US stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, as escalating tensions in the Middle East and surging oil prices weighed on investor sentiment and raised concerns about inflation and interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.96% or 443 points to 45,577.47, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.51% to 6,506.48. The Nasdaq Composite led
Plug Power stock price has held steady in the past few weeks as investors reacted to the recent financial results, which showed that its business was doing well. PLUG, a top player in the hydrogen energy industry, was trading at $2.30 on Wednesday, up by 35% from its lowest level this year. This recovery may
The ongoing LPG crisis in India, triggered by the Iran war, has exposed the country’s deep dependence on fuel imports. “This is a wake-up call,” Alok Kumar, former power secretary in the Union Ministry of Power, India, and current DG of All India Discoms Association, told Invezz. “It’s good that we discuss this and the
Li Lu may not be a household name for retail investors, but in the halls of Berkshire Hathaway, he is revered. Born in China and shaped by the 1989 student protests, Lu eventually found his calling at Columbia University after hearing a lecture by Warren Buffett. His investment firm, Himalaya Capital, now manages $3.5 billion
Shares of Fervo Energy FRVO surged on Monday as investors looked past a wider-than-expected quarterly loss and instead focused on the geothermal company’s new artificial intelligence partnership with Nvidia. The Houston-based geothermal startup, backed by Bill Gates, was up about 15% after announcing an agreement with Nvidia and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to
The US financial landscape is featuring a striking paradox in 2026. Wall Street is sprinting, with major indices flirting with record highs and extending a “multi-year” winning streak. Yet, step outside the trading floors, and Main Street tells a far more muted story. The broader US economy is expanding at a tepid pace, weighed down
Alcohol companies have had fewer reasons to say “cheers” in recent years. Volumes have been falling, and the entire business model is undergoing a structural shakeup as younger people drink less. The downturn has been driven by a mix of structural and cyclical forces. Younger consumers are drinking less, inflation has squeezed discretionary spending, and
The S&P 500 Index remained under pressure last week after the Federal Reserve delivered a highly hawkish interest rate decision. It also wavered as investors reacted to the new ceasefire between the US and Iran, which drove energy prices lower. This article looks at some of the key catalysts for S&P 500 and the key
Retail investors, long considered one of the strongest pillars supporting the US stock market since the pandemic, are becoming increasingly selective as market leadership shifts rapidly and alternative investment opportunities gain traction. Recent data suggest individual investors are rotating between themes rather than making broad-based bets on the stock market. At the same time, a
SK Hynix’s American depositary shares are set to make their Nasdaq debut after the South Korean memory-chip giant priced 177.9 million ADSs at $149 each, raising about $26.5 billion. Each ADS represents one-tenth of a Seoul-listed common share, giving US investors direct access to one of the biggest beneficiaries of the AI infrastructure boom. The