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- Hormuz Hangover: How a $12 Oil Spike Held the World's Markets Hostage
WTI surged 8% on Hormuz fears, IMF warned of recession, Meta cut 8,000 jobs — a week where every asset told a different story.
- Notable Reports: Week of April 20–24
Top research reports for the week of April 20–24, 2026: Fed modernization, AI productivity paradox, India resilience, and crypto sentiment.
- Hormuz Hangover: Tech Bleeds, Gold Gleams, and Tesla's Moment of Truth
AI semis vs Hormuz fears: S&P futures slip, NASDAQ leads lower, Gold pushes $4,724 as Tesla earnings loom after the bell.
- Cook's Exit, Tesla's Moment, and an Oil Market That Won't Sit Still
Apple CEO transition, Tesla earnings after the bell, and Iran-driven oil at $93.64 define a pivotal pre-market. Here's what matters before the open.
- Hormuz or Hype? Markets Split Between $4T Tech Rally and a Middle East Powder Keg
S&P futures slip 0.6% as Hormuz tensions gut European markets. Gold hits $4,771. Can Big Tech's AI momentum hold the line?
- East Meets West, Badly: Asia Rallies While Europe Bleeds and Big Tech Sharpens Its Axe
Asia surges, Europe slumps -1.2%, Meta preps 8,000 cuts, and Kevin Warsh eyes Powell's chair. Here's what moves the open today.
- Hormuz Heartburn: Oil Spikes, Europe Surges, Wall Street Caught in the Middle
WTI jumps 4.3%, IMF warns of global recession, but DAX +2.3% and NVIDIA near $5T keep bulls alive. Here's what matters at the open.
- Hormuz and Back: How a $25 Oil Whipsaw Couldn't Stop the AI Bull
WTI swung $25 intraweek as Hormuz fears spiked then collapsed. AI stocks shrugged. S&P 500 hit 7,041. Retic maps the week's wild narrative threads.
- Notable Reports: Week of April 13
IMF Hormuz warnings, record home prices, gold's safe-haven surge, and tokenization's rise — Retic's top 8 reports for W16 2026.
- Oil Craters 7%, Asia Rips, AI Keeps Dancing: Welcome to the Most Confusing Pre-Market of 2026
WTI crashes 7% on Iran diplomacy hopes, Asia surges, AMD +7.8% leads tech — S&P 500 eyes record highs. Retic's pre-market brief, April 17 2026.