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Oil Prices Rise After Trump Warns ‘No More Mr Nice Guy' in Iran War, OPEC Fractures Barron'sTrump threatens Iran with AI picture of himself with a gun: 'No more Mr. Nice guy!' CNBCTrump warns Iran 'better get smart soon' as he weighs military options over Strait of Hormuz NBC News
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Wenesday night is the main event for earnings season, with Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft - four of the "Magnificent Seven" — set to report.
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Amazon Reports Biggest Cloud Sales Jump Since 2022 on AI Demand (AMZN) Bloomberg.comAmazon set to report first-quarter earnings after the bell CNBCAmazon Q1 2026 earnings beat as AWS growth hits 15-quarter high qz.comAmazon reports increased in profits and sales for 1Q Yahoo Finance
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Aside from earnings and any changes to the automaker's 2026 guidance, investors will be monitoring effects from the Iran war, tariffs and the pullback in EVs.
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Pete Hegseth denies Iran war is a ‘quagmire' as cost to US hits estimated $25bn The GuardianThe Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date NPRDon't call it a ‘quagmire': defense secretary refuses to speculate on length of Iran war Military TimesLive Updates: Hegseth
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The Federal Reserve voted to hold interest rates steady, at what's likely Jerome Powell's last meeting as Fed chair. Kevin Warsh looks set to replace Powell next month.
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Disruption. It's coming for the U.S. dollar in the form of digital currency. Last week the Biden administration detailed a broad plan for adopting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the coming years. The Departments of Energy, Commerce, the Treasury, and other agencies weighed in on how to manage and regulate a CBDC.
The government is reacting in part to the explosive growth of digital currencies. About three out of ten U.S. adults currently invest in some form of cryptocurrency, or "crypto," like Bitcoin or Ethereum. These digital "coins" rely on a decentralized network of computers to verify financial transactions, cutting out third parties like banks or credit cards.
The good, the bad, and the ugly of crypto
Advocates of crypto point to its affordability, efficiency, and its ability to reach consumers with little or no access to traditional banking services. With just a mobile phone or a crypto ATM, consumers can easily send and receive digital currency, even across international borders.
On the other hand, crypto is still largely unregulated and volatile. Investors in Bitcoin, for example, saw returns of over 70% in 2021, but the currency is down almost 60% year to date. And if you send your payment to the wrong account (called a "digital wallet") there may be no way to retrieve it. Crypto has also been used for money laundering, fraud, and to fund terrorism. Several
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