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News articleNasdaq· March 5, 2026

Stocks Finish Lower as War Rages in the Middle East

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Stocks Finish Lower as War Rages in the Middle East The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed down -0.56%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -1.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.29%…
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  • S&P earnings growth is expected to climb by 8.4% in Q4, marking the tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth

    80% confidence

  • The government is considering emergency measures to stabilize crude prices

    80% confidence

  • Ships sailing through Strait of Hormuz could be at risk from missiles or rogue drones

    80% confidence

  • Four of six tanks at Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura refinery were full

    80% confidence

  • Broadcom expects AI chip sales to top $100 billion next year

    80% confidence

  • Recent and expected data reflect a couple months of relatively high inflation, which certainly puts pause to any conclusion that we're done fighting this

    80% confidence

  • Most of American Eagle Outfitters' profit will be generated in the second half of the year

    80% confidence

  • A prolonged conflict in the Middle East would risk pushing inflation expectations higher

    80% confidence

  • Inflation is a bigger concern than economic growth as the ECB assesses the implications of the war in Iran

    80% confidence

  • Excluding the Magnificent Seven megacap technology stocks, Q4 earnings are expected to increase by 4.6%

    80% confidence

  • ChatGPT pivoting away from on-platform shopping checkout would be a waterloo moment for AI-disruption of e-commerce

    80% confidence

  • The Ju'aymah terminal on Saudi Arabia's east coast is quickly running out of spare capacity

    80% confidence

  • The real-time risk premium for crude oil is $18/bbl, corresponding to the impact of a six-week full halt to tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz

    80% confidence

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Q4 2026 Biopharma Catalyst Cluster: Late-Stage Readouts and Regulatory Milestones
October 2026 brings a dense run of Phase 3 wins (ALOFT-IPF, RESTORE-3), new data presentations (Roche, Bayer, Lilly, Vertex, Galderma) and regulatory steps (FDA acceptance of Roche's vamikibart BLA, Scholar Rock's EMA resubmission). The next big catalyst is the ivonescimab FDA PDUFA date on 2026-11-14. Obesity combination studies (REDEFINE 4, TOGETHER-PsO) and the 2027 Maritime-1 completion point to more catalysts ahead. QAIAx's speculative AI-linked trial claims (the QIII pilot, targeted for 2027) are an unrelated micro-cap sideshow with weak evidence, and have little in common with the large-cap pipeline news.
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