Author: super@dmin
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Project Syndicate: Overconfident Putin is practicing judo when he should be playing chess
Putin underestimated Biden and NATO’s response to his imperial designs in Ukraine.
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: WHO report points to tons of dangerous COVID-19 refuse — these waste-management stocks are poised to gain from it
Tens of thousands of metric tons of extra medical waste tied to COVID-19 put tremendous strain on health-care waste management around the world.
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Economic Report: U.S. unemployment claims drop 23,000 to 238,000 as omicron wave relents
New requests for U.S. unemployment benefits fell for the second week in a row to 238,000, as the record omicron wave receded and more people were able to go back to work.
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The Ratings Game: Meta stock plummets after earnings—can company ‘salvage any growth’ out of Facebook platform?
Shares of Meta Platforms Inc. shares were tanking in premarket trading Thursday after the social-media company fell short with its quarterly outlook and outlined a laundry list of business pressures—from the rise of TikTok, to privacy changes made by Apple Inc., to macroeconomic constraints on ad spending.
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Economic Report: U.S. fourth-quarter labor productivity rises 6.6%
U.S. nonfarm labor productivity rose at a 6.6% annual clip in the fourth quarter, the government said Thursday.
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Europe Markets: U.K. bond yields spike as Bank of England hikes and ECB stands pat
U.K. bond yields spiked higher while Germany’s edged higher as the Bank of England responded to above 5% inflation with an interest rate hike while the European Central Bank kept rates in negative territory.
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: Wall Street returns to the trading floor
Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and JPMorgan workers get back to their offices as Omicron peaks
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London Markets: Bank of England makes consecutive interest rate hikes for first time since 2004
The Bank of England on Thursday announced its second consecutive interest-rate increase, the first time it’s done back-to-back hikes since 2004.
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Futures Movers: Oil pulls back from 7-year highs
Oil futures trade lower Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark pulling back from a seven-year high on suspected profit-taking.
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FA Center: Should your financial adviser specialize in your profession? Here’s what experts say.
You might be more comfortable knowing that an adviser understands your career.