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Hong Kong Stock Movement | Chip Stocks Extend Losses in the Afternoon as Market Reassesses Emerging Market Exposure; Samsung and Hynix Plunge 10% Intraday

The semiconductor stocks extended their declines in the afternoon. As of the latest update, Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK) dropped 8.11% to HKD 47.6; GigaDevice Semiconductor (03986.HK) fell 5.76% to HKD 353.4; Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) declined 5.81% to HKD 87.5; ASM Pacific Technology (00522.HK) decreased 5.26% to HKD 102.7; and SMIC (00981.HK) dropped 4.33% to HKD

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FTSE 100, UK stocks defensive stocks amid Middle East conflict

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental European peers. What is often seen as the Footsie’s weakness

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Intelligent Access Statistics on HKEX Stock Connect

According to Zhitong Finance APP, based on the disclosed data as of March 3, 2026, H-share Connect holdings proportion increases were largest for Hang Seng China Enterprises (02828), Tracker Fund (02800), and Southern Hang Seng Technology (03033), rising by 7.47%, 4.65%, and 2.15% respectively; while decreases were largest for Junda Shares (02865), Fubo Group (03738),

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What oil, stocks and bonds are telling us about the Iran conflict and how long it might last

When a conflict escalates, financial markets respond within minutes. That reaction is not just panic or speculation – it is a kind of collective judgement about what might happen next. The conflict between the US, Israel and Iran, which started on Saturday, triggered a sharp jump in oil prices when Asian markets opened on Monday

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What to do with your 401(k) when stocks fall

Updated March 3, 2026, 3:30 p.m. ET When the stock market falls off a cliff, the natural impulse might be to panic and sell. There’s nothing so stomach-churning as watching your 401(k) sink into the red, with no bottom in sight.  And that’s how many investors probably felt on the morning of March 3, as stock indexes plummeted in response to escalating

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Market Crash: 2 Stocks I’d Buy Without Hesitation

It’s always a bad idea to invest in the right company at the wrong price. Yet over the past few years, that’s precisely what happened when many investors chased some of the market’s hottest hypergrowth stocks without considering their skyrocketing valuations. So with the S&P 500 still looking historically expensive at nearly 30 times earnings,

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Stock Market Today, March 3: Plug Power Surges After Revenue Beats Estimates

Today’s Change (23.20%) $0.42 Current Price $2.23 Key Data Points Market Cap $2.5B Day’s Range $1.97 – $2.36 52wk Range $0.69 – $4.58 Volume 225M Avg Vol 98M Gross Margin -7128.74% Plug Power (PLUG +23.20%) develops hydrogen fuel cell systems for electric vehicles and equipment. Shares closed at $2.23, up 23.20%. The stock moved higher

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Did Ross Stores’ (ROST) Dividend Hike and Upbeat Outlook Just Reframe Its Investment Narrative?

On March 3, 2026, Ross Stores’ board approved a 10% increase in its quarterly cash dividend to US$0.445 per share, payable March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record on March 13, 2026. At the same time, Ross Stores issued earnings guidance pointing to higher comparable store sales and earnings per share for fiscal 2026 versus

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Stock Market Today, March 3: SoFi Technologies Rises on Mastercard Stablecoin Deal

Today’s Change (1.22%) $0.23 Current Price $18.61 Key Data Points Market Cap $23B Day’s Range $17.69 – $19.04 52wk Range $8.60 – $32.73 Volume 2.1M Avg Vol 57M Gross Margin 61.06% SoFi Technologies (SOFI +1.22%), a digital-first financial platform, closed Tuesday at $18.61, up 1.20% bouyed by two pices of positive news. The firm deepened

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9 Years Ago, Warren Buffett Predicted This Investment Would Pay Off: Here’s How It’s Doing

In the second quarter of 2017, Warren Buffett, then the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKB), made a somewhat contrarian bet, having the conglomerate buy 10 million shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) at an average closing price of $33.95. At the time, that move increased Berkshire’s stake in the automaker by 20%. Will AI

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Why Plug Power Stock Defied the Down Market Today

Despite today’s market slide driven by investor jitters over the Middle East conflict and rapidly rising oil prices, Plug Power (PLUG +27.62%) stock is soaring. Plug shares jumped by 24% as of 11:56 a.m. ET. The move came after the hydrogen fuel cell system company released fourth-quarter and full-year results and announced a leadership change.

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Financial Stocks Are Getting Crushed. Consider Buying This Low-Cost Vanguard ETF.

On Feb. 22, Citrini Research — an independent financial research firm on Substack — posted on X and published a report titled, “The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis.” The report forecasts incredible strides in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and efficiency, at the expense of double-digit unemployment, as AI wreaks havoc on white-collar jobs. Under these hypothetical

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Why Shares of Altria Group Stock Were Rising in February

Shares of Altria Group (MO 0.84%) climbed 11.4% in February, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A giant in the tobacco and nicotine sector, Altria Group’s steady sales are seen as a safe haven amid market uncertainties, such as the current panic over software stocks and geopolitical conflicts. Like other consumer staples, Altria

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Why stocks are acting so weird about a spiraling war with Iran

New York  —  The US war with Iran rippled through markets Monday: Oil spiked. Investors piled into gold. But stocks…shrugged? Barely a week earlier, a fictional “macro memo from 2028” hypothesizing on how AI could disrupt the economy sent the Dow down 800 points. Behold the stock market of 2026, where geopolitical conflict barely registers

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