Safe-Haven Assets Surge, U.S. Stock Futures Fall Amid Middle East Conflict

Safe-haven assets such as gold and Treasurys surged while U.S. stock futures fell, as the U.S. and Israel traded deadly blows with Iran across the Middle East, sending shockwaves across asset classes.

The whole world is watching this critical energy chokepoint as Iran conflict enters more dangerous phase

In commentary shared with MarketWatch, León wrote that, this weekend, "Iran has retaliated in a far more aggressive and expansive manner than in prior exchanges, targeting US military bases in the ...

Oil Prices Jump in Asia as U.S.-Iran Conflict Stokes Supply Fears — Energy Comment

Crude prices surged in Asia after the U.S. and Israel launched massive attacks against Iran, raising fears of a wider regional war and prolonged disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz ...

Xinyi Energy Sees Positive Progress in Subsidy Collection

Xinyi Energy Holdings is the solar farm operation unit of its holding company Xinyi Solar, a leading solar glass manufacturer and solar farm developer in China. Unlike most solar power suppliers with ...

Private Markets Are Opening Up, but Will Individual Investors Pay the Price?

Why private markets can fall into investors’ ‘too-hard pile,’ key questions to ask about evergreen funds, and whether the ...

Australian House Prices Continue to Rise in February

SYDNEY--Australian house prices continued to rise solidly in February, albeit a big disparity is now opening up between regions, with prices in major capitals flat while smaller capitals like Perth ...

Allegations of insider trading over prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict

With global markets closed, investors around the world turned to prediction markets, and crypto-based decentralized exchanges like Hyperliquid, to hedge risk or speculate on the outcome and market ...

Here's where traders expect crude-oil prices to open after this weekend's attack on Iran

If ICE, the futures-exchange operator, reports that the front-month settlement price of the U.S. benchmark is above $72.99 on Monday, then the market will resolve to a "yes," according to Kalshi. That ...

Here's what's worth streaming in March 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more

Netflix also has the Actors Awards from SAG/AFTRA (live on March 1); "BTS: The Comeback Live" (March 21), a live concert event as the K-pop supergroup reunites, along with the making-of-the-album ...

U.S. strikes on Iran will likely boost defense stocks. Here's what will keep the cash flowing even after the conflict ends.

That dynamic increasingly resembles the aerospace aftermarket economy - and in some respects, enterprise software - where installed bases drive recurring cash flow. Three companies that stand to ...

Prediction-market bets tied to Iran conflict stoke backlash over suspicions of insider trading

As tensions mounted in the days ahead of the attacks, traders flocked to both prediction markets to place bets on an expected conflict with Iran. Some markets tied to an expected conflict, like ...

Here's what's worth streaming in March 2026 on -2-

Amazon's (AMZN) streaming service also has "Young Sherlock" (March 4), a new series from Guy Ritchie, delving into the iconic detective's origins as a student at Oxford; "Scarpetta" (March 11), a new ...