The global upstream oil and gas merger-and-acquisition (M&A) market is set to cool in 2026, with activity expected to dip below 2025 levels despite nearly $152 billion in available opportunities as of January, according to a Rystad Energy analysis.“Rystad Energy expects North America to remain the clear anchor for upstream…
The S&P 500 Index and its top ETFs, like the VOO and SPY, remained in a tight range near their all-time high last week. It was trading at $6,915, a few points below its all-time high of $6,980. This article explores some of the top catalysts for the index next…
Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom said on Friday it had opened an investigation into Meta Platforms over information the company provided relating to WhatsApp for one of its market reviews.The regulator said the probe links to work it carried out last year on the wholesale market for business bulk SMS messages.…
According to a Reuters poll, economists are much more in agreement than they were a month ago that the Bank of Canada will maintain its overnight interest rate through 2026. The idea that policymakers are not in a rush to change borrowing prices following a protracted easing cycle has been…
The precious metals market is witnessing records tumbling every trading week.Gold on COMEX rose to a record high of $4,969.69 per ounce earlier on Friday, nearing the coveted $5,000-per-ounce mark.Meanwhile, silver continued to outperform gold in dramatic fashion and came within a whisker of hitting $100 an ounce.Meanwhile, oil prices…
Investors are bailing on Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) this morning after the semiconductor giant posted market-beating Q4 earnings but disappointed on the guidance front.According to the company’s management, its soft guidance is mostly related to demand outpacing supply. Simply put, on the earnings call, Intel essentially told investors that it doesn’t…
Brazilian central bank is expected to start loosening interest rates in March, the first time in nearly two years, as policymakers pursue support for a struggling economy against a backdrop of fading inflation pressures. The outlook from a Reuters poll of economists is driving increasing confidence that monetary easing is just around…
US consumer sentiment improved modestly in January, showing gains across demographic groups even as Americans remained uneasy about high prices, job prospects and the broader economic outlook, according to a closely watched survey released on Friday.The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a final reading of 56.4 in…
Europe is bracing for a sharper, more transactional political economy.The UK is signalling an “economic reset” with China, as Starmer heads to Beijing flanked by heavyweight finance and trade figures in a bid to re-energise investment and partnerships.At home, regulators are turning the screws on Big Tech, with Ofcom launching…
The World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting concluded Friday evening in Davos with a sobering realization that the international order that governed global finance and politics since World War II seems dead.What emerged over those five days is a world fragmenting into competing power blocs, with technological disruption arriving faster…