Author: super@dmin
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The Ratings Game: GameStop stock sinks toward 11-month low as Microsoft-Activision merger poses ‘walled garden’ risk
Shares of GameStop Corp. dropped toward their seventh-straight loss Wednesday, after Jefferies analyst Stephanie Wissink said the Microsoft-Activision merger could pose a “walled garden risk” for the videogame retailer.
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In One Chart: Stock-market warning signal: Here’s what surging bond yields say about S&P 500 returns in next 6 months
The speed and scope of the run-up in Treasury yields could spell rough sailing ahead for stocks, says technical analyst Jeff deGraaf.
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: Khan pushes earlier and more aggressive rules against anti-monopoly behavior
One of the nation’s top anti-monopoly regulators on Wednesday said the government is looking to expand its playbook on how to identify and block potentially harmful mergers or industry consolidation.
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: ‘In a muni bankruptcy, the same entity emerges, and the same issues’: Puerto Rico exits bankruptcy with questions remaining
Puerto Rico will exit its municipal bankruptcy, restructuring over $30 billion of debt, and leaving questions about the sustainability of its finances.
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Outside the Box: ‘Net zero’ pledges can amount to greenwashing. This is the better way to reduce deadly carbon emissions
Many offset programs are based on dubious assumptions and can actually worsen the climate problem. MIT Sloan’s John Sterman outlines a more effective strategy.
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Brett Arends's ROI: Behold, the 7 ‘most hated’ assets for 2022
Look at what the big-money geniuses are doing — and do the exact opposite
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Coronavirus Update: U.S. government beefs up COVID response with N95 masks and tests, while UK announces plan to ease restrictions
The U.S. government stepped up its effort to address a surge of COVID-19 cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant on Wednesday, while the U.K. moved in the opposite direction, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing an easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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The Conversation: These machines pull carbon dioxide from the air and lock it away – this inventor explains how that works
The U.S. Department of Energy has a new goal to scale up direct air capture, a technology that uses chemical reactions to capture CO2 from air.
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Metals Stocks: Gold prices move higher, aim to snap multiday skid
Gold futures on Wednesday head higher, as the precious metal attempted to finish in positive territory for the first time in four sessions.
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Futures Movers: Oil builds on its highest price in more than 7 years as supply worries persist
Oil futures extend their climb Wednesday after ending the previous session at more than seven-year highs, after a pipeline fire temporarily disrupts crude flows in Turkey and the IEA raises its forecast for growth in 2022 oil demand.