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America’s retail army now rules the stock market

individual investors now dominate u.s. stock trading, with retail activity hitting record levels despite the iran war scare and other 2020 shocks. their share of total market volume has more than doubled over the past decade, according to data from bloomberg.

the pandemic turbocharged this shift — millions of new brokerage accounts opened in 2020 alone, many through zero-commission apps like robinhood. retail traders now account for roughly one-fifth of all stock market volume, up from about 10% in 2010. they've shown little fear, piling into dips during the march crash and again during the iran tensions in january.

the result: a more volatile, sentiment-driven market where a coordinated reddit post can move a stock more than an earnings report. institutions still hold the bulk of shares, but the retail army's sheer volume gives it real pricing power on any given day.

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sentiment: +0.70 · impact: 0.60

Iran warns US Navy against entering Strait of Hormuz

iran warned the us navy not to enter the strait of hormuz. the threat came after donald trump said america would "guide" stranded ships through the waterway. no further details on timing or response were given. source: ft_home sentiment: -0.60 · impact: 0.90

European markets open mostly positive as Trump threatens new auto tariffs

european markets opened mostly positive monday, with the stoxx 600 up 0.1% by 8am london. the ftse 100 was closed for a bank holiday. france's cac 40 slipped 0.1%, while germany's dax gained 0.1% and italy's ftse mib led with a

India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies

india is burning more coal as a heatwave and the iran war squeeze energy supplies. coal-fired power generation hit 164.9 average gigawatts in april, up from 160.7 last year — a sequential rise of 3.5%. more than 70% of india's power comes from coal, and experts

World Cup prize pool nears $900 million as FIFA boosts payouts. Here’s who gets what

fifa is paying out nearly $900 million to teams at the 2026 world cup — the most in history. the total distribution comes to $871 million, including $16 million set aside for delegation costs and team ticket allocations. every team that qualifies will get at least $12.5 million. that breaks

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Iran warns US Navy against entering Strait of Hormuz

European markets open mostly positive as Trump threatens new auto tariffs

India is burning more coal as extreme heat and the Iran war squeeze energy supplies

World Cup prize pool nears $900 million as FIFA boosts payouts. Here’s who gets what