Stocks fall at the open as oil climbs on threat of US Hormuz blockade<\/h2>\n\nOil prices rose on Monday after US-Iran talks fell through, putting pressure on stocks to start the trading week.<\/p>\n
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) slid 0.7% in the first minutes of trading.<\/p>\n
Oil was back above $100 per barrel, with Brent (BZ=F) trading at $101 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) trading at $103 per barrel.<\/p>\n
Goldman Sachs (GS) shares fell more than 3% despite reporting a profit increase driven by equity trading in the first quarter. The earnings call with CEO David Solomon just started \u2014 you can listen to it live here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Treasury yields jump as oil prices rise<\/h2>\n\nTreasurys sold off on Monday as President Trump’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz and new consumer price data released on Friday revived higher inflation expectations.<\/p>\n
As oil prices surged on Monday, the 10-year yield (^TNX) climbed 3 basis points to 4.34%, while the longer-dated 30-year yield (^TYX) rose 2 basis points to 4.93%. Bond yields trade inversely to bond prices, meaning prices were lower on Monday.<\/p>\n
The US dollar index (DX-Y.NYB) also climbed to nearly 99 as higher oil prices supported the notion that the Fed would hold or raise interest rates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Goldman Sachs stock drops despite strong profits from stock trading, M&A surge<\/h2>\n\nGoldman Sachs\u2019 (GS) profits climbed in the first quarter, fueled by jumps in M&A dealmaking and record equity trading.<\/p>\n
But the stock dropped 3% in premarket trading as intermediation revenue for fixed income, currencies, and commodities fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
Wary investors eye another escalation in Iran war<\/h2>\n\nThe prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets, after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year.<\/p>\n
From Bloomberg:<\/p>\n
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‘Not as bullish’: Big banks are entering Q1 earnings season on less certain footing than in January<\/h2>\n\nWall Street\u2019s biggest banks are riding into the first quarter earnings season on far less certain ground than where they began 2026. This coming week, their ability to churn out more profits will once again be put to the test.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
TSMC on track for fourth quarter of record profits ahead of earnings report<\/h2>\n
Oil prices rose on Monday after US-Iran talks fell through, putting pressure on stocks to start the trading week.<\/p>\n
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) slid 0.7% in the first minutes of trading.<\/p>\n
Oil was back above $100 per barrel, with Brent (BZ=F) trading at $101 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (CL=F) trading at $103 per barrel.<\/p>\n
Goldman Sachs (GS) shares fell more than 3% despite reporting a profit increase driven by equity trading in the first quarter. The earnings call with CEO David Solomon just started \u2014 you can listen to it live here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Treasury yields jump as oil prices rise<\/h2>\n\nTreasurys sold off on Monday as President Trump’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz and new consumer price data released on Friday revived higher inflation expectations.<\/p>\n
As oil prices surged on Monday, the 10-year yield (^TNX) climbed 3 basis points to 4.34%, while the longer-dated 30-year yield (^TYX) rose 2 basis points to 4.93%. Bond yields trade inversely to bond prices, meaning prices were lower on Monday.<\/p>\n
The US dollar index (DX-Y.NYB) also climbed to nearly 99 as higher oil prices supported the notion that the Fed would hold or raise interest rates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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Goldman Sachs stock drops despite strong profits from stock trading, M&A surge<\/h2>\n\nGoldman Sachs\u2019 (GS) profits climbed in the first quarter, fueled by jumps in M&A dealmaking and record equity trading.<\/p>\n
But the stock dropped 3% in premarket trading as intermediation revenue for fixed income, currencies, and commodities fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
Wary investors eye another escalation in Iran war<\/h2>\n\nThe prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets, after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year.<\/p>\n
From Bloomberg:<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
‘Not as bullish’: Big banks are entering Q1 earnings season on less certain footing than in January<\/h2>\n\nWall Street\u2019s biggest banks are riding into the first quarter earnings season on far less certain ground than where they began 2026. This coming week, their ability to churn out more profits will once again be put to the test.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
TSMC on track for fourth quarter of record profits ahead of earnings report<\/h2>\n
Treasurys sold off on Monday as President Trump’s threat to block the Strait of Hormuz and new consumer price data released on Friday revived higher inflation expectations.<\/p>\n
As oil prices surged on Monday, the 10-year yield (^TNX) climbed 3 basis points to 4.34%, while the longer-dated 30-year yield (^TYX) rose 2 basis points to 4.93%. Bond yields trade inversely to bond prices, meaning prices were lower on Monday.<\/p>\n
The US dollar index (DX-Y.NYB) also climbed to nearly 99 as higher oil prices supported the notion that the Fed would hold or raise interest rates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Goldman Sachs stock drops despite strong profits from stock trading, M&A surge<\/h2>\n\nGoldman Sachs\u2019 (GS) profits climbed in the first quarter, fueled by jumps in M&A dealmaking and record equity trading.<\/p>\n
But the stock dropped 3% in premarket trading as intermediation revenue for fixed income, currencies, and commodities fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
Wary investors eye another escalation in Iran war<\/h2>\n\nThe prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets, after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year.<\/p>\n
From Bloomberg:<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
‘Not as bullish’: Big banks are entering Q1 earnings season on less certain footing than in January<\/h2>\n\nWall Street\u2019s biggest banks are riding into the first quarter earnings season on far less certain ground than where they began 2026. This coming week, their ability to churn out more profits will once again be put to the test.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n\n\n\n
TSMC on track for fourth quarter of record profits ahead of earnings report<\/h2>\n
Goldman Sachs\u2019 (GS) profits climbed in the first quarter, fueled by jumps in M&A dealmaking and record equity trading.<\/p>\n
But the stock dropped 3% in premarket trading as intermediation revenue for fixed income, currencies, and commodities fell short of expectations.<\/p>\n
Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n
Read more here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets, after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year.<\/p>\n From Bloomberg:<\/p>\n Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Wall Street\u2019s biggest banks are riding into the first quarter earnings season on far less certain ground than where they began 2026. This coming week, their ability to churn out more profits will once again be put to the test.<\/p>\n Yahoo Finance’s David Hollerith reports:<\/p>\n Read more here<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\nWary investors eye another escalation in Iran war<\/h2>\n
‘Not as bullish’: Big banks are entering Q1 earnings season on less certain footing than in January<\/h2>\n
TSMC on track for fourth quarter of record profits ahead of earnings report<\/h2>\n