G'day, mooers! Check out the latest news on today's stock market!
• Nasdaq hits new milestone as big tech stocks climb; Dow inches down; Bitcoin touches new heights.
• Australian shares flat amid oil price decline and China's economic concerns; Healthcare bucks the trend.
• Stocks to watch: KAR, DTL, etc.
Wall Street Summary
The $Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$ reached a new peak, climbing 1.24% to 20,173 as trading concluded on...

Markets are fearing the worst, after President Joe Biden said the US is discussing potential support for attacks on Iranian oil facilities. This uncertainty is rattling investors. The ASX200 $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ fell on Friday losing 1% and is now down 1.2% this week, while the S&P 500 $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ has fallen less than that. But the technical indicators for both the US and Australian markets are now showing th...

Markets are weigh up the three Cs. Chips are rising again. China stimulus sends stocks charging causing a once in a generation investment opportunity moment. And concerns over Israel creep up.
Traders grow concerned that Israel could retaliated against Iran’s ballistic attack. So Oil prices are up  for the third day now, at $71 a barrel with traders betting oil could hit $100. ASX Stocks like Karoon Energy $Karoon Energy Ltd (KAR.AU)$ are up 13...

Woodside ( $Woodside Energy Group Ltd (WDS.AU)$ ), Santos ( $Santos Ltd (STO.AU)$ ), Beach ( $Beach Energy Ltd (BPT.AU)$ ) and Karoon ( $Karoon Energy Ltd (KAR.AU)$ ) should be banking some solid cash at the moment considering the recent rally in OIL.…All 4 stocks are CHEAP.

• Top gainers: $South32 Ltd (S32.AU)$ $Seek Ltd (SEK.AU)$ $Lovisa Holdings Ltd (LOV.AU)$
• Top losers: $Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN.AU)$ $Woodside Energy Group Ltd (WDS.AU)$ $Bellevue Gold Ltd (BGL.AU)$
Market Performance
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 1.1% higher at 7649.2, with all but one sector in the green, as the market rallied amid signs of no further escalation in Middle East tensions.
Energy stocks fell 1.5%, with losses led b...

• Top gainers: $Mercury NZ Ltd (MCY.AU)$ $Meridian Energy Ltd (MEZ.AU)$ $Santos Ltd (STO.AU)$
• Top losers: $Karoon Energy Ltd (KAR.AU)$ $Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd (PNI.AU)$ $Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (FLT.AU)$
Market Performance
Australia's $S&P/ASX 200 (.XJO.AU)$ closed 1.0% lower at 7567.3, completing its heaviest weekly fall since September amid fading hopes for interest-rate cuts and growing worries over the ...

This week we will hear from one of the world's biggest oil producers, who is flying under the radar globally, and that is Woodside $Woodside Energy Group Ltd (WDS.AU)$ who reports Q1 numbers. It will be a gauge of what we can expect for oil demand.
There are Middle East War Scenarios from Bloomberg for Oil and VIX see below, but it's important to remember that oil prices are being driv...