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In this article Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2026. NYSE Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today What you need to know today Oil prices extended declines Tuesday as investors assessed comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on a possible early end to the war as well as his warni...
In this article Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2026. NYSE Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today What you need to know today Oil prices extended declines Tuesday as investors assessed comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on a possible early end to the war as well as his warning to ramp up attacks on Tehran if it prevented the flow of oil via the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier in a phone conversation with CBS News, Trump said he was considering seizing control of the Strait, adding that "the war is very complete, pretty much," sending U.S. stocks higher . Asia markets also recovered , with South Korea's Kospi trading more than 5% higher to lead gains in the region. Europe markets were set to open in the green as oil prices pared losses. U.S. stock futures, however, were lower early Tuesday as traders assessed Trump's latest comments that signaled a possible escalation over Strait of Hormuz. The critical chokepoint has been effectively closed, with a spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmail Baghaei, warning that oil tankers passing through the waterway "must be very careful." The oil shock on Monday, meanwhile, spurred South Korea to impose a price cap on fuel products for the first time in 30 years. President Lee Jae Myung said the government will explore ways to diversify its energy import sources, according to a TV broadcast, as gasoline prices in the country surge. Amid the geopolitical and energy turmoil, people have been placing bets on the Iran war, prompting a backlash and raising questions about the red lines prediction markets should enforce. Last week, Polymarket reportedly posted on X the odds of a nuclear detonation by year-end, drawing online outcry, before it deleted the post and removed nuclear-related markets. And finally... The Iran war has put the brakes on the next Bank of England rate cut Before the war in ...
Retail investors in Taiwan and South Korea largely held on to their leveraged positions during a selloff spurred by the war in Iran, signaling resilient appetite for two of Asia’s tech-heavy markets. The amount of borrowed money used to buy stocks in Taiwan slipped by only 5% in the week through Monday, remaining near the highest since 2007, Bloomberg‑compiled data show. In Korea, outstanding marg...
Retail investors in Taiwan and South Korea largely held on to their leveraged positions during a selloff spurred by the war in Iran, signaling resilient appetite for two of Asia’s tech-heavy markets. The amount of borrowed money used to buy stocks in Taiwan slipped by only 5% in the week through Monday, remaining near the highest since 2007, Bloomberg‑compiled data show. In Korea, outstanding margin financing reached new highs last week to peak at 33.7 trillion won ($23 billion) on Thursday, before edging down slightly on Friday, according to data from the Korea Financial Investment Association. The relatively stable position of margin loans in both markets underscores sustained investor conviction in the artificial intelligence theme. Taiwan and Korea have been Asia’s biggest beneficiaries of surging demand for advanced chips, helping fuel both stock markets to record highs before the Middle East conflict erupted. “The vivid (and probably painful) memory of missing the market bottom in April 2025 might deter aggressive positioning changes,” said Homin Lee , strategist at Lombard Odier Singapore Ltd. While a prolonged conflict that disrupts energy supply may prompt investors to reassess their position, retail traders may be seeing scope for another so-called TACO trade, he said. While leveraged wagers are often blamed for triggering market volatility, the ratio of margin debt versus the total market capitalization at below 1% for both Taiwan and Korea suggests broader risks remain contained. The 5% weekly drop in Taiwan’s margin debt to NT$372 billion ($11.7 billion) on Monday compares with a steeper pullback during the President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement-fueled market meltdown in April, when traders unwound about 28% of leverage in a week. Meanwhile, stock positions in Korea that had to be liquidated for failing to meet margin deposit requirements were quickly snapped up by others ready to deploy leverage, market watchers said. “That explains why ...
Britain's Sonay Kartal showed her "fighter" spirit as she battled back to stun former Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the third round at Indian Wells. American Keys, who won her first major at Melbourne Park in 2025, dominated the first set but Kartal rallied to complete a 2-6 6-2 6-3 turnaround in just under two hours. The British number two revealed she was still struggling with the bac...
Britain's Sonay Kartal showed her "fighter" spirit as she battled back to stun former Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the third round at Indian Wells. American Keys, who won her first major at Melbourne Park in 2025, dominated the first set but Kartal rallied to complete a 2-6 6-2 6-3 turnaround in just under two hours. The British number two revealed she was still struggling with the back injury that had forced her to call a medical time out during her second-round match against Emma Navarro on Sunday, when she saved a match point en route to victory. "At times in this match I was in discomfort with my back, so it's a match like today which shows the fighter in me," Kartal told BBC Sport after her win over Keys. "On these courts I do feel I can beat anyone on any given day." Kartal's run to the fourth round at Indian Wells last year, her debut at a WTA 1,000 tournament, helped kick-start a breakthrough season for the 24-year-old, who reached a career-high ranking of 44 in 2025. With victory over 15th seed Keys, Kartal - now ranked 54th - becomes the first British woman to reach the fourth round at the California-based tournament twice.
When it comes to claiming Social Security, you have many choices. The earliest age to take benefits is 62. But if you want those monthly checks without a reduction, you'll need to wait until full retirement age, which is 67 if you were born in 1960 or any year after. There's also the option to delay Social Security past full retirement age. Each year you wait boosts your benefits by 8%, until you ...
When it comes to claiming Social Security, you have many choices. The earliest age to take benefits is 62. But if you want those monthly checks without a reduction, you'll need to wait until full retirement age, which is 67 if you were born in 1960 or any year after. There's also the option to delay Social Security past full retirement age. Each year you wait boosts your benefits by 8%, until you reach age 70. Many people assume that the optimal strategy for claiming Social Security is to delay as long as possible for larger checks. That might seem like the best way to get more money out of Social Security. But if you file at 70, you may end up sorely regretting your decision not to claim benefits earlier. The problem with waiting It's true that delaying Social Security will lead to larger monthly checks. But waiting won't necessarily lead to a larger lifetime Social Security benefit. When you file for Social Security early, you reduce your monthly payments. But you also get more monthly payments than you do if you wait. And if you don't end up living such a long life, you can easily come out ahead financially by taking benefits as soon as you can. Let's say you're eligible for a $2,400 monthly Social Security benefit at age 67. If you file at age 62, those monthly payments will be reduced to $1,680. If you wait until age 70 to file, you'll get $2,976 a month. Clearly, $2,976 is a much larger payment than $1,680. But if you only live until age 75, you'll only get those bigger payments for five years. And if we do the math, you'll see that you could end up with a lot more lifetime income in this example by claiming benefits at 62. Here's what the numbers look like if you live until 75: $1,680 a month x 12 months x 13 years = $262,080 $2,976 a month x 12 months x 5 years = $178,560 In this example, despite boosting your individual payments by almost $1,300, you're still getting less lifetime income from Social Security by delaying your claim until 70. You get a lot mo...