by admin | Jul 16, 2026 | Top Ten
Futures are lower, erasing much of yesterday’s gain with both Nasdaq and Rusell lagging SPX, following a continued rollercoaster in Korea where stocks tumbled after the BOK hired rates for the first time in 3 years. As of 8:15am ET, S&P futures dropped 0.3%,...
by admin | Jul 16, 2026 | Top Ten
While headline spend at gas stations is expected to decline (due to tumbling pump prices), BofA’s almost omniscient analysts forecast a stronger than consensus print for today’s US Retail Sales data.After a big jump in May (revised up), June’s...
by admin | Jul 16, 2026 | Top Ten
By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.comAfter striking 116 vessels linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in the Sea of Azov in recent weeks, Ukraine’s military is turning its sights on ships in the Black Sea, hitting in drone attacks as many as 20 vessels overnight on...
by admin | Jul 16, 2026 | Top Ten
TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, raised its 2026 spending and revenue outlook on Thursday morning, a move UBS analysts said “boosts confidence in the AI supply chain.”TSMC manufactures chips...
by admin | Jul 16, 2026 | Top Ten
Confidence in U.S. leadership has fluctuated significantly over the past two decades, closely tracking changes in the occupant of the White House.As Statista’s Felix Richter shows in the following chart, based on data from past and present editions of Pew’s...
by admin | Jul 16, 2026 | Top Ten
NATO’s ‘eastern flank’ members are at it again, seeking to hype an imminent Russian threat which they now say will target their critical infrastructure. The presidents of Poland, Lithuanian and Latvia have joined together and issued a dire warning...