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April 7, 2026 – Wall Street Plays Chicken With Iran: Markets Tiptoe Higher Into Gulf’s ‘Deadline Drama’ -( $ANNA $AVGO $NVDA $SPY $UNH $VIX Rise!)
US stocks finished Tuesday little changed after a volatile session dominated by anxiety over President Trump’s…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. 22 hours ago
April 6, 2026 – Wall Street Holds Its Breath: Stocks Tiptoe Higher as Cease-Fire Hopes Cool the Oil Fever – ( $HIMS $MCD $MODD $NOK $NVDA $QQQ $SER $SOAR $SPCE Rise!)
US stocks traded with a muted positive bias Monday as investors weighed tentative cease-fire efforts in…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. 2 days ago
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Another Two Weeks to Breathe: How a Fragile Iran Cease‑Fire Is Repricing Risk -( $DIA $QQQ $SPY $VIX )
Markets spent Tuesday squinting at the Middle East and their terminals in equal measure, trying to…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. 20 hours ago
The Bubble, The Billionaire, and a Brutal Future?: Robert Friedland’s Case Against Complacency -( $SPY $QQQ $DIA )
The illusion of comfort that has defined much of American life in recent years is colliding…
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War, Oil, Repeat: Why Markets Treat The Iran Crisis Like A Sequel With The Same Ending -( $DIA $QQQ $SPY $VIX )
Wall Street ended yet another session staring at the same old geopolitical headline—“war with Iran not…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. April 2, 2026
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Medicare’s Money Surprise: Why UnitedHealth and Humana Just Got a Policy Pay Raise -( $CNC $CVS $ELV $HUM $MOH $UNH )
UnitedHealth just got the policy equivalent of a surprise bonus check from Washington — and Wall…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. 1 day ago
Good Friday’s US Jobs Report Surprise: 82k New Healthcare Jobs Give the Economy a Second Opinion -( $FIGS $QQQ $SPY $DIA )
The latest March jobs report delivered the economic equivalent of a plot twist: the US economy…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. April 3, 2026
Acquired Taste: Why Big Pharma Can’t Stop Snacking on Venture‑Backed Biotechs -( $IBB $MRK $OTSKY $NVS $TERN $XBI )
Big Pharma spent the week shopping again, snapping up a fresh crop of biotech and pharmaceutical…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. April 2, 2026
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Pep’s New Midfield Toy: Why Manchester City Are Ready to Pay £65M to Make Elliot Anderson Everyone Else’s Regret -( $MANU )
Manchester City appear to have moved into pole position in the pursuit of Nottingham Forest’s Elliot Anderson, edging…
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Rational Bubbles and Economic Cockroaches: Is Mohamed El‑Erian’s Wry Take on Today’s Market Jitters Spot On? -( $DIA $SPY $QQQ $VIX )
Mohamed El‑Erian is warning that the global economy is drifting toward a slow‑growth, high‑inflation mix as…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. April 3, 2026
Ducati’s $165,000 Superleggera V4 Didn’t Just Sell Out. It Vanished To Beat the Market – ( $VWAGY )
On Wall Street, a hot IPO that prices above the range and breaks syndicate in minutes…
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Please Hold (Never): How Shift4, Maple, Nokia and Nvidia Turn Missed Calls Into Money -( $FOUR $NOK $NVDA )
Shift4 (FOUR) is quietly stitching together a commerce empire, and its latest moves in AI phone…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. March 24, 2026
Home Sales Near 30-Year Lows—But Buyers Are Quietly Plotting a Comeback? -( $SPY $DIA $HD )
US existing-home sales may be slumping toward historic lows, but the housing market is quietly laying…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. March 19, 2026
When Bangles Meet Bankers: Inside India’s Glittering Gold-Loan Boom -( $GLD )
India’s gold-backed lending boom is turning family heirlooms into the country’s most hardworking asset class, as…
by John F. Heerdink, Jr. March 19, 2026
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Five Straight Wins and a Billion‑Dollar Date: Inside Nokia’s GigaOm Streak and NVIDIA’s Big Bet -( $NOK $NVDA )
Nokia (NOK) just turned a quiet corner of the data center market into center stage, securing…
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Trillion Is the New Normal: What 2026’s M&A Boom Says About Corporate Confidence -( $SPY $QQQ $DIA )
Despite a market landscape that could be politely described as “politically adventurous,” global M&A activity entered…
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Markets spent Tuesday squinting at the Middle East and their terminals in equal measure, trying to…
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Season One of this series, hosted by Major General (Ret) Alberto “Al” Rosende, President & CEO…
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Solar, EVs, AI… And Silver: The One Metal Your ‘Modern Portfolio’ Forgot To Invite -( $SIL )
Gold may still own the vault, but in 2026 silver is quietly applying for a corner…
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SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO is shaping up to be more than a listing; it is being cast…
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Broadcom’s latest AI alliance with Google parent Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL, GOOG) and Anthropic is less a…
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