When Ricardo Schmitz’s brother was visiting him in Vilnius, Lithuania, the pair went for a wintertime walk at midnight — something he said they would never do back home in Brazil. “My brother hadn’t seen snow since he was a kid, so he was super excited. We walked from midnight to 3 a.m.,” Schmitz … Read more
Investor Steve Eisman of “The Big Short” fame is questioning the level of bullishness on Wall Street — even with the market’s tepid start to the year. From enthusiasm surrounding the “Magnificent Seven” technology stocks to expectations for multiple interest rate cuts this year, Eisman believes there’s little tolerance for things going wrong. “Long term, … Read more
A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Fareed Kotb/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Getty Images The threat to global trade in the Red Sea remains high, even with efforts to protect commercial vessels from attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks could be in for a rough year while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is set to jump back above 5% in what may become a “year for non-consensus,” according to one technical strategist. The S&P 500 finished 2023 up 24.23% after a … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Saturday, even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic begins to pick up. Since … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Friday as investor attention remained focused on the path ahead for the economy and monetary policy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was up over 3 basis points at 3.881%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last around 2 basis points higher at 4.297%. Yields and prices move in opposite … Read more
Pedestrians carrying Nike and Allbirds shopping bags in the SoHo neighborhood of New York on Oct. 24, 2021. Nina Westervelt | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of unbridled consumer spending on everything from home improvement to dream vacations, some companies are now finding the limits of their pricing power. Shipping giant FedEx last week … Read more
Scooters take over SXSW in Austin, TX As the last decade came to an end, it was easy for a young engineer to hop on a Bird scooter and ride it to a nearby WeWork office, home to the hottest new crypto startup. Then came Covid. Electric scooters and coworking spaces were no longer important, … Read more
Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, sit atop a tank in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, on April 20, 2023. – | Afp | Getty Images With the eyes of the world on the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, an unprecedented number of potentially “catastrophic” conflicts are going … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields were mixed on Wednesday, as investors considered the outlook for monetary policy and financial markets for the coming year. At 3:56 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over one basis points to 3.8667%. The 2-year Treasury yield was almost flat, last trading at 4.2891%. Yields and prices … Read more
