"After roaring back in yesterday's sessions on headlines that the Iran war could be over sooner than expected, the markets are watching and waiting to see what oil will do today. While all three of the stock market averages are treading lightly, oil has been falling for the most part. The Brent Crude oil price has retreated from the $120/barrel area back down to $92 per barrel while WTI is hovering below the $90/barrel threshold, though price movements remain extremely headline sensitive."
"Tech majors including Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META), Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO and Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) are keeping the Nasdaq Composite afloat this morning. Meta scooped up an AI-agent-powered social media platform called Moltbook."
"Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, who is set to address the industry at next week's company event, described AI as a "five layer cake," one that extends to energy, chips, infrastructure, models and applications - aka software. Separately, reports indicate Nvidia is backing AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, with its super chips powering the company's AI models."
Markets opened with modest declines across major indices as investors assess the impact of potential Iran conflict resolution on oil prices. Brent Crude retreated from $120 to $92 per barrel, while WTI fell below $90 per barrel, though movements remain headline-sensitive. Tech stocks, particularly Meta, Broadcom, and Tesla, supported the Nasdaq Composite. Meta acquired Moltbook, an AI-agent-powered social media platform. Oracle faces earnings scrutiny regarding AI data center expansion plans with OpenAI. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang characterized AI as a five-layer framework encompassing energy, chips, infrastructure, models, and applications. Nvidia is backing AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, while SpaceX explores a potential Nasdaq listing.
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