CCTV footage captured the moment a snake was found by commuters at a train platform in Sydney. People were seen running away as soon as they came across the snake. One passerby approached the snake, grabbing it with bare hands and getting it out of the way while others kept their distance. A spokesman for the Transport of New South Wales told Australian media the snake was a brown or black snake, ...
CCTV footage captured the moment a snake was found by commuters at a train platform in Sydney. People were seen running away as soon as they came across the snake. One passerby approached the snake, grabbing it with bare hands and getting it out of the way while others kept their distance. A spokesman for the Transport of New South Wales told Australian media the snake was a brown or black snake, both of which species are venomous.
Key Points When January is positive, the S&P 500 averages a full year return of around 15%. When January is negative, that full year return drops to just 2.4%. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › In January, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was up 1.4%. That may not seem like much, but it provides a very powerful indicator of what could happen in the rest of 2026. You may have heard about t...
Key Points When January is positive, the S&P 500 averages a full year return of around 15%. When January is negative, that full year return drops to just 2.4%. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › In January, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) was up 1.4%. That may not seem like much, but it provides a very powerful indicator of what could happen in the rest of 2026. You may have heard about the theory that equity market returns in the first month of the year can signal how the rest of the year performs. There are a lot of similar signals out there, such as the Santa Claus Rally, that try to predict better times to own stocks. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » The "January Barometer" is particularly interesting because it seems to have some statistical backing and history to support it. Not a 100% success rate, mind you, but enough of a track record that it makes you look twice. Let's take a look at what history tells us over the past 40 years. Of those 40 years, January returns for the S&P 500 were positive 25 times and negative 15 times. In those 25 instances where January was higher, the next 11 months were higher 80% of the time. We're not just talking modest gains for the February-December period, either. On average, the "rest of the year" was about 11% with the median return even higher at over 14%. That brought the average full year return when January was positive to roughly 15%. The last time that January was positive but the next 11 months were negative was 2018. That year featured a quick bear market in the 4th quarter of the year that dragged total year returns negative. Prior to that, you'd have to go back to 2011. In other words, it's a rare occurrence, at least historically speaking. What happens when January is negative? It's a completely different story for the S&P 500....
Shares of AstraZeneca Plc , the UK’s biggest drugmaker, will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday following a listing upgrade to replace its American Depositary Receipts that were on Nasdaq. The drug and vaccine maker is seeking to attract more investors by tilting further toward the US, where it makes almost half of its revenue. It has said the move will give equal weight to its...
Shares of AstraZeneca Plc , the UK’s biggest drugmaker, will start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday following a listing upgrade to replace its American Depositary Receipts that were on Nasdaq. The drug and vaccine maker is seeking to attract more investors by tilting further toward the US, where it makes almost half of its revenue. It has said the move will give equal weight to its UK, Swedish and US listings. It reflects the growing importance of the US to AstraZeneca’s business and in turn, a relative shift away from its home country as Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot looks to the world’s largest pharma market for growth . It will be easier for US investors to buy full Astra shares, raising the prospect that the company’s London listing could become less relevant. Astra has pledged to invest $50 billion in the US by 2030 amid pressure from President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. Meanwhile, the company has paused a £200 million ($274 million) expansion of its UK headquarters. For Peel Hunt’s Head of Research Charles Hall , the risk is that in the long term, trading in the shares will mainly shift to the US. “Assuming that liquidity materially increases in the US, and given that the majority of shares are owned by international investors, we believe it is highly likely that in time the company may consider moving its primary listing from London to the US,” he said in a note in October. It will also allow investors to buy AstraZeneca shares without paying stamp duty, a UK tax on trading. That could cost the UK Treasury £200 million a year, the Peel Hunt note said. If successful, the move could encourage other London-listed companies to swap their ADRs for ordinary shares, further reducing tax intake from stamp duty. Trading In London’s Blue Chip Stocks Is Surging — in New York AstraZeneca Upgrades US Listing as It Turns Away From UK UK’s Tax Relief for New Stocks Spurs Hope for Permanent Fix Trading in the American Depositary Receipts of UK firms...
How Arctic Ice Loss Is Reshaping Global Shipping Not only does the Arctic hold significant oil and rare earth resources, thawing ice means that shipping routes can be reduced drastically. Since 1980, the Arctic’s minimal ice extent, its smallest point, has shrunk by 39%. At the same time, the Arctic is a strategic priority for Russia, both for freight transport and military security. More recently...
How Arctic Ice Loss Is Reshaping Global Shipping Not only does the Arctic hold significant oil and rare earth resources, thawing ice means that shipping routes can be reduced drastically. Since 1980, the Arctic’s minimal ice extent, its smallest point, has shrunk by 39%. At the same time, the Arctic is a strategic priority for Russia, both for freight transport and military security. More recently, President Trump has argued that Greenland - a territory he has threatened to acquire - is critical to U.S. security. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, shows how Arctic ice loss is redrawing shipping routes , based on data from multiple sources, including NASA , World Bank, NOAA, and ArcData. The Rise of Arctic Shipping As Ice Thaws Over the last decade, Arctic shipping has increased 37%, with 1,781 unique ships sailing a combined 12.7 million nautical miles in 2024. Ship traffic is increasing as Arctic ice is thawing at a notable pace. For perspective, the loss in minimal ice extent between 1980 and 2025 is greater than the size of India’s land area. Below, we show the annual minimum Arctic ice extent over the past several decades. Among the region’s key shipping corridors are the Northern Sea Route and the Northwest Passage. The Northern Sea Route, in particular, is central to Russia’s strategic ambitions. In 2025, the first vessel completed a China–Europe transit along the route in roughly 20 days, covering 7,850 nautical miles. By comparison, the southern route via the Suez Canal takes about 27 days and spans 11,167 nautical miles. Looking ahead, the even shorter Transpolar Route—cutting directly across the North Pole—could become viable as early as 2059. The Arctic is warming at roughly four times the global average, accelerating ice melt and extending navigable seasons. If realized, the Transpolar Route would further reduce shipping distances and costs, while significantly increasing the Arctic’s geopolitical and economic importance. To learn mor...