(Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeaways Treasury yields are up again, hitting 3.589% compared to just 0.55% in 2020. This might seem like good news, but for existing bon...
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Ashtead Hikes Full-Year Forecasts. Should You Buy The FTSE 100 Stock Today?
Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images LightRocket via Getty Images Rental equipment provider Ashtead Group’s share price rose on Tuesday after it updated guidan...
How To Achieve The Mythical “Dividends Only” Retirement
Mature couple using a laptop while relaxing at home getty Let’s be honest: after the year we’ve just put in, we’re all exhausted. But we can’t let our guard down. Because at times like these, it’s eas...
China’s Worst Reported Month Of Covid Was Nothing Compared To The United States
Topline Protests against China’s strict zero-Covid restrictions and harsh lockdowns erupted in cities across the country this week as official infections soared to record levels—the accuracy of govern...
Energy Security Versus Climate Security – See How Your Country Ranks Among Others — Some Are Predictable, Some Are Surprises.
German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck forecasts gas storage levels as … [+] part of energy supply security in June 2022. AFP via Getty Images Energy security is a sou...
“A Stroke Of Serendipity” – A Technology Developed For The Bioethanol Industry Has Economic And Environmental Benefits For Beef And Dairy Production
A No-till corn field getty Most of the corn grown in the US has been improved using biotechnology to provide protection from insect damage and/or herbicide tolerance. The insect resistance trait has t...
Grid Edge Infrastructure: Powering The Energy Transition
Ben Hertz-Shargel, Global Head of Grid Edge at Wood Mackenzie The distributed technologies and innovations known collectively as the grid edge will be integral to effectively powering an electrified w...
How Does The U.S. Stack Up?
(Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeaways The US inflation rate is currently at 7.7%, which remains high by historical standards. However, on a global scale it looks practically...
COP 27 – Five Key Takeaways
Wood Mackenzie’s Energy Transition team. The lead-up to COP27 was inauspicious. Only 26 out of 193 countries had tightened pledges – made a year ago in Glasgow – for 2030 emissions reductions, while t...
Beware The Interaction Between Currency And Equity Markets
The US dollar (USD) has had a strong year versus most currencies in the world. In this article we explain this move and its impact on the global equity markets. The rise of the USD has coincided with ...
What’s The Outlook For The Housing Market?
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Takeaways Housing sales have fallen for the ninth consecutive month, with transactions down 28.4% compared to this time last year. Average prices h...
Burberry Beats First-Half Profits Forecasts, Announces New Growth Strategy
Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images AFP via Getty Images Burberry’s share price rose 1% in risk-off trading on Thursday following the release of better-than-expected trading numbers. Thanks to f...
The Money Revolution
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!–Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the Rights of the … [+] Colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23rd, 1775. Currier &am...
Markets Soar As Inflation Hits Lowest Level Since January
Markets made big gains off a positive inflation report. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Getty Images Key takeaways Inflation has increased 0.4% in October, below forecasts of 0.6%. This brings t...
China COVID Cases Increase Though No Lockdowns
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were mixed as Japan and South Korea outperformed while India had the day off for Guru Nanak Jayanti which celebrates the birth of the first S...
Hong Kong Rallies On Incremental Loosening Of Zero COVID
China Last Night Kraneshares Key News Asian equities had a nice start to the week as Hong Kong outperformed to the upside. Investors continue to read the tea leaves on China’s reopening as small, incr...
The Race To The Bottom In The Chinese Pharmaceutical Market Reinforces The Need To Market In The United States
while new drugs may be approved in China, unless they have unique mechanisms of action, they may simply join a race to the bottom in terms of domestic reimbursement. Hence the increasing trend for Chi...
BYD Retains EV Crown Over Tesla As Mainland Investors Buy Big In Hong Kong
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were down following the Fed’s 75 basis point interest rate hike as the US dollar surged overnight and the Asia dollar index hit a 52-week low. Thai...
Amazon Says Profits Could Disappear And Apple Facing ‘Significant’ Headwinds In Q4
Key Takeaways Amazon grew revenue 15% in Q3, but predicts its profits could be zero in Q4. Apple is also expecting a drop in revenue in Q4, with major impacts being felt from the continued strength of...
Olive Branches Pave The Way For Biden-Xi Indonesia Meeting
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equities were largely higher though Japan, China, and Hong Kong were off. Both Hong Kong and China opened strong but came off the morning highs across the t...
Who Is UK PM Rishi Sunak And How Will His Economic Plan Impact US Investors?
Key Takeaways The UK has another new Prime Minister, with Rishi Sunak one of their richest ever leaders with a household wealth between he and his wife of over $830 million. He’s also the youngest eve...
Coca-Cola And General Motors Both Beat Estimates In Q3 Earnings Results
Coca-Cola beat Wall Street analysts Q3 estimates by 8.34%. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Key takeaways General Motors have had a big Q3, beating earnings per share estimates by ...
Bitcoin Can’t Escape The Bearish Global Market Problems
Bitcoin Can’t Escape The Bearish Global Market Problems getty The world is full of old guys predicting the end of the world and I’m not one of them, in one simple way—I can be a bull. However, I keep ...
What Happens When The Interest Rate Tsunami Hits Consumers?
Young man watching movie on laptop at home getty The forces bearing down on the US economy are so varied and mostly uncontrollable that it seems impossible for consumer-facing businesses to accurately...
Midterm Elections And Historical Stock Market Performance
trying year continues to drag on for investors with the DJIA down over 15%, the S&P 500 down over 20% and the Nasdaq Composite down over 30%. By any measure, this has been a brutal bear market for...
“Tesla Could Be Worth More Than Apple And Saudi Aramco Combined” As Q3 Revenue Target Misses
Key Takeaways Tesla missed their Q3 revenue target, bringing in $21.45 billion against the expected $22 billion. This was mainly as a result of logistical challenges which saw 343,830 vehicles deliver...
Formula One And The United States Grand Prix Return To Austin, Texas
US military helicopters fly over during the playing of the US National Anthem before the start of … [+] the Formula One United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, ...
Jeff Bezos Says It’s Time To “Batten Down The Hatches” In Latest Recession Warning
Jeff Bezos has said it could be time to “batten down the hatches.” (Photo by David Ryder/Getty … [+] Images) Getty Images Key takeaways Jeff Bezos is the latest high profile CEO to s...
Password Sharing Crackdown And Ads Coming As Netflix Growth Bounces Back
Key Takeaways Netflix reversed their subscriber losses in Q3, adding 2.4 million new accounts Earnings per share are down from last year but beat analysts forecasts by 48% The positive result has been...
British Pound Rebounds As UK Government U-Turns On Tax Cuts
Key Takeaways New British Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has wound back almost all of the wide ranging tax cuts that were announced by new Prime Minister Liz Truss on 23rd September The British Pound and UK b...
“Desperation in the Air” as the Great Retail Destocking Picks Up Steam
“Desperation in the Air” as the Great Retail Destocking Picks Up Steam getty The retail industry’s inventory glut has metastasized into a significant drag on the US economy, depressing economic growth...