Tech Giants Form Defense Consortium to Challenge Traditional Contractors

Model portfolios now direct enough capital that a single reallocation reprices funds, and BlackRock runs more than $300 billion of them.

Markets repricing macro pressures: Treasury yields surge to 2007 highs (10-year 5.139%, 30-year 5.438%). Fed October hike odds jump to >75% from 49% week ago. S&P down 0.8%,...

US diesel exports hit a record 2 million barrels a day and retail prices topped $6.50 a gallon, but a 90-day halt would strand barrels rather than redirect...

The two largest muni ETFs set inflow records in the same week a smaller fund set an outflow record, and tax-loss harvesting explains much of it.

Equities are within 1% of records on an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait in seven days, while payrolls soften and one strategist cuts her target.

S&P 500 near one-month high on AI rally; Brent crude down 2.5% to $97.79 on Iran Hormuz reopening proposal; Treasury yields -3bp to 4.92%; dollar weakening; AI stocks...

Precious metals diverge as Treasury yields rise, oil rebounds; copper rallies on tight supply and tech stock strength; aluminum surplus seen in 2027 pressuring prices.

Stocks posted their biggest intraday gain in over a month as the war risk premium in oil unwound and Meta Muse optimism lifted CPU makers.

Kospi best performer globally but volatility unprecedented in major markets; President Lee's 5000 target and leveraged ETF promotion triggered retail speculation; 300% earnings surge amplified summer correction.

More than half of AAII respondents are bearish and 19.1% hold much more cash than normal, despite equities sitting near all-time highs.