The average one-year price target for Exxon Mobil (BIT:1XOM) has been revised to €135.45 / share. This is an increase of 11.65% from the prior estimate of €121.32 dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analysts. The
The average one-year price target for Exxon Mobil (BIT:1XOM) has been revised to €135.45 / share. This is an increase of 11.65% from the prior estimate of €121.32 dated February 23, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided by analysts. The
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that oil and gasoline prices could remain elevated through the fall, signaling potential political and economic consequences from the ongoing conflict with Iran. "It could be, or the same, or maybe a little bit higher, but it should be around the same," Trump said Sunday in an interview with Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures...
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images News U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged that oil and gasoline prices could remain elevated through the fall, signaling potential political and economic consequences from the ongoing conflict with Iran. "It could be, or the same, or maybe a little bit higher, but it should be around the same," Trump said Sunday in an interview with Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo when asked about the outlook for energy costs ahead of the midterm elections. Gasoline prices have already climbed above $4 a gallon across much of April, according to industry data, underscoring the strain on consumers as the war disrupts global energy markets. The president’s latest comments mark a shift from earlier assurances that the price surge would be temporary. Earlier in the day, Trump announced plans for a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following unsuccessful peace talks with Iran over the weekend. "No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas," he wrote on Truth Social. The proposed blockade adds uncertainty to an already fragile ceasefire and comes after Iran restricted access to the critical shipping route, sending global oil prices sharply higher. The conflict, which began in late February with coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, has since expanded across the region, disrupting markets and raising geopolitical tensions. The fallout has also affected domestic politics, with public opinion surveys showing declining support for the war amid rising fuel costs. Concerns are growing among Republicans that prolonged economic pressure could weigh on the party’s prospects in the upcoming midterm elections. Some lawmakers have also questioned the effectiveness of the blockade strategy. Dear Readers: We recognize that politics often intersect with the financial news of the day, so we invite you to click here to join the separate political discussion. More on Brent Futures, Crude Oil Futures, etc. Co...
Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Big banks and tech names kick off earnings season this week . (0:17) Trump orders U.S. to block Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic. (1:13) Fed Beige Book and speakers guide rate outlook this week. (2:00) The following is an abridged transcript: It’s that time again when “per share” echoes across Wa...
Alistair Berg/DigitalVision via Getty Images Listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Big banks and tech names kick off earnings season this week . (0:17) Trump orders U.S. to block Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic. (1:13) Fed Beige Book and speakers guide rate outlook this week. (2:00) The following is an abridged transcript: It’s that time again when “per share” echoes across Wall Street. Earnings season begins this week with the big banks, alongside a couple of major tech names. Goldman Sachs ( GS ) kicks things off Monday. Tuesday brings JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ), Wells Fargo ( WFC ), Citigroup ( C ) and BlackRock ( BLK ). Bank of America (BA C ) and Morgan Stanley ( MS ) follow Wednesday. Later in the week, results from Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM ), Netflix ( NFLX ) and PepsiCo ( PEP ) will offer insight into global demand, tech spending and consumer trends. Netflix reports Thursday , with analysts expecting EPS of $0.77 on revenue just above $12B. With the Warner Bros. ( WBD ) acquisition saga behind it, focus has shifted back to core growth drivers: advertising, content and engagement. Ad revenue will hinge in part on traction in live sports, while the company’s recent subscription price increases will be closely watched for signals on pricing power and capital allocation. Also on the calendar: Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ ) reports Tuesday and ASML ( ASML ) on Wednesday. In geopolitics this weekend, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would move to block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after negotiations with Iran collapsed in Islamabad. In a post, Trump said the Navy would begin efforts to stop vessels from entering or leaving the key shipping lane, framing the move as a response to escalating tensions. The announcement followed the breakdown of marathon talks involving Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who spent nearly a full day negotiating with senior Iranian officials. The discussions, brokered b...
Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter dedicated to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week, Rivian’s finance chief discusses the company’s launch of the R2. But first, Oracle moves the bar with new CFO hiring. Oracle checkpoint Oracle Corp.’s appointment of Hilary Maxson as chief financial officer is the latest sign of the centrality of finance departments in the AI boom. Maxson...
Welcome to CFO Briefing, a newsletter dedicated to corporate finance and what leaders need to know. This week, Rivian’s finance chief discusses the company’s launch of the R2. But first, Oracle moves the bar with new CFO hiring. Oracle checkpoint Oracle Corp.’s appointment of Hilary Maxson as chief financial officer is the latest sign of the centrality of finance departments in the AI boom. Maxson will help oversee the company’s massive data center push — just one example of CFOs across nearly every industry redirecting capital toward artificial intelligence. Yet many of those same finance chiefs have been more reluctant, at least until recently, to make use of AI in their own departments. “The CFOs are greenlighting all of this spend around AI more broadly across the enterprise, but what about the finance function?” said Bain & Co.’s Michael Heric , who advises clients on technology and cloud services. “I think we’re starting to see meaningful change.” Financial planning and reporting emerged as the most popular AI use cases for finance departments, followed by accounting and invoice-to-cash, in a recent Bain survey of CFOs. Almost half of the respondents cited speed, versus cost savings or other outcomes, as the primary advantage of investing in the technology. “This isn’t just about using AI to reduce headcount in finance,” Heric said. “If you think about most CFOs and finance organizations, they’re under tremendous pressure to bring insights faster.” But to build speed, the workflows underpinning the automation need as much scrutiny as the tools themselves. “If you’re trying to get AI agents to do the work in the context of broken processes, it’s not going to work very well,” Heric said. “You’ve got to address those issues if you’re going to get full value.” The hiring of Maxson, who was recruited from Schneider Electric SE, came with a promise by Oracle to pursue “efficient approaches in allocating capital.” The same goal tops CFOs’ priorities for adopting AI t...
asbe/iStock via Getty Images The S&P500 ( SPY ) had another strong week, and at Friday's highs, was up over 8% from the 6316 low. In under two weeks, it has retraced 77% of the decline, contrary to the adage, "markets take the stairs up and the elevator down." Based on the bullish shift in the technicals, a large rally was expected even before the news of a ceasefire in Iran hit the wires on Tuesd...
asbe/iStock via Getty Images The S&P500 ( SPY ) had another strong week, and at Friday's highs, was up over 8% from the 6316 low. In under two weeks, it has retraced 77% of the decline, contrary to the adage, "markets take the stairs up and the elevator down." Based on the bullish shift in the technicals, a large rally was expected even before the news of a ceasefire in Iran hit the wires on Tuesday evening. As last weekend's article highlighted , 6764 was very likely and 6850 was possible. However, that article also outlined expectations that the rally would fade and eventually reach new 2026 lows. This week's article focuses on that potential reversal and why sustained directional moves are unlikely. S&P500 Monthly April is typically a bullish month, and that looks to be playing out. The rally has now reclaimed the 6775-6789 area and traded back inside the January/February range. On the negative side, the March bar was clearly bearish, and the S&P 500 is still trading within its range. That could continue, and the most probable pattern is for an "inside bar" to form this month. Unfortunately, that won't give any strong bias for what could happen next as inside bars can break both ways. The immediate bearish bias has therefore been negated, but the quarterly charts and higher timeframe cycles still call for lower at some point this year. SPX Monthly (Tradingview) 7002 is the only major resistance. Support is at 6474 and 6316. A DeMARK exhaustion count completed in February and had a brief effect with the March drop. No new signal is due this year. S&P500 Weekly The weekly chart has a bullish bias as last week's follow through bar closed near its highs and above the 20SMA at 6806. That is notable strength and likely leads to more upside next week. At the right of the chart, the volume profile shows that the most volume since the April '25 low has traded around 6850ish. That area may act as resistance as whoever was selling there earlier this year may do so again. It...
I mean, I guess it kinda looks like the moon? | Image: Kate NV / RVNG Intl. For obvious reasons , I've had Moon on the mind all week. So I was trying to figure out what I should recommend this week that would thematically fit. Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks is incredible, and if you haven't listened to it, go do that now. But it also seemed a bit on the nose. Radiohead's A Moon Sh...
I mean, I guess it kinda looks like the moon? | Image: Kate NV / RVNG Intl. For obvious reasons , I've had Moon on the mind all week. So I was trying to figure out what I should recommend this week that would thematically fit. Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks is incredible, and if you haven't listened to it, go do that now. But it also seemed a bit on the nose. Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool also came to mind. But it also felt a bit obvious. Then I remembered Kate NV's Room for the Moon , a record I had on repeat in 2020. Russian artist Kate Shilonosova chases ideas across 11 tracks inspired by Russian and Japanese pop from the '70s and '80s, as well as children's movies. This obviously leads Room for … Read the full story at The Verge.
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) just delivered huge growth, stronger commercial traction, and a much bigger backlog, yet the stock is still trading far below its high. That disconnect could be the biggest opportunity in the story right now.
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) just delivered huge growth, stronger commercial traction, and a much bigger backlog, yet the stock is still trading far below its high. That disconnect could be the biggest opportunity in the story right now.
An Actual Smart Fix: How Waymo And Waze Are Tackling Potholes In San Francisco A smart new approach to fixing road issues is taking shape in San Francisco—and honestly, it’s finally a good idea. Waymo, known for putting driverless cars on city streets, is now teaming up with Waze to help identify potholes. Using data from its self-driving vehicles, Waymo can detect rough road conditions and automa...
An Actual Smart Fix: How Waymo And Waze Are Tackling Potholes In San Francisco A smart new approach to fixing road issues is taking shape in San Francisco—and honestly, it’s finally a good idea. Waymo, known for putting driverless cars on city streets, is now teaming up with Waze to help identify potholes. Using data from its self-driving vehicles, Waymo can detect rough road conditions and automatically flag them in the Waze app, according to a new report from NBC . Drivers using Waze can already see these reported potholes, but the bigger impact comes from Waze’s “Waze for Cities” program. Thousands of cities use it to collect real-time road hazard data, giving local agencies a clearer picture of where repairs are needed. The report notes that San Francisco officials say this won’t replace existing systems like 311 reports, but it adds another valuable layer of information. Crews still aim to fix major issues within a few days, while also making sure all neighborhoods—not just high-traffic areas—get equal attention. This kind of tech-driven system actually makes a lot of sense. Bringing something like this to places like New Jersey or New York could seriously improve how quickly and fairly road repairs get handled. Before partnering with Waymo, Waze had already developed a crowd-sourced approach to identifying road hazards like potholes. Drivers using the app could manually report issues in real time, tagging exact GPS locations of potholes, debris, or rough road conditions, which were then shared with other users to improve routing and safety. Over time, Waze also leveraged passive data—such as repeated sudden decelerations or erratic vehicle movement patterns—to infer the presence of road irregularities without explicit reports. This combination of active user input and behavioral data allowed Waze to build a dynamic, continuously updated map of road quality, laying the groundwork for more automated detection methods later explored in collaborations with autonom...
The prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets , after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year. After the US and Iran were unable to reach a deal in negotiations over the weekend, President Donald Trump said the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz. He posted ...
The prospect that the Iran war will reintensify after the failure of peace talks threatens to spark fresh volatility across global markets , after a week that saw a fragile ceasefire drive stocks up and oil down by the most this year. After the US and Iran were unable to reach a deal in negotiations over the weekend, President Donald Trump said the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz. He posted on social media that “Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!” About a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas flowed through the waterway before the conflict. The escalating rhetoric heightens the focus on the truce between the two sides, which triggered a sharp rally for risky assets last week, with the S&P 500 Index climbing more than 3.5%, an MSCI gauge of emerging-market equities rising 7.4%, and Bitcoin surging almost 10%. Futures on West Texas Intermediate oil tumbled 13.4% through Friday, while Brent ended at around $95 a barrel, down from roughly $112 in March. Trading resumes in earnest for US stocks, Treasuries and oil at 6 p.m. New York time on Sunday. In early trading in Sydney to start the week, haven demand boosted the US dollar against major peers. “The ‘peace dividend’ many traders priced in last Thursday and Friday is likely to evaporate” at the start of this week, said Francis Tan , Asia chief strategist at Indosuez Wealth in Singapore. “The failure of the talks shifts the mood back to defensive.” Trump said the US will interdict any vessel that has paid a toll to Iran for safe passage through Hormuz and will clear mines in the strait. A blockade will add pressure to global oil markets by choking off the remaining trickle of shipments that have continued to move through the waterway. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, meanwhile, responded by saying that any military vessels attempting to approach the strait “under any pretext” would be considered a violation of the ceasefire, according to Iranian state TV. ...
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire on Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow’s four-year-long war against its neighbour. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4pm on Saturday until the end of Sunda...
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of violating a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire on Sunday, as Orthodox Christians gathered to celebrate the holiday despite Moscow’s four-year-long war against its neighbour. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire over the Easter weekend, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 4pm on Saturday until the end of Sunday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised to abide by the ceasefire but warned there would...
Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on Hungary is over. The Hungarian Prime Minister had conceded the election in a phone call with Péter Magyar, the leader of the main opposition Tisza Party. “The election result is painful but clear, I congratulated the winning party,” Orban said from his election headquarters in Budapest. The result is a resounding rebuke to a government marked by authoritarianism and ...
Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on Hungary is over. The Hungarian Prime Minister had conceded the election in a phone call with Péter Magyar, the leader of the main opposition Tisza Party. “The election result is painful but clear, I congratulated the winning party,” Orban said from his election headquarters in Budapest. The result is a resounding rebuke to a government marked by authoritarianism and corruption, and closer ties with Beijing, Moscow and Donald Trump’s Washington over...