Core Insights - The article highlights the top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs for the week, showcasing significant returns driven by various market factors, including geopolitical tensions and sector-specific booms [1] Group 1: Top Performing Leveraged ETFs - ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) led with a return of 19.04%, attributed to rising silver prices amid trade volatility and geopolitical risks, including a proposed 15% global tariff [1] - Direxion MSCI Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares (KORU) achieved a return of 17.22%, benefiting from a decoupling from declining US markets and a surge in AI-driven semiconductor and defense stocks [1] - GraniteShares 2x Long AMZN Daily ETF (AMZZ) returned 11.54%, as Amazon's stock gained due to reassessment of its AI and cloud profitability [1] - Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares (AMZU) also performed well, with a return of 11.41%, reflecting similar trends in Amazon's stock [1] - Defiance Daily Target 2X Long SMCI ETF (SMCX) returned 11.19%, driven by strong quarterly results and high demand for AI servers from Super Micro Computer [1] Group 2: Other Notable ETFs - ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) saw a return of 10.57%, influenced by rising oil prices due to U.S.-Iran tensions and the proposed global tariff [1] - MAX Auto Industry -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (CARD) returned 9.50%, reflecting volatility in the U.S. auto industry amid tariff pressures and high interest rates [1] - KraneShares 2x Long PDD Daily ETF (KPDD) achieved a return of 9.26%, driven by a Supreme Court ruling that impacted tariffs and institutional buying [1] - GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF (CONL) returned 8.35%, supported by strong performance data from Coinbase and shareholder-friendly initiatives [1] - Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2x Shares (JNUG) returned 8.33%, as gold prices surged due to fears of a prolonged trade war following legal setbacks for the White House's trade agenda [1]

Bank of America stock is volatile. Where are BAC shares going?Private Credit Sell-Off Rattles FinancialsPressure began late last week after Blue Owl Capital said it would sell roughly $1.4 billion of loans from a private credit fund to meet redemption demands and unwind a planned merger.Forced sales at book value stoked fears that similar vehicles may be over-promising liquidity and could be forced to crystallize losses as investors rush for the exits. The news has slammed alternative-asset managers and pul ...

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-- What To Expect From The State Of The Union Address Tuesday [Stock Futures Rise After Monday's Sell- Off][Tariff Uncertainty Is Back With a Vengeance][A Lot Rides on Nvidia Earnings This Week][Inflation Likely to Keep Fed from Cutting Rates Soon]- Top StoriesChen Mengtong / China News Service/VCG via Getty ImagesClose### Key Takeaways- Trump could use the speech to tout the economy's resilience, promote his agenda for the year ahead, and clarify his plans to restore tariffs after the Supreme Court struck ...

Tariffs unaffected by President Trump's Supreme Court loss are adding costs for many U.S. manufacturers that use steel, limiting exports and jeopardizing jobs. ...

Peter said the Mount Holly expansion is scheduled to begin in April, with Century planning to restart the last 25% of idled capacity and ramp it through the second quarter. He said the restart involves 50,000 tons of incremental volume, bringing Mount Holly to about 220,000 tons of annual production, with completion expected by the end of June.In the U.S., Peter said Century has 450,000 tons of capacity once Mount Holly is “up and running,” and noted the company is moving toward 1.4 million tons of nameplat ...

Group 1: Software Stocks Performance - Major indices were boosted by significant increases in software-related stocks, with Salesforce and ServiceNow both rising by 3% and the iShares Expanded Tech – Software Sector ETF (IGV) gaining 2%, although it remains over 30% lower than its 52-week peak [1] - Retail clients are cautious and waiting for new AI product announcements, interpreting news about Anthropic as competition for legacy applications, which has contributed to a less aggressive market upturn [2] Group 2: Earnings Season Insights - Home Depot exceeded expectations for its fourth quarter, reporting better EPS and revenue, leading to a 2.7% increase in its stock [3] - Keysight Technologies experienced a significant stock surge of 15% after reporting better earnings per share and revenue, while Hims & Hers Health's stock fell nearly 7% due to lower than expected first quarter revenue guidance [4] - Diamondback Energy's stock declined by 3% following the release of lower than expected adjusted earnings [4] Group 3: Economic Concerns - The 10% tariff imposed by the U.S. has raised concerns about its impact on other economies, with speculation that President Trump may increase the tariff to 15%, leading to a risk-averse stance among investors [5]

A company that makes self-defense products has spent the last few years moving much of its manufacturing to the U.S. and is finding the benefits extend beyond having the ability to put a "Made in America" label on their products. Byrna Technologies, which makes non-lethal personal security devices that can launch plastic or chemical irritant rounds, moved its main manufacturing facility from South Africa to Indiana in 2021 and began finding qualified U.S. component suppliers to prevent supply chain disrupti ...

Coming out of the last two years, the focus seemed to be on the unemployment rate, on the labor market, and cutting rates to get ahead of a problem with the labor market. But listening to you this morning, it sounds like you're more concerned about inflation, that inflation may have become the primary risk. Yeah, I would say that in my head in 23 and 24, since I've been on the Fed, inflation's been and that has never gone away as as a central focus.When the labor market is deteriorating, it comes back in a ...

We want to welcome in our next guest that is Jay Woods, chief global strategist at Freedom Capital Markets to help make sense of all the girrations in the market. So listen, we had some cracks in the armor here on Wall Street, like the cracks outside from this blizzard. Talk us through um what you've been paying attention in terms of the price action.You say, you know, the floor seems to be cracking. What are you paying attention to there. We all know that ceiling uh you know those round numbers 7,000 in th ...