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Chip stocks were strong today, but Marvell (MRVL) stood out after Nvidia’s $2B investment and deep AI partnership, extending an already powerful multi-week run in AI infrastructure names.
On April 1, U.S. stocks extended a broad “relief rally” as hopes for an easing Iran conflict lifted risk appetite, while falling oil prices dragged energy shares. Nike tumbled more than 10% on weak guidance and China concerns despite an earnings beat.
On April 1, 2026, U.S. markets saw stocks extend a relief rally on hopes the Iran war may end soon, even as oil and gold spiked on ongoing supply fears. Long-term yields eased slightly, pausing after a sharp run-up over the past month.
Hints that the Iran war may de‑escalate sparked the biggest U.S. market rebound since last spring. AI chips, airlines, cruise lines and other cyclical names surged together, while recently hot energy stocks finally cooled off.
On March 31, U.S. stocks staged their strongest rally since last spring as hopes for easing Iran tensions and slightly softer yields offset recent war-driven anxiety. Gold, silver, and big tech all jumped together, giving markets a breather after a tough month.
Today’s tape shows Axon sliding hard over the last week while crypto/blockchain and cloud/SaaS stocks lag in a broader rebound. The key question: quick shakeout or an early sign of a bigger trend shift?
Oil prices surged again on Middle East war fears, pushing the 10‑year yield toward 4.4% and keeping U.S. stocks under pressure. But Fed Chair Powell signaled the central bank doesn’t need to hike just because of the oil shock, leaving markets torn between inflation worries and slowdown risks.
AI leaders sold off together, Texas Pacific Land lagged its energy peers, and defense shipbuilder HII posted one of its sharpest weekly drops in the past year.
On Monday, March 30, U.S. stocks finished mixed. Falling bond yields helped financials, utilities, and real estate rebound, while recently bruised tech and energy shares paused after a big monthly slide, with sharp drops in names like Micron and Sysco standing out.
U.S. stocks logged a fifth straight losing week, with most sectors in the red as war and rate worries lingered, while energy stocks rode higher oil prices. AI server leader SMCI, ad-tech, and beauty names sold off sharply on lawsuits and deal uncertainty, highlighting how quickly sentiment can flip.
The Iran war and a fresh surge in oil prices reignited inflation fears, pushing the 10‑year Treasury yield into the mid‑4.4% range and driving another 2–3% weekly drop in major U.S. equity ETFs. The dollar, gold and even Bitcoin acted as uneasy safe havens as risk assets broadly stayed under pressure.
Oil supply disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz have pushed crude sharply higher and powered a fast rebound in oil service name SLB. At the same time, cybersecurity stocks remain under pressure as investors worry that new AI security tools could eat into their growth.
With the 10-year yield jumping above 4.4% and oil up more than 80% over 90 days, the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and major cryptocurrencies all dropped 2–4% today. Fears around the Iran war and sticky inflation drove a classic rush out of ‘risky’ assets.
On March 27, U.S. stocks logged a fifth straight weekly loss as fears that the Iran war will drag on and fuel inflation drove another broad selloff. Energy stocks rose on surging oil prices, while tech, healthcare and other growth areas took another hard hit.
Traditional energy names are ripping higher on wartime oil shocks, while Micron and other memory stocks are sliding hard after Google’s new AI memory compression tool spooked investors. Defense names that surged early in the Iran war are now clearly cooling off with a broad pullback today.
The 10-year Treasury yield eased slightly, but stocks, crypto, and gold all sold off hard, signaling a nervous correction rather than calm. With the Iran war keeping oil prices elevated, investors are struggling to decide where to park their money.
On Thursday, March 26, 2026, U.S. stocks broadly fell as the Iran war‑driven oil shock reignited inflation fears, with tech names taking the heaviest hit. Energy shares, however, extended a multi‑month rally as investors sought shelter in companies that benefit directly from higher oil prices.
On March 25, U.S. stocks finished higher as ARM’s surge and strength in energy and basic materials led a broad but selective rally. Geopolitical and rate worries remain, but investors are leaning back into areas with clear growth and earnings momentum.
Today was a tug-of-war between higher inflation‑adjusted yields and risk assets: real yields climbed again, gold and silver bounced after a sharp slide, U.S. stocks inched higher, and oil finally cooled a bit after a huge run. Fading Fed rate‑cut hopes and sticky inflation are still the core story.
Arm’s decision to sell its own AI datacenter chip for the first time, breaking from its pure licensing model, sent the stock sharply higher in an unusually strong move versus the broader AI and semiconductor space.