U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, speaking to the media as he departs a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images It’s one bad headline after another coming from the White House these…
Traffic outside the Central Bank of Brazil headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday, June 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Emerging markets stocks are in the spotlight again as the “sell U.S.” narrative gained fresh momentum, following Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. The Bank of America heralded emerging markets as…
Yoni Assia, co-founder and CEO of eToro Group Ltd., center, and Ronen Assia, co-founder of eToro Group Ltd., center left, ring the opening bell during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, May 15, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The IPO market has repeatedly tricked investors into…
Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, speaks during an interview on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ on May 6, 2025. CNBC Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday that China’s artificial intelligence market will likely reach about $50 billion in the next two to three years, and that missing out on it would be a “tremendous loss.” Huang said…
At his business, Tides Seafood Market and Provision, chef and co-owner Jon Walker works with local vendors to sell the freshest products possible in Safety Harbor, Florida. Behind the stone crab-filled seafood case, he’s turning top-quality seafood, grass-fed beef, and Florida grown vegetables into “damn delicious” dishes in the market’s kitchen. “Having that market-first mentality…
At least seven people have been killed after a hospital and market were bombed in South Sudan, a medical charity has said, as fears grow of a return to civil war. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said helicopter gunships dropped a bomb on the pharmacy of the hospital it runs in Old Fangak, Jonglei state, burning…
Pedestrians walk past an Itau Unibanco Holding SA bank branch in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors have been piling into emerging market bonds as Treasurys’ long-held reputation as a safe haven took a beating following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Emerging market local currency bond yields slid by…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND – APRIL 11: Lindt Chocolate Easter bunnies are seen in a store display on April 11, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. Sedat Suna | Getty Images News | Getty Images Cocoa prices will remain elevated despite some potential declines amid higher input and sustainability costs, confectionary company Lindt & Sprüngli’s CEO Adalbert Lechner told…
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images An independent central bank is seen by most (including this newsletter) as the bedrock of a functional economy. Officials steer the economy by calibrating the benchmark interest rate on which bank loans…
Katie Stockton thinks she has a viable option for investors trying to withstand wild market swings. She manages the Fairlead Tactical Sector ETF (TACK), which is designed to be nimble in times of market stress. It’s not tied to an index. “What we try to do is help investors leverage the upside through sector rotation, but…
