August WTI crude oil (CLQ26) on Monday closed up +0.74 (+0.90%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26) closed down -0.0037 (-0.11%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Monday, with crude oil rallying to a 5-week high amid the escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran, which is keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed…
This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. Historically investors have bought physical commodity ETFs to gain direct exposure to the spot price of real assets. These funds provide a straightforward way to hedge against inflation and market volatility without the burden of physically storing the assets or the structural yield drag associated with futures contracts….
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Monday as investors weighed contradictory developments in the Iran war, while the pound fell from earlier levels as markets prepared for new British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, a move…
By Jody Godoy and Dawn Chmielewski July 20 (Reuters) – A coalition of states led by California won a pause of Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, after they argued letting the merger close would irreparably harm competition. California and 11 states sued on July 13, arguing the deal would create…
It’s time to bury the “Magnificent Seven” label for the cohort of tech stocks that have led the markets over the last few years. Quick insight: Thank you to Citi strategist Scott Chronert for calling a spade a spade: The Magnificent Seven — consisting of Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Meta (META),…
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Chip stocks recovered some of their losses Monday after last week’s rout sent them into a bear market. Shares of the Philadelphia Semiconductor index (^SOX) climbed more than 2.6% by midday. AMD (AMD) stock also rose on news it signed a deal with Microsoft (MSFT) to deploy its Helios rackscale AI computing platform laster this…
Big Tech earnings season kicks off Wednesday with Google (GOOG, GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) set to report after the bell. Intel (INTC) will follow on Thursday. While Tesla saw solid quarterly delivers, analysts will be on the lookout for how much the company is spending on its Robotaxi, Optimus humanoid robot, and AI initiatives, which…
Gold (GC=F) August futures opened at $4,005.60 per troy ounce on Monday, July 20, 2026, down 0.3% from Friday’s closing price. As of 8:15 a.m. ET, the price of gold was up to $4,016.10. Gold rebounded slightly from a sub-$4,000 opening price on Friday, despite a weekend of violence in the Middle East. Three U.S….
Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $55.96 per ounce on Monday, July 20, 2026, down 0.6% from Friday’s closing price. The silver price moved higher this morning, reaching $57.05 as of 8:45 a.m. ET. Silver opened lower this morning as the U.S.-Iran conflict continued, with deadly results. The death of at least three U.S. service…
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