iSAM Securities Apex Integrates with CMC Markets to Expand Low-Latency Liquidity Access for Brokers

With Middle East tensions appearing more contained, investors rotated back into technology stocks on renewed confidence that the artificial intelligence investment cycle remains intact. After this week's pullback, investors viewed the weakness as a buying opportunity ahead of the upcoming earnings season.

US-Iran Escalation Reignites Oil Surge and Inflation Concerns: Oil prices climbed sharply after fresh U.S.-Iran military strikes escalated Middle East tensions. Brent crude rose 4.6% to $79.47 per barrel, marking a third consecutive day of gains.

Hedge funds shook off March losses with their best first-half results in five years, with D.E. Shaw and Marshall Wace posting double-digit gains. Meanwhile, Microsoft is replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models in Excel and Outlook, and Amazon's latest $25 billion bond deal drew roughly half the orders of its March offering.