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Barchart17h agobullish

If You’re Still Buying Gold ETFs to Protect Against Inflation, Stop

Gold has long been sold as an inflation hedge. There is a much better reason to chase the precious metal and ETFs that track it.

GLD

24/7 Wall St.18h agobullish

Prediction: Trump’s Iran Deal Will Spark a Stock Market Rally Into Midterms

Gas prices were rising fast enough to turn a geopolitical standoff into an economic problem for everyday Americans. Over the past two weeks, investors watched oil prices climb, inflation fears reawaken, and concerns grow that a broader Middle East conflict could push the economy off course just months before the midterm elections. But early Wednesday ... Prediction: Trump’s Iran Deal Will Spark a Stock Market Rally Into Midterms

Reuters2d agobullish

Pinterest forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue on resilient advertiser spending

Pinterest forecast second-quarter revenue above analysts' estimates on Monday, helped by steady spending from advertisers as the ‌image-sharing platform sharpens its ad offerings with deeper artificial intelligence ‌integration. Shares of the California-based company jumped 16% in extended trading. The company has been stepping up investments in AI, rolling out enhancements to its Performance+ ad suite to automate ad creation and improve personalized targeting, which have started to bear fruit.

META PINS

24/7 Wall St.3d agobullish

Rivian Tops Q1 Estimates, but Investors Investors Rightly Remain Wary

Electric vehicle stocks have faced a bumpy road lately, with softening demand, tariff worries, and high interest rates testing even the strongest players. Investors wonder if newer entrants like Rivian can scale fast enough to compete against Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) volume machine or Ford’s (NYSE:F) established truck network. Rivian’s (NASDAQ:RIVN) latest quarterly results offer a mixed ... Rivian Tops Q1 Estimates, but Investors Investors Rightly Remain Wary

NVDA TSLA UBER

24/7 Wall St.4d agobullish

Amazon and Tesla Drive One-Third of FDIS as U.S. Spending Surges Despite Recession-Level Sentiment

Consumer discretionary names live or die on whether households feel comfortable opening their wallets, and right now those signals are flashing in opposite directions. Right now those signals are crossing in unusual directions: the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index sits at 53.3 in March 2026, deep in what economists treat as recessionary territory, yet ... Amazon and Tesla Drive One-Third of FDIS as U.S. Spending Surges Despite Recession-Level Sentiment

AMZN SPY TSLA

Yahoo Finance4d agobullish

Jerome Powell's Fed years were an everything rally: Chart of the Day

Powell's tenure at the Fed began with a volatility shock. It's ending with a monster cross-asset rally.

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24/7 Wall St.7d agobullish

VIX Climbs as Fed Decision and Mega-Cap Earnings Keep Investors on Edge

The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is hovering near 18 on Wednesday morning, up roughly 1% as traders position ahead of the Federal Reserve’s afternoon policy decision and mega-cap technology earnings. The fear gauge closed at 17.83 on Tuesday, sitting inside the historically normal 15 to 20 band but well off the 31.05 peak hit on ... VIX Climbs as Fed Decision and Mega-Cap Earnings Keep Investors on Edge

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