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Dow, S&P, Nasdaq Futures Jump on Oil Drop and Iran Optimism

Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq futures are pointing to a higher open as oil and Treasury yields fall, Iran diplomacy hopes build, and the Trump-Xi meeting draws closer.

DDesk21 Sept 2026 · 08:49 ET13 min read
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Stocks Rally as Fed Rate Hike Sinks In, Oil and Yields Retreat

Stocks recovered Thursday as oil prices and Treasury yields eased a day after the Federal Reserve's first rate hike since 2023, with technology and semiconductor stocks leading the way.

DDesk17 Sept 2026 · 17:23 ET17 min read
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Dell and HPE Surge While Speculative Nuclear Bets Sink - Sep 11, 2026

Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise led a broad AI-hardware rally today, while speculative small modular reactor stocks like Oklo and NuScale Power sold off sharply, in a session that split winners and losers along a clear line.

DDesk11 Sept 2026 · 16:37 ET5 min read
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Dow Jumps 509 Points, VIX Craters as Hot CPI Sends Hike Odds to 90% - Sep 11, 2026

Stocks rallied sharply even as a hotter-than-expected core inflation reading pushed the odds of a Fed rate hike next week to 90%, with semiconductors leading the charge as Oracle's blowout earnings continued to ripple through the AI trade.

DDesk11 Sept 2026 · 16:15 ET17 min read
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DeepSeek's Leaner AI Model Sends Memory Stocks Tumbling

Samsung and SK Hynix fell more than 3% in Seoul after the Chinese AI startup said its new V4.1 Flash model needs far less high-bandwidth memory, reviving doubts about AI's chip appetite even as prices stay elevated on near-term shortages.

DDesk11 Sept 2026 · 11:32 ET6 min read
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Wall Street's Losing Streak Hits Four as Oil Tops $100, Yields Soar

U.S. stocks fell for a fourth straight session as oil surged more than 7% on Iran escalation, the 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2023, and hot PPI data pushed Fed rate-hike odds to 76% ahead of Oracle's earnings tonight.

DDesk10 Sept 2026 · 16:42 ET18 min read
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