Gold surged past $5,150 as escalating US-Iran tensions and tariff uncertainty drove safe-haven demand.

Software stocks have plummeted over 20% since late January as an "AI Doom" trade erases $2.8 trillion in market value. While Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) hit deep drawdowns, capital is rotating into Energy and Utilities.

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