comQuick Tape BreakdownOpen: Gapped to ~$440.08 (mild green), shrugged off early Nasdaq wobbles.Morning Grind: Churned 443-445, volume building on call flow (retail loading 450C's hard).b1bc24 Dipped to $440 support twice but bounced quick—buyers defended like it's the Alamo.Afternoon Spike: Ripped to $448+ on whispers of energy margin beats (12.5 GWh deploys = gold), then faded to close flat-ish. Implied move's ~7% (±$31, so $413-$475 range), but today's action screamed "cautious bulls" with IV at 59% (crunch incoming post-report).b670a7Techs: RSI ~65 (not overbought), MACD curling up—golden cross teasing on 1H charts if it holds $442.d56cb0 Broader market helped (S&P +0.5%), but TSLA outperformed on solo hype.Net: Solid session, no fireworks, but it reclaimed the 50-day MA (~$442) convincingly—feels like accumulation, not distribution.Heading Upside Into Earnings? 65/35 Yes, But Strap InShort answer: More likely than not, yeah—momentum's your friend till Wed close, targeting $450-460 if no curveballs (e.g., Musk tweet storm or macro spook). Why?Bull Tailwinds: Q3 deliveries (497k) still echoing as a "recovery win," energy's the hero (margins ~30%?), and robotaxi/Optimus teases from We, Robot are fueling the narrative—analysts like Wedbush eye $600 PT on AI ramps.21012e9fbc83 X buzz is electric (pun intended): Polymarket odds at 70% for EPS beat ($0.53 whisper, but $0.60 possible via credits), and flows scream calls over puts.e5368d0d3e09 If guidance flags 2026 next-gen ramps or FSD unsupervised green lights, easy 5-8% pop.Bear Claws: Tax-credit hangover risks Q4 softness (~450k deliveries), Cybertruck drag (YTD flops), and EPS down 24% YoY could trigger IV crush + 10% dump to $400 support.4222b13ffeb1 Morningstar's "fairly valued" at $250 fair value if autos stay king—watch for Musk's tone on demand.b8931eVibe: Upside bias holds if it stays above $442 tomorrow—

09/02/2025

USA ISM Manufacturing PMI For August 48.7 Vs 49.0 Est. ゚viralシ

08/06/2025

Apple to Announce Another $100 Billion Investment in American Manufacturing -- WSJ

08/06/25 8:50 AM

By Amrith Ramkumar, Natalie Andrews and Rolfe Winkler

Apple will pledge to invest another $100 billion in U.S. operations at a White House event on Wednesday, adding to the tech industry's efforts to meet President Trump's request to expand domestic manufacturing.

Investors hope appeals by Apple and other companies can limit the economic damage from tariffs. Apple shares rose nearly 4% on Wednesday morning.

"Today's announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry," White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.

The investment pledge, set to be announced later Wednesday, adds to a $500 billion four-year commitment Apple made in February that repackaged much of Apple's existing spending plans in the U.S, according to analysts.

Apple has made similar announcements dating back to the first Trump administration. Its investment in American manufacturing still pales next to investments the company is making in its supply chains in China, India and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, where nearly all of its devices are made.

"The market seems to believe that we're in a pay-to-play world where companies can buy their way into tariff exemptions by making commitments to invest in the U.S., even if those investments fall far short of actually re-shoring manufacturing," said Craig Moffett, an analyst at Moffett Nathanson. Moffett said it isn't clear where this money is going, but that it wasn't a commitment to make iPhones in the U.S.

Trump has criticized Apple for not making its smartphones domestically. The tech sector has announced more than $ 1.5 trillion in commitments to investing in the U.S. since Trump took office, hoping for favorable policies on tariffs and digital-trade barriers. Skeptics say splashy announcements like Apple's often repackage existing plans or don't always come to fruition in terms of creating the promised jobs.

Trump announced an additional 25% tariff on India Wednesday for buying Russian oil, which is set to raise the total tariffs on exports to the U.S. from New Delhi to 50%.

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