(RTTNews) - Shares of USA Rare Earth, Inc. (USAR) are gaining about 11 percent on Friday morning trading after it announced the appointment of Chaitan Kansal as Chief Commercial Officer.

Microsoft's stock has hit historically cheap valuation levels.

Key PointsMicrosoft has rarely sold off to these levels.

《工业加速法案》尚处提案阶段，涵盖了电动汽车、电池、光伏等净零排放相关行业；除了引发英国、日本、土耳其等贸易伙伴担忧，或将对中国企业产生较大影响 德国萨克森州卡门茨，汽车公司员工正在电动车电池系统的生产线上工作。图：视觉中国 【财新网】 为避免汽车、新能源等领域的本地化生产被进口取代，欧盟委员会推出“欧盟制造”政策，引发贸易伙伴担忧。 4月16日，英国汽车制造商与贸易商协会公开表示，当地汽车制造商亟需明确，在欧盟《工业加速法案》（IAA）下，英国是否会被认定为“欧盟制造”，因为这一不确定性可能导致英国的投资决策被推迟。 该协会称，欧盟与英国的汽车年贸易额约800亿欧元，双方是彼此最大的乘用车市场。“除非从一开始就有明确迹象，否则未来几年英国汽车行业都将笼罩在阴云之下。如果无法评估未来的成本，就很难将英国投资提上企业董事会议程。”该协会首席执行官Michael Hawes当日对媒体表示。

The Strait of Hormuz is open for business! That's good news for many investors, and the S&P 500 is up 1% as of 10:20 a.m. ET. It doesn't seem to be very good news for ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) stock, however. Shares of the oil giant fell 6.6% as investors began pricing in the prospect of lower oil prices . Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading

格隆汇4月17日｜Anthropic：推出由Anthropic Labs开发的产品“Claude Design”。

Late-night hosts reacted to Trump’s plans for a triumphal arch, high gas prices and RFK Jr’s odd interest in roadkill On Thursday night, late-night hosts weighed in on Donald Trump’ s tense back and forth with the pope over the war in Iran , high gas prices and outlandish details from a new biography of Robert F Kennedy Jr . Continue reading...

In early trading on Friday, shares of Boeing topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 3.9%. Year to date, Boeing registers a 4.7% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Chevron, trading down 4

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primeimages/E+ via Getty Images Market Overview The March quarter started off well as January and February were strong opening months for the U.S. equity market. Key drivers of the market were favorable, including: strong economic growth, robust earnings (especially for small caps), the Federal Reserve's rate cutting cycle, tax cuts (as the so called Big Beautiful Bill became effective in 2026), expanded deregulation, the ISM PMI Manufacturing index entering expansion territory (above 50), and inflation gradually easing along with long-term interest rates. These positives outweighed negatives such as the stalled labor market and growing concerns about private credit. As a result, through February, equities were up for the year, market breadth expanded and small caps outperformed large caps. Then on February 28th, the US & Israel launched strikes on Iran, initiating the Iran War. This was in response to growing potential threats by the Iranian regime and the recent brutal attacks on its own people. The Iran War The Iran War has dramatically changed the equity market environment for the time being. Equities fell sharply in the month of March as the price of crude oil nearly doubled, interest rates rose, the US dollar rallied, economic uncertainty spiked and investor sentiment plunged. WTI crude oil increased from $65 two days before the war to over $100 by the end of March just over a month later. Other key global crude oil benchmarks, such as, Brent, Oman, and Dubai were even higher. On most individual trading days in March, the price of crude oil was the critical factor. Favorable war headlines caused the price of crude oil to fall and equities to rally in an inverse relationship. However, the opposite was true on most days, where negative war headlines and higher crude prices caused equity multiples to compress. Overall, the fog of war remains thick. As of one week into April, the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire. The ceasefire is a clear positive th...

格隆汇4月17日｜美国总统特朗普：失败的《纽约时报》，报道假新闻的《CNN》，以及其他媒体，根本不知道该怎么办。他们拼命寻找理由来批评我在伊朗问题上的表现，却始终找不到。为什么他们不在合适的时候说一句，干得好，总统先生，然后开始恢复他们的公信力呢？

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Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Corporation, stated that the company’s investment approach is to back a wide array of tech firms, rather than just a select few. While speaking on the “Dwarkesh” podcast, aired on Wednesday, Huang clarified, “There are so many great, amazing foundation model companies, and we try to invest in all of them. We don’t pick winners. We need to support everyone.” Huang cited two reasons for this strategy. First, he believes it’s not Nvidia’s job to pick winners. Second, he

As the president’s second term has wrought new horrors, comedians reflect on whether humor can still ‘deflate the strongman’s image’ During Donald Trump’s first term, as his lies distorted reality and gaslighted Americans, Stephen Colbert said his goal was to remind his audience : “Hey, you’re not crazy.” But watching political comedy during Trump’s second term – be it a deranged Saturday Night Live impression of a cabinet member, or a rapid-fire late-night monologue full of ICE jokes – it’s hard not to wonder: are we placating ourselves from the enormity of Trump-induced horror? Continue reading...

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Quantum computing stocks are soaring this week, and D-Wave Quantum (NYSE: QBTS) is one of the biggest winners. As of mid-morning Friday, D-Wave shares had rocketed about 54% since last week's close, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence . Ironically, the catalyst was artificial intelligence (AI) leader Nvidia , to which D-Wave's CEO Alan Baratz issued a warning earlier this week. Image source: The Motley Fool. Continue reading

The U.S. war with Iran has further elevated the profile of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) . President Donald Trump praised the company on his social media platform, stating, "Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment." The tech titan's ability to analyze vast amounts of data and sift out actionable insights through artificial intelligence has given it a groundbreaking role in the conflict. According to Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar, the war with Iran is "the first large-scale combat operation that was really driven... with AI." Although Palantir's current role in the limelight may make it seem like a defense sector company , that may not last, especially after Trump leaves office. This raises the question: Is the stock a worthwhile long-term investment? Continue reading

期市夜盘收盘，国内期货主力合约多数下跌。跌幅方面，燃油跌超7%，低硫燃油跌超6%，沥青、甲醇、聚丙烯、丙烯、乙二醇跌超3%，塑料、纯苯、对二甲苯跌超2%。涨幅方面，玻璃涨超1%。

以色列总理办公室在X发文称，总理内塔尼亚胡表示，以方对真主党的行动“尚未完成”，关于火箭弹和无人机的剩余威胁，“我们有计划要做的事情”。贴文未提供具体细节。 瓦解真主党武装是一个目标，“这不会明天就实现”。 以色列将给黎巴嫩政府一个寻求全面政治和军事解决方案的机会。 “通往和平的道路仍然漫长，但我们已经踏上这条路”。 责任编辑：刘明亮

The company says Claude Design is intended to help people like founders and product managers without a design background share their ideas more easily.

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Anthropic today launched Claude Design , a new product from its Anthropic Labs division that allows users to create polished visual work — designs, interactive prototypes, slide decks, one-pagers, and marketing collateral — through conversational prompts and fine-grained editing controls. The release, available immediately in research preview to all paid Claude subscribers , is the company's most aggressive expansion beyond its core language model business and into the application layer that has historically belonged to companies like Figma , Adobe , and Canva . Claude Design is powered by Claude Opus 4.7, Anthropic's most capable generally available vision model, which the company also released today. Anthropic says it is rolling access out gradually throughout the day to Claude Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise subscribers. The simultaneous launches mark a watershed for Anthropic, whose ambitions now visibly extend from foundation model provider to full-stack product company — one that wants to own the arc from a rough idea to a shipped product. The timing is also significant: Anthropic hit roughly $20 billion in annualized revenue in early March 2026, according to Bloomberg, up from $9 billion at the end of 2025 — and surpassed $30 billion by early April 2026. The company is in early talks with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley about a potential IPO that could come as early as October 2026. How Claude Design turns a text prompt into a working prototype The product follows a workflow that Anthropic has designed to feel like a natural creative conversation. Users describe what they need, and Claude generates a first version. From there, refinement happens through a combination of channels: chat-based conversation, inline comments on specific elements, direct text editing, and custom adjustment sliders that Claude itself generates to let users tweak spacing, color, and layout in real time. During onboarding, Claude reads a team's codebase and design files and...

"Mr. Biden Lives Abroad": Hunter Leaves Country As Former Lawyers Seek Millions Authored by Jonathan Turley, “Mr. Biden lives abroad.” Those four words in a filing from Barry Coburn confirmed what had long been rumored about his client: Hunter Biden has left the country as his former lawyers and creditors seek millions in unpaid debts. He added, “He cannot pay his current lawyers.” As I wrote about years ago, Biden’s art grift would dry up as soon as he could no longer deliver influence and access to power. Reportedly unable to move art, Hunter has moved out of the reach of many creditors. He is rumored to be in South Africa, where his wife, Melissa Cohen, was born and raised. Hunter is the Blanche DuBois of American politics . He has always relied on the kindness (and greed) of strangers when he could allegedly offer influence or access to his father, Joe Biden. Hunter told a South African podcast in November that “We’re trying to be between Cape Town and the States, go back and forth.” He added, “I’ve fallen madly in love with Cape Town. You guys do not know how good you have it here. It’s the most beautiful city in the world.” It just also happens to be roughly 9000 miles away from creditors in Delaware. According to his former counsel at Winston & Strawn LLP, Hunter has not paid a “substantial portion” of the fees owed to his legal team. Hunter told the podcast that he is facing “$17 million in debt … as it relates to my legal fees.” His criminal defense did not ultimately protect him. He was found guilty of a variety of crimes, and his father then broke his repeated promise to the public and pardoned his own son in December 2024. I have been a long-time critic of the Bidens, going back to when Joe Biden was still a senator. The family was long accused of influence peddling and corruption. Hunter Biden was hardly subtle in marketing his access and influence. He is now without a law license and any known means of support despite an enabling media that pushed his ...

Key PointsQQQ has outpaced SPY over the past year but comes with a higher expense ratio and steeper drawdowns.

在加勒比海的碧蓝海水中，有一个地方正成为全球金融界最热门的“狂野西部”——圣文森特和格林纳丁斯。这个以旅游业闻名的岛国，如今正凭借其宽松的监管环境，吸引着越来越多的外汇和差价合约经纪商前来安家落户。 监管真空的“避风港” 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯之所以备受青睐，核心原因在于其独特的监管定位。该国金融服务管理局虽然负责公司注册，但并不对外汇和差价合约经纪业务进行实质性监管。这意味着，在此注册的经纪商无需遵守资本充足率要求，不必将客户资金隔离存放，也不受杠杆上限的约束。 对于希望规避英国、澳大利亚和欧盟等地严格监管的经纪商而言，这里堪称天堂。目前，在该国注册的经纪商数量估计有数百家之多，从提供1：3000杠杆的激进平台到众多中小型机构，圣文森特已成为全球杠杆交易的“首都”。 “无限杠杆”的诱惑 在这些离岸经纪商的网站上，“高杠杆”是最响亮的招牌。当英国和欧盟的零售客户杠杆被限制在1：30以内时，圣文森特的经纪商提供1：500、1：1000甚至高达1：6000的杠杆。这意味着交易者仅需投入少量保证金，即可控制价值数百万美元的头寸。 对于寻求高回报的交易者来说，这种“以小博大”的机制极具诱惑。以1：3000杠杆为例，市场每波动1%，本金可能翻倍或归零。这种极端的风险回报比，吸引着全球投机者蜂拥而至。 天堂的另一面：投资者的“雷区” 然而，这个天堂对投资者而言也可能是雷区。由于缺乏有效监管，客户资金安全难以保障。通常，这些经纪商不提供负余额保护，若市场剧烈波动，客户可能欠下超过本金的债务。更有甚者，一些无良平台会以各种理由拖延出金，最终卷款跑路。 行业分析人士指出，尽管这些注册带来运营便利，但缺乏投资者补偿计划和第三方审计，意味着一旦出现问题，客户几乎没有追索渠道。多家监管机构已将类似注册的实体列入警告名单，提醒投资者警惕欺诈风险。 主经纪商的推波助澜 这一繁荣背后，还有主流金融机构的影子。大型流动性供应商和机构经纪商正通过提供白标服务和机构级交易基础设施，为这些零售经纪商进入市场铺平道路。这种“机构赋能零售”的模式，在提高行业专业性的同时，也使得更多缺乏经验的交易者暴露在极高风险之下。 阳光下的阴影 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯的崛起，是全球化背景下监管套利的典型案例。当科技让金融交易变得前所未有的便捷，当资金可以在瞬间跨越国界，选择在阳光下还是在阴影中进行交易，最终仍需投资者自己做出...

Canadian stocks jumped Friday and reversed all of their losses since the war in the Middle East began after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial ships, fueling hopes the conflict may be nearing an end. The S&P/TSX Composite index gained 0.9% by 10:39 a.m. in Toronto, driven by a strong rally in the materials and information technology sectors. Top percentage gainers on the benchmark included Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. and Novagold Resources Inc. Shopify Inc. contributed the most points to the index’s advances. After the war-driven selloff started, the Canadian gauge dropped nearly 9% to a low on March 20, and has risen 9.9% since then, outpacing the S&P 500 Index’s 9.6% advance over the same period. The US stock index erased its own war-fueled losses earlier this month. The exuberance is being bolstered by a combination of peace talk hopes and strong bank earnings in the US in a sign that Wall Street has been left unmarred from the conflict, said Laura Lau , chief investment officer at the Toronto-based Brompton Funds. “The bottom line is investors are thinking that the conflict is going to be over at some point,” Lau said by phone. “The other thing is we’ve definitely seen in the US, earnings season has started and it’s actually surprising how little effect there has been on earnings.” Before the geopolitical concerns dinged investor confidence, Canadian stocks were outrunning both the S&P 500 and the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100, helped by a rally in mining stocks, followed closely by the gains in energy and utilities companies. Despite the disruption from the Iran war, that outperformance still stands. The S&P/TSX is up 8.4% so far this year, while S&P 500 has gained 4.2% and Nasdaq 100 has climbed 5.7%.

‘Twenty-two years without title … if they win it’s over’ City manager enjoys watching rivals despite criticism Pep Guardiola believes if Manchester City replicate their second-half Carabao Cup final display against Arsenal “for 95 minutes” in Sunday’s pivotal title meeting with Mikel Arteta’s side they will win, though the manager expects his opposite number to make adjustments for this key clash. Arsenal dominated initially when the teams met last month at Wembley before City gradually became ascendant, Guardiola’s side in control after the break as two goals from Nico O’Reilly claimed the trophy. Guardiola was asked if City would prevail again at the Etihad Stadium if they perform as they did at Wembley. “If we play like the second half during 95 minutes and they play like the second half during 95 minutes, we are going to win,” said the manager. Continue reading...

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Panuwat Dangsungnoen The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJI ) soared more than 1,000 points, or 2%, to about 49,600 as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial ships amid the ongoing ceasefire deal. The blue-chip index is now 3.3% year-to-date and has added 4.4% in the past five days. Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz is now “completely open” for all commercial vessels for the rest of the Lebanon ceasefire timeline, after Israel and Lebanon announced a 10-day ceasefire on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump, however, said that the naval blockade on Iranian ports will remain in full force and effect. The reopening of the passageway was one of the conditions of the fragile two-week ceasefire that is currently in effect. Crude oil futures ( CL1:COM ) sank on Friday to $81, while Brent ( CO1:COM ) also dropped to $86 per barrel. Here are the top 10 stocks aiding the rise of the Dow: Sherwin-Williams ( SHW ) +5% Boeing ( BA ) +4.3% Home Depot ( HD ) +4.2% 3M ( MMM ) +3.6% American Express ( AXP ) +3.5% Caterpillar ( CAT ) +2.9% Honeywell International ( HON ) +2.8% Salesforce ( CRM ) +2.8% Goldman Sachs ( GS ) +2.8% Procter & Gamble ( PG ) +2.8% Dow ETFs: ( DIA ), ( DDM ), ( UDOW ), ( DOG ), ( DXD ), and ( SDOW ). More on Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Victoria Fernandez And Paul Hickey On S&P 500 Volatility, Midterms And The Fed's Next Move Reducing Risk As This Euphoric Rally Ensues Federal Reserve Watch: Fed Keeps Pressure On U.S. stocks rise to new highs as the Strait of Hormuz is declared open Wall Street jumps as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz open