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S&P 500 Set to Close Its Third Straight Losing Quarter — What History Says About What Comes Next

Monday marks the final trading day of the first quarter of 2026, and theS&P 500is on course to log its third consecutive negative quarter — a losing streak not seen since the prolonged bear market of 2022. With the index down approximately 4.5% from …

Nitish Kishor | 30 March 2026

Google's Historic $32B Wiz Acquisition Closes — And What It Means for the Cloud Security Industry

Alphabet's $32 billionacquisitionof cybersecurity firm Wiz is set to formally close this week, following receipt of final antitrust clearance from the Department of Justice on Friday. The deal is the largest acquisition in Google's 28-year history and one of the largest technology M&A transactions …

Nitish Kishor | 30 March 2026

Ukraine Peace Talks Collapse Again — What the Ceasefire Failure Means for Markets, Defense Stocks, and European Security

The prospect of an imminent ceasefire in Ukraine — which had been building as a significant potential positive catalyst for global markets through much of the first quarter — has collapsed over the weekend. U.S.-brokered negotiations hit an impasse over the status of Russian-occupied …

Nitish Kishor | 30 March 2026

Wall Street Banks Enter Q1 Earnings Season With Trading Tailwinds and Credit Headwinds

The FICC trading franchise at the major banks is expected to report year-over-yearrevenuegrowth of 15–25% at most institutions. The tariff-driven volatility in currency markets — particularly in CNY/USD, EUR/USD, and emerging market pairs — has been a boon for FX trading desks. Commodity desks …

Anjali Anand | 30 March 2026

Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Cools in February — But Don't Expect Rate Cuts Anytime Soon

For investors who have been starved of good macro news in 2026, the report offers at least a partial respite. But context is everything: 2.7% is still meaningfully above the Fed's 2% target, and Federal Reserve officials have spent the better part of the …

Anjali Anand | 30 March 2026

'Liberation Day' Tariffs Land Wednesday: What the Sweeping Trade Overhaul Means for Your Portfolio

The pre-market on Monday reflects the anxiety:Nasdaq-100futuresare down roughly 0.8%, the Russell 2000 small-cap index is flat, and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is trading above 22 — elevated for a non-crisis period.

Anjali Anand | 30 March 2026

S&P 500 Set to Close Its Third Straight Losing Quarter — What History Says About What Comes Next

Unlike the sharp, sentiment-driven selloffs of past crises — the COVID crash of 2020, the rate-shockbear marketof 2022 — the Q1 2026 drawdown has been slow, grinding, and multi-causal. There is no single villain. Instead, there is a confluence of persistent headwinds that have …

Anjali Anand | 30 March 2026

Nvidia Hit With New China Chip Export Restrictions — What the H20 Crackdown Means for the AI Trade

The H20 chip had become a surprisingly importantrevenuestream. Priced at a premium despite its reduced compute specifications, the H20 was eagerly purchased by Chinesecloud computinggiants — Alibaba Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Baidu AI Cloud, and ByteDance — as well as state-backed AI research institutions. Estimates …

Anjali Anand | 30 March 2026

Oil Slides Below $68 as OPEC+ Considers Output Hike and Global Demand Clouds Gather

OPEC+ is scheduled to hold its next policy meeting later this week. Saudi Arabia is frustrated by consistent compliance failures from Iraq and Kazakhstan — together adding a persistent 300,000–500,000 barrels per day above agreed limits. Rather than continuing to enforce discipline that is …

Anjali Anand | 30 March 2026

Geopolitical Tensions and Crude Oil Spike Trigger Broad Market Volatility

Market Movers:On Friday, the top gainers were Artelo Biosciences, Inc. (+230.41%) and System1, Inc. (142.34%). On the contrary, MKDWELL Tech Inc. (-38.33%) and urban-gro, Inc. (-37.11%) declined the most the same day.

Team Kalkine | 30 March 2026
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