• Stocks Fall as Israel-Iran Conflict Hits Risk Appetite
  
  Wall Street's main indexes opened lower Friday after Israel's deadly strike on Iranian nuclear facilities inflamed tensions in the oil-rich Middle East and battered risk sentiment across global markets.
• US Equity Fund Outflows Ease on Cooling Inflation, Trade Deal Optimism
  
  U.S. equity funds witnessed the smallest weekly net disposal in four weeks in the week through June 11 as a smaller than expected rise in consumer prices in May, and a U.S. trade deal with China, eased investor worries.
• Global Airline, Travel Stocks Slide as Israel Strikes Iran
  
  Global airline stocks tumbled in premarket trading Friday as Israel's widescale strikes on Iran drove a more than 9% surge in oil prices and prompted carriers to clear out the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan.
• It's Never a Good Idea to Put 401(k) Contributions on Hold
  
  Amid this year's market turmoil, many investors are asking their financial advisers if they should hit pause on 401(k) contributions until things settle down.
• Gold Nears Two-Month High on Safe-Haven Demand
  
  Gold prices rose to a near two-month high Friday, driven by safe-haven demand as geopolitical tensions escalated in the Middle East following Israel's widescale strikes on Iran.
• Dollar Rises in Reprisal of Safe-Haven Role
  
  The dollar rallied Friday, as investors rushed back into the currency in their search for safe-haven assets, including gold, after Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran, sparking Iranian retaliation.
• Oil Surges, Global Stocks Retreat After Israel's Strike on Iran
  
  Oil prices surged while global shares were lower Friday after Israel struck Iranian nuclear and military targets in an attack that raised the risk of all-out war between them.
• S&P 500 Ends Higher as Oracle Reignites AI Rally
  
  The S&P 500 ended higher Thursday after a strong outlook from Oracle fueled optimism around artificial intelligence, offsetting worries about tension in the Middle East and a drop in Boeing shares.
• 3 Dividend-Paying Industrials With 50 Years of Higher Payouts
  
  Investors looking for a good source of long-term dividend growth stocks should take a closer look at the industrials.
• Stocks Rise as Oracle Reignites AI Rally
  
  U.S. stocks rose Thursday after a strong outlook from Oracle fueled optimism around artificial intelligence, offsetting worries about tension in the Middle East and a drop in Boeing shares.
• Defend Against the Breaking Bond Market
  
  America is entering uncharted financial waters. For the first time in history, annual interest payments on our federal debt have surpassed $1 trillion. A number that now exceeds the entire defense budget and outpaces the combined cost of Medicaid, food stamps, and...
• Oracle Hits Record as AI Cloud Demand Propels Sales
  
  Oracle shares surged 14% to breach the $200-mark for the first time Thursday, after the company raised its annual revenue forecast, driven by strong demand for its AI-related cloud services.
• Micron to Expand US Investments to $200 Billion
  
  Micron Technology said Thursday it was planning to expand its U.S. investments in domestic memory manufacturing to about $150 billion and in R&D to $50 billion.
• Rush into Safe Havens Drives Euro Higher Against Dollar
  
  The euro hit its highest level in almost four years against the U.S. dollar as investors rushed into safe-haven assets on Thursday while remaining cautious about the impact of the U.S.-China trade deal.
• Investors Pull Out of US Stocks, Into Europe & Emerging Markets
  
  Global investors have moved money from U.S. equities and into European and emerging markets assets, as concerns mount over U.S. fiscal policy, rising debt and the risk that trade tariffs will trigger a recession.
• Platinum Surges 41% in 2025 Amid Gold Demand
  
  Platinum and palladium prices have both rallied this month, notching a more than four-year and seven-month high respectively, but analysts say they remain more cautious about the outlook for palladium due to its narrower demand base.
• Oracle Beats Quarterly Revenue Estimates
  
  Oracle surpassed fourth-quarter revenue estimates Wednesday, boosted by growing demand for its cloud offerings from companies deploying artificial intelligence.
• Wall Street Ticks Down as Traders Focus on Mideast Tension
  
  The S&P 500 ended lower Wednesday, with investors spooked by Middle East tensions, while a tame inflation report calmed concerns around tariff-driven price pressures and traders awaited more details on China-U.S. trade talks.
• Warner Bros.' Credit Rating Downgraded to Junk by Fitch
  
  Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings Wednesday downgraded Warner Bros Discovery to junk status following the company's announced split-up earlier this week, as investors weigh the deal's likely impact on holders of its debt.
• Starbucks Scales New Efficiency Model to All of N.A.
  
  Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol told Reuters he would accelerate the rollout of the coffeehouse chain's new staffing and service model, aiming for all 18,000 North American stores by summer's end, rather than the initial plan for just a third of U.S. stores by year-end.
• Stocks Near Record on Encouraging Inflation News
  
  U.S. stocks are drifting near their record Wednesday after a report suggested President Donald Trump's tariffs are not pushing inflation much higher, at least not yet.
• Gold Holds Gains Following Cooling Inflation Data
  
  Gold prices rose Wednesday, helped by cooler-than-expected inflation data that strengthened investors' conviction the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates by September.
• Wall Street Expectant About US-China Trade Agreement
  
  U.S. and Chinese officials said they had agreed on a framework to put their trade truce back on track and remove China's export restrictions on rare earths while offering little sign of a durable resolution to longstanding trade differences.
• Stocks, Dollar Cautiously Welcome Latest US-China Trade Detente
  
  Stock markets and the dollar gave a guarded welcome Wednesday to the latest signs of progress in trade talks between the United States and China, while waiting for more detail of what was decided and whether it would stick for long.
• Free Markets ETF to Capitalize on Trump Deregulation
  
  A group of three investment management firms teamed up to launch an exchange-traded fund that will invest in companies they expect to benefit from deregulation and free capital markets, the partners in the venture said Tuesday.

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