Asia markets rebound as oil plunges after Trump signals Iran war might end ‘soon’
Asia-Pacific markets rebounded from Monday’s rout after oil prices fell and Wall Street bounced back.
Anthropic was the Pentagon’s choice for AI. Now it’s banned and experts are worried
Anthropic’s partnerships with Amazon and Palantir helped it make inroads into the DOD, and its blacklisting is concerning to many industry experts.
Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon,’ predicts lower oil prices
U.S. stock market indexes rose earlier in the day after an initial report that President Donald Trump said he believed the Iran war was largely finished.
There’s another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure
Roughly 20% of global liquefied natural gas flows through the Strait.
When will the selling stop? Jay Woods and other traders are watching this key S&P 500 level
The broad market index is fast approaching its 200-day moving average, which is at 6,582.
Anthropic sues Trump administration over Pentagon blacklist
The lawsuit says Anthropic is being harmed “irreparably” and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.
The $100 oil playbook: How pro investors are investing around this energy shock
Many say the focus now is on maintaining exposure to equities while diversifying across sectors and regions that can better withstand inflation and volatility.
The Iran war has put the brakes on the next Bank of England rate cut
Before the war in Iran erupted, the Bank of England was widely predicted to be set to cut interest rates in March or April. Don’t count on it, economists say.
Prediction markets face questions on Iran war bets, from regime change to nuclear detonation
Prediction markets are facing backlash over bets related to war, with Polymarket recently archiving some predictions on nuclear detonation.
Turkey says second Iranian ballistic missile shot down by NATO defences in airspace
Turkey said on Monday that NATO air defences shot down a second ballistic missile fired from Iran into Turkish airspace.
