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Nvidia Is Back in China, This Drone Stock Just Exploded 700%

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Public.com presents The Rundown, your daily market update in under 10 minutes. My name is Zaid Admani and today is Wednesday, March 18th. In today's episode, we'll preview today's Fed meeting and why oil prices could impact their decision on interest rates. We'll also tell you the latest on Nvidia's attempt to restart sales in China. Then stick around to the end of the show to find out why you might be getting your Amazon packages in under an hour.

We got a great show for you today. Let's go. Well, stocks just had their first back-to-back day of gains since the start of the war with Iran on February 28th. Yesterday, the S&P 500 was up a quarter percent, while the Nasdaq was up nearly half a percent. You know, the fact that it took almost three weeks to string together two positive days in a row tells you how shaky the market has been lately. I guess investors are now a little bit less concerned about the situation in the Middle East.

Now, look, the Strait of Hormuz is still closed. There are barely any shifts passing through there, and Iran is ramping up attacks on oil infrastructure of other Gulf countries. So things are still escalating, but the market doesn't seem to be panicked about it anymore. What's crazy is I've actually seen some projections that oil could hit $200 a barrel if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed for an extended period of time. So I don't think we're out of the woods just yet. And that brings us to the big event today, which is the Fed meeting.

Nvidia Is Back in China, This Drone Stock Just Exploded 700%

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The candid version is on a podcast,
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Nvidia Is Back in China, This Drone Stock Just Exploded 700%

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.