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Asset managers dump $36 billion in S&P 500 futures amid Iran war shock

Institutional investors sharply reduced exposure to US equities in early March, liquidating $36.2 billion in S&P 500 futures in a single week, the largest notional selloff in more than a decade, as the war involving Iran disrupted markets and pushed oil prices higher. Data from Goldman Sachs, based......

Defense stocks surge to record highs as US Iran war enters second week

Defense companies on Wall Street reached new record levels as the military campaign involving the United States and Israel against Iran entered its second week, driving investors toward aerospace and weapons manufacturers expected to benefit from rising global defense spending. Shares of Lockheed Martin......