ADVFN US – Market Content Editor
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Wall Street Slips as U.S.-Iran Flare-Up Lifts Oil and Bond Yields
Stocks pulled back to start the week as renewed conflict in the Middle East rattled investors and pushed energy prices and bond yields higher. The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the first time in a month, reviving worries about oil supply just as markets had been coasting near record levels. Even with Monday’s losses,…
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Sony and Warner sue Anthropic over AI music training
Sony and Warner Music publishers accuse Anthropic of pirating thousands of copyrighted songs to develop its Claude AI models.
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Wall Street slips as oil spike revives rate fears
U.S. stocks fell as renewed U.S.–Iran strikes pushed oil above $90 and increased expectations for a September Fed rate hike.
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Amazon stock falls as FTC prepares ad-pricing lawsuit
Amazon shares fell as the FTC reportedly prepared a lawsuit alleging the company deceived advertisers and manipulated ad-auction prices.
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Microsoft’s Disc-to-Digital Rollout Turns Physical Xbox Games Into Digital Licenses, With a Catch
Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox feature that could change how players think about physical game collections in an increasingly digital gaming landscape. Announced during Gamescom, the company’s new Disc-to-Digital program allows owners of supported Xbox One and Xbox Series X games to convert eligible physical copies into digital entitlements. The feature begins rolling out…
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Bernstein’s Chhugani forecasts Bitcoin could reach $300,000 by 2029
Bernstein expects Bitcoin (COIN:BTCUSD) to reach $300,000 by the end of 2029, with analyst Gautam Chhugani identifying the cryptocurrency as a major potential beneficiary of what he describes as the debasement trade. The forecast assumes Bitcoin continues to broadly follow its historical four-year market cycle, with Bernstein also expecting the cryptocurrency to recover to a…
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Citi sees Permian Basin entering multi-year natural gas growth cycle
The Permian Basin is moving into a multi-year expansion phase for natural gas infrastructure that could ease the takeaway constraints that have long affected the region, according to Citi analysts. The bank said the latest investment cycle differs from previous periods because infrastructure development is being supported by more durable sources of demand. Growing U.S.…
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Nearly half of global oil supply comes from conflict-affected countries six months into Iran war
Nearly half of the world’s oil production is now sourced from countries affected by conflict in 2026, according to Reuters calculations, highlighting the scale of disruption facing global energy markets. Six months after U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran triggered what has developed into the largest oil supply crisis on record, there remains little indication…
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Stock Futures Drop as Middle East Escalation and Hawkish Fed Remarks Weigh on Sentiment: Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq Futures
Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are currently pointing to a lower open on Monday, with stocks poised to extend the pullback seen during last Friday’s session. The downward momentum on Wall Street comes amid concerns about a re-escalation of the military conflict in the Middle East following a period of relative calm. Over…
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JPMorgan remains positive on equities, sees rotation driving further gains
JPMorgan remains constructive on equities heading towards the end of the year, although the bank expects further gains to be driven by shifts between market segments rather than a broad-based surge in stocks. “In equities, we stay constructive into year-end, expecting a grind higher with rotation rather than a broad melt-up move,” strategist Fabio Bassi…