It’s all about tariffs for now.
Trump said that the 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will come into effect on 4 Mar, instead of 2 Apr. And Mexico seems to be trying to get out of this by offering to match the US tariffs on China.
With regard to China, Trump mentioned that goods from China will be subject to an additional 10% duty.
On top of these, Trump also threatened to impose 25% tariffs on imports from the European Union.
The uncertainty around Trump's trade pol...

This strategy is ideal for situations where you anticipate significant volatility in a stock's price but are unsure of the direction.
Instruments:
* Buy one call option with a strike price near the current market price.
* Buy one put option with the same strike price and expiration date as the call.
Logic:
A straddle profits when the underlying asset's price makes a substantial move in either direction. The call option profits if the price rises, while the put o...

Cash on the sidelines…
A $7 Trillion and Growing Cash Pile Defies Wall Street Skeptics  
(Bloomberg) It was supposed to be the year of the great money-market exodus.
Between Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts and the rally in stocks and bonds that would naturally follow, all the elements were there, Wall Street prognosticators said, to prompt investors to yank cash out of money-market funds en masse.
They were wildly off. For while the rate cuts came and stocks soared, companies and ...