A global treaty to fight pandemics such as Covid-19 is on hold after more than two years of negotiations as countries disagree how the world might respond to the next health emergency. After Covid-19 triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at the World Health Organisation (WHO) vowed to do better in the […]
WASHINGTON — To understand what is happening now in the Middle East, it may be helpful to remember the dead cat. That was a favorite metaphor for Secretary of State James A. Baker III as he shuttled around the region in 1991 trying to negotiate a complicated deal. With each recalcitrant player, Baker would threaten […]
If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation. That’s advice Mad Men’s Don Draper once gave. And it appears Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is taking it. By the numbers, Tesla painted a dismal picture through its latest quarterly results. But the stock told a different story: excitement. New models are on the […]
If you don’t like what’s being said, change the conversation. That’s advice Mad Men’s Don Draper once gave. And it appears Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk is taking it. By the numbers, Tesla painted a dismal picture through its latest quarterly results. But the stock told a different story: excitement. New models are on the […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has personally inspected the situation at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel in view of the low levels of aid supplies reaching the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. Baerbock was informed by the director of the facility about how lorries loaded with relief supplies, including food and […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has personally inspected the situation at the Kerem Shalom border crossing in southern Israel in view of the low levels of aid supplies reaching the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. Baerbock was informed by the director of the facility about how lorries loaded with relief supplies, including food and […]
In January, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) announced severe losses on its commercial real estate loan reserves and consequently suffered a 70% drop in its share price. Shortly thereafter, financial analysts at Evercore ISI did some number crunching and found that several regional banks have elevated exposure to commercial loans that should concern investors. According […]
Cathie Wood.David Swanson/Reuters Cathie Wood’s outlook for Nvidia is slower growth, weaker demand, and fiercer competition. The Ark Invest CEO compared the chipmaker’s stock surge to Cisco’s during the dot-com bubble. Wood has cut her exposure to Nvidia as she believes the market’s hopes may be overblown. Cathie Wood has sounded the alarm on Nvidia, […]
Weeks of negotiations to form a new ruling coalition in the Netherlands led by Geert Wilders appeared to end fruitlessly on Tuesday as one of the four party leaders involved in the talks walked out without an agreement. “Incredibly disappointing. The Netherlands wants this cabinet and now Pieter Omtzigt is throwing in the towel while […]