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Massive $1.5B S&P 500 and $192M oil trades placed minutes before Trump’s Iran statement raise scrutiny.
Asian stocks fall sharply as South Korea drops over 6% and Chinese indices decline more than 3% amid energy crisis concerns.
Mark Zuckerberg builds an AI agent to streamline Meta’s management and reduce organizational layers.
Gold falls below $4,350, entering a bear market after a 22% drop and $1.5 trillion wiped out in hours.
Amazon acquires Rivr to develop robots for doorstep delivery and expand automation in last-mile logistics.
The S&P 500 hits its lowest level of 2026, with $3.2 trillion erased since the Iran conflict escalated.
Alibaba reports a 66% profit drop as AI and cloud investments weigh on earnings despite strong demand.
Chinese AI stocks rise after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls OpenClaw the ‘next ChatGPT’.
Dubai’s main stock index enters a bear market after falling more than 22% from its February peak.
Meta plans to cut 20% of staff as it ramps up costly investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure.