[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com][Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com]Moving the marketU.S. stocks got slammed right out of the gate, wiping out Monday’s comeback as oil prices spiked again and traders started fretting that the U.S.-Iran conflict could drag on longer than expected.The Dow was down about 1,200 points (around 2.5%) at one point, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each slipped roughly 2.2%.Brent crude topped $84 a barrel (up 8% today after Monday’s 6% jump), fueled by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard comm ...

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 03/01/2026 | ETF Trends## Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last WeekThese were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.| Ticker | Name | 1 Week Return || - -- | --- | --- || ([IONX]) | Defiance Daily Target 2X Long IONQ ETF | 36.79% || ([GDXU] B) | MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN | 29.00% || ([AGQ] A-) | ProShares Ultra Silver | 21.98% || ([JNUG] ...

The State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (NYSEMKT:SPGM) and the Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSEMKT:SCHE) differ most in geographic focus, historical risk, and size, with SCHE offering higher yield and a larger asset base but deeper drawdowns and an emerging markets tilt. Both SPGM and SCHE can serve as core equity building blocks, but the comparison comes down to diversification and risk appetite. SPGM tracks global stocks across developed and emerging markets, while SCHE zer ...

Meta is establishing a new applied AI engineering organization designed to accelerate the company's push toward superintelligence, according to two employees familiar with the matter. The new organization will be headed by Maher Saba, a vice president at Reality Labs, the division responsible for Meta's metaverse products and AI-powered smart glasses. Saba's new group will report directly to Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth. Teams within the organization will have manager-to-employee ratios of up to ...

Shares of the laser and photonics equipment maker had soared 2,747% over the past two decades and up 1,080% over the past 10 years. Narrowing the lens, COHR stock has jumped 676% over the past three years and 311% over the past 52 weeks as the smart money piles into AI infrastructure plays.Coherent provides the critical technologies that help power modern connectivity, advanced manufacturing, and next-generation innovation worldwide. It operates through its segments of Networking, Materials, and Lasers. Its ...

Stock Market Today: Dow Loses 400 Points Amid U.S.-Iran Battle; Palantir Climbs, Nvidia Falls (Live Updates) | Investor's Business DailyBREAKING: Futures Fall; Broadcom Jumps Late---The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes sank Tuesday but improved from the day's lows, as investors reexamined their exposure in response to an escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict. Nvidia (NVDA) fell but Palantir Technologies (PLTR) rose while a lidar sensor stock popped on the stock market today.The Dow ...

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Tom Lee. Now, he's here with us at at Post 9. Good to have you back. Great. Your thoughts as you as you look at these markets. Been real interesting price action over the last couple of days. Thought our reporters set the table very well on the issues at hand that investors need to keep their eyes on. What about yours? >> Um, yeah, I think the headlines have been scary. No one wants to see the US in a conflict, but I think it's been spot on to note that markets have been taking this much better than expecte ...

Tom Lee. Now, he's here with us at at Post 9. Good to have you back. Great. Your thoughts as you as you look at these markets. Been real interesting price action over the last couple of days. Thought our reporters set the table very well on the issues at hand that investors need to keep their eyes on. What about yours? >> Um, yeah, I think the headlines have been scary. No one wants to see the US in a conflict, but I think it's been spot on to note that markets have been taking this much better than expecte ...

The State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF (NASDAQ:NZAC) and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) differ most in market coverage, sector tilt, and ESG focus, with IXUS offering a higher yield and much greater scale. Both NZAC and IXUS track broad global equities, but their approaches diverge: NZAC aims for a climate-friendly, all-country portfolio with an ESG overlay, while IXUS delivers expansive international exposure excluding U.S. stocks. This comparison looks a ...