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Robinhood Launches AI-Powered Agentic Trading and a Credit Card for AI Agents
Robinhood has launched agentic trading accounts and a virtual credit card for AI agents, letting users delegate stock trades and purchases to autonomous AI with 3% cash back.
Japan and South Korea Hit Record Highs as Investors Weigh Iran Ceasefire and AI Chip Rally
Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's Kospi both hit record highs on Wednesday as markets digested US military strikes in Iran, fragile ceasefire dynamics, and a surging AI chip sector.
SK Hynix Crosses the $1 Trillion Mark as AI Chip Demand Rewrites the Global Semiconductor Map
SK Hynix shares surged 11% on Wednesday as the South Korean chipmaker joined Samsung above the $1 trillion valuation milestone, fueled by insatiable demand for HBM memory in AI systems.
European Stocks Hit Post-War Highs as US-Iran Talks Push Oil Below $100
European stocks climbed to their highest levels since March 2 as US-Iran nuclear negotiations advanced, pushing Brent crude below $100 per barrel and lifting investor sentiment globally.
S&P 500 Posts Strongest Earnings Growth Since 2021 as the 'Other 493' Finally Deliver
Q1 2026 S&P 500 earnings growth hit 27.7%, the highest since Q4 2021, with the 'Other 493' companies posting 17.4% growth as profit gains broaden beyond Big Tech.
Nvidia's $200B CPU Forecast Includes China as Huang Bets on Vera Rubin
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the company's $200 billion CPU forecast assumes access to China, signaling confidence that H200 licenses and Vera Rubin...
The Bond Market Just Flipped the Script on Stocks
Investment-grade and high-yield credit are selling even as equities push higher, a textbook divergence that has correctly called past downturns.
Oil Prices Surge as Iran's Supreme Leader Refuses to Surrender Enriched Uranium
U.S. crude jumped nearly 4% to $101.96 and Brent climbed to $108.34 after Iran's new supreme leader directed enriched uranium to remain in country
AvalonBay-Equity Residential $69B Merger Creates Largest U.S. Apartment REIT
AvalonBay and Equity Residential announced an all-stock $69 billion merger of equals, creating the largest apartment REIT in U.S.
Hedge Funds Dumped Stocks in Record Numbers Last Week Ahead of Nvidia Earnings
Hedge funds offloaded a record $4.6 billion in single stocks last week with $3.01 billion of that in tech, according to Bank of America
30-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5.19%, Highest Since Before the Financial Crisis
The 30-year US Treasury yield surged to 5.198% on Tuesday, the highest level since July 2007. A BofA survey shows 62% of fund managers expect 6% next
10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 1-Year High as Japan 30-Year JGB Sets Record
Global bond yields surged Monday with the US 10-year Treasury touching a 1-year high and Japan's 30-year JGB hitting a record above 4.