Online ad sellers gained over $100 billion in stock market value following strong quarterly results from Alphabet, Reddit, and Snap. Alphabet’s stock rose 4% due to robust digital advertising and AI-driven cloud service demand. Meta and Amazon also saw stock increases, while Snap jumped 7% due to exceeding revenue and user growth expectations. Reddit surged 20% after forecasting higher-than-expected revenue.
Gold, silver slide up to 2% as fresh US strikes on Iran fuel inflation fears, hurt peace hopes
Gold prices declined on Thursday as U.S. strikes on Iran boosted oil and fueled inflation concerns, impacting interest rate outlooks. Spot gold fell 0.8% to