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2026-03-16 11:16:00 ET The S&P 500 ( SPX ) dropped another 1.6% during the second trading week of March 2026, closing at 6,632.19 on Friday, 13 March 2026. The index is five percent below its 27 January 2026 record high of 6,978.59.... Read the full article on Seeking ...

2026-03-09 12:54:00 ET By Mandy Xu Cross-Asset Volatility: Implied volatilities spiked across asset classes last week as the Iran conflict escalated, with oil prices jumping over 35%. Oil volatility surged higher, with 1M implied vol up almost 40 pts wk/wk to a high of 104% ...

2026-03-09 08:27:00 ET Geopolitical events dominated the first trading week of March 2026. The start of U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran prompted a sharp rise in oil prices as Iran's military launched ballistic missile attacks against Persian Gulf nations and threat...

2026-03-09 08:04:00 ET The S&P 500 closed at 6,740 on Friday, its lowest level since mid-December, as technical deterioration, collapsing payrolls, and $90 oil converged on the charts. Every major moving average has broken. Here’s what comes next. ... Read the full ...

2026-03-03 03:16:00 ET The S&P 500 sagged in February as markets responded to fears related to AI disruptors while weathering updates to US tariff policy.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: S&P 500 Dips 0.9% In February

2026-03-02 12:19:00 ET By Mandy Xu Cross-Asset Volatility: Implied volatilities are up across asset classes following the US/Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, as the conflict escalated in the region. Oil prices surged higher, up 8% this morning, with tanker traffic i...

2026-03-02 08:43:00 ET The S&P 500 ( SPX ) see-sawed during the trading week ending on Friday, 27 February 2026. The index ended the week at 6,878.88 , down 0.44% from where it closed the preceding week as geopolitical tensions built during the week.... Read the full a...

2026-02-20 12:55:02 ET ... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: IUS: Confirmed As A Solid Core Equity ETF

2026-02-20 07:26:00 ET The outlook for the S&P 500's dividends generally improved since the previous snapshot of their future. For the five quarters in our forecast window, four showed solid gains, while one had a small decline.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha ...

2026-02-20 02:53:00 ET In seventh grade science class, we studied how things are classified – the systems used to organize various kinds of rocks, elements, species, different types of clouds. I’ve always liked the name “cumulonimbus” – the sort of big...