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US equity futures are pulling back from all-time highs (SPY -0.9%). Brent jumps $3 after U.S. kills Iranian commander, WTI jumps up to $64
Here is the current market situation from CNN Money | |
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What Is Moving the Markets
Here are the headlines moving the markets. | |
![]() | Tesla beats estimates for fourth-quarter deliveriesTesla Inc beat Wall Street estimates for vehicle deliveries in its fourth quarter on Friday, boosted by higher demand for its mass-produced Model 3 sedans. |
![]() | Ghosn used our jets illegally in escape from Japan, Turkish company saysA Turkish private jet operator said on Friday that ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used two of its planes illegally in his escape from Japan, with an employee falsifying lease records to exclude his name from the documents. |
![]() | Turkish operator says Ghosn used its jets illegally in escape from JapanTurkish private aircraft operator MNG Jet said on Friday that its planes were used illegally in the escape from Japan of ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, adding it had filed a criminal complaint. |
![]() | Via discreet airport lounge, Ghosn masterminded mystery escape from JapanDespite being one of the world’s most-recognizable executives, former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn probably embarked onto a private jet from a quiet lounge in Japan’s third-largest airport on his astonishing escape from a fraud trial. |
![]() | Oil, safe havens surge as U.S. strikes kill Iranian commanderOil prices jumped nearly $2 a barrel and gold, the yen and safe-haven bonds surged on Friday, after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq, ratcheting up tensions between the two powers. |
![]() | Futures slump after U.S. kills top Iranian commanderU.S. stock index futures shed about 1% on Friday after a U.S. air strike in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander, sharply escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and denting risk appetite. |
![]() | Credit Suisse announces $1 billion 2020 share buyback programCredit Suisse said on Friday it expects to buy back at least 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.03 billion) worth of shares until the end of 2020, subject to market and economic conditions, after completing a similar program last year. |
![]() | Sunrise’s CEO Swantee, Chairman Kurer quit after failed Liberty Global dealSunrise Communications chief executive Olaf Swantee has quit and Chairman Peter Kurer said he will not run for re-election after a shareholder uprising blocked the group’s $6.3 billion bid for Liberty Global’s Swiss cable unit. |
![]() | Taser maker Axon sues U.S. Federal Trade Commission amid antitrust probeAxon Enterprise Inc on Friday sued the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a bid to have potential antitrust litigation heard in a federal district court and not in an internal FTC process that it alleges is biased toward regulators. |
![]() | Pompeo: US Strike Thwarted “Active Plot” For Major Attack On AmericansPompeo: US Strike Thwarted “Active Plot” For Major Attack On Americans Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Fox News and CNN on Friday morning about the White House’s rationale to take out Iran’s top elite general, Qasem Suleimani, saying “there was an imminent attack” in the works and “imminent threats to American lives” which had to be stopped. Describing a “major attack” the IRGC Quds Force cheif was allegedly plotting, Pompeo said, “What was sitting before us was his travels throughout the region, his efforts to make a significant strike against Americans.” He added, “There would have been many Muslims killed, Iraqis, people in other countries as well.” “It was time to take action,” Pompeo asserted, while also citing “dozens and dozens” of attacks by Iran and its proxies over the last few months. The US top diplomat also referenced “an American killed on Dec.27″ “ in reference to the US contractor slain during an alleged Iraqi Shia militia rocket attack on a Kirkuk base the prior Friday. |
![]() | Trader Warns “This Is A Test… Of Whether Geopolitics Still Matter”Trader Warns “This Is A Test… Of Whether Geopolitics Still Matter” Authored by Richard Breslow via Bloomberg.com, It’s only the second trading day of the year and geopolitical events have already caused a sea change in market emotion. Whether it lasts remains to be seen. In past years, it was a major subject of conversation why events such as we’ve seen today didn’t have lasting effects on asset prices. It’s a sample of only one, yet where we go from here could be an early lesson in how to approach investing in the short-term. Is it different this time around? |
![]() | Trump Jabs Dems In 10 Word Tweet On Iran EscalationTrump Jabs Dems In 10 Word Tweet On Iran Escalation Having tweeted a patriotic US flag last night following the actions to assassinate Soleimani…
President Trump’s first direct tweet (he has retweeted numerous comments from others) since the attack is a clear jab at the Democrats over their actions (or lack of them) on Iran’s death-dealers… “Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation!”
This follows leading Democrats comments speaking from both sides of their mouths unable to praise Trump’s actions while admitting Soleimani was a very bad guy… Biden – who trump is clearly taking aim at – said the following… |
![]() | Futures Tumble, Oil, VIX And Gold Soar As Markets Brace For Iran’s “Severe Retaliation”Futures Tumble, Oil, VIX And Gold Soar As Markets Brace For Iran’s “Severe Retaliation” It has been a turbulent start to 2020 with markets soaring on the first day of trading of the new year and decade, only to tumble overnight after a U.S. air strike in Iraq killed a top Iranian commander, sharply escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and denting risk appetite, sending world markets sharply lower and US equity futures down more than 1% overnight… |
![]() | State-run banks could change the way they lend to firmsState-run banks could change the way they lend to firmsBanks may migrate to cashflow-based lending for working capital loans from the earlier asset-based funding model. |
![]() | 7 disruptions that might strike your finances7 disruptions that might strike your financesChanges you can anticipate in this decade, and how to be prepared for them. |
![]() | An airstrike is making Dalal Street anxiousAn airstrike is making Dalal Street anxiousIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said ‘severe retaliation’ awaits Soleimani killers. |
![]() | Market Snapshot: Dow futures drop more than 200 points as U.S.-Iran tensions escalateStock-index futures drop sharply Friday after a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad kills a top Iranian military commander and stokes fears of an escalating conflict in the Middle East. |
![]() | AMD stock finally breaks its dot-com-era record highAdvanced Micro Devices Inc. had the best-performing stock on the S&P 500 in 2018 and 2019, but it took a strong start to 2020 to finally break the chip maker’s record high from the dot-com bubble days. |
![]() | Market Snapshot: Oil prices jump after U.S. airstrike kills Iranian military commanderOil prices jump, sending the U.S. benchmark to an eight-month high, after a U.S. airstrike kills a top Iranian military commander, prompting Tehran to vow revenge. |
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