How it’s computed: half price, half fear. Price: the three indices’ average move (+0.48%), 25 points per 1% from 50. Fear: the VIX (18.4) as 50 − 4 × (VIX − 20). Averaged, capped 0–100.
The Call
Magnificent Seven lift S&P as oil and yields retreat.
AMZN +2.5%, TSLA +1.1%, GOOGL +0.8% lead the index higher.
Top stories
The market, tech and world stories that matter before the bell.
Matador Resources Company rallies, Bending Spoons S.p.A. sinks
Gainers
MTDR $57.52
▲ +6.97%
Matador Resources Company: Shares rose nearly 7% alongside broad strength in energy stocks. Seeking Alpha
AR $38.65
▲ +6.06%
Antero Resources: Analysts Offer Insights on Energy Companies: Antero Resources (AR) and Imperial Oil (IMO) The Globe and Mail
Decliners
BSP $47.07
▼ -15.60%
Bending Spoons S.p.A.: Berkshire Hathaway Raised Its Stake in Bending Spoons to 4%. That’s a Big Vote of Confidence Retail Investors Should Follow. Yahoo Finance
TLK $11.03
▼ -13.69%
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tb: TLK stock last closed at USD 11.03 before Monday trading Ad Hoc News
GRAL $117.81
▼ -13.03%
GRAIL: GRAIL (GRAL) Stock Sees Fair Value Lift After Analysts Back Galleri Outlook Yahoo Finance
Stocks over $2B in market value. Source: Yahoo Finance, previous session.
Power Players
Musk · SpaceX
Musk pledges one SpaceX share to every American child
Elon Musk said he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in America next year, calling it the "first of many."
JPMorgan security initiative finances $230 billion in first year
Jamie Dimon's 'security and resiliency initiative' at JPMorgan is helping bolster U.S. supply chains and defense contractors, financing $230 billion in its first year.
Bessent calls September inflation jump an energy shock
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said rising prices reflect an energy shock, not broader price pressure, and that they will fall once the Iran conflict is over.
My decision on Russia is a very simple one. I am in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine, and don’t want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table. Great progress is being made, and that includes current hostage negotiations! Signing that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want! Perhaps more importantly, Russia is doing very little, if anything, to help the Islamic Republic of Iran, compared to what they could be doing, and I want to keep it that way, and will, unless stupid people get in the way. Lastly, Zelenskyy is using Diesel Refineries in Russia as a target, knowing that these attacks are seriously hurting the world diesel markets, including those in the United States. Farmers, ranchers, and businesses of all kinds are suffering greatly from this, but Russia is, nevertheless, sending, at a low price, millions of barrels of diesel to the World. Zelenskyy doesn’t care, and frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that Crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did. He could have made a better deal two years ago than he can now. His country is in shambles, a large portion of his land is lost, his oceans and seas are gone, and his male population is low, wounded, and/or dead. I WANT THIS WAR END! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Sanctions
Trump to take up to 60 days to assess Russia measures
Secretary of State Rubio said the review follows Trump's waiver of key measures targeting Russian exports and countries that buy Russian energy.
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