US companies announced fewer layoffs last month while planning more hiring, potentially easing fears of a sharper slowdown in the labor market. Companies announced 35,553 job cuts in December, the lowest since July 2024 and down substantially from elevated readings in the prior two months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Additionally, employers laid out p...
US companies announced fewer layoffs last month while planning more hiring, potentially easing fears of a sharper slowdown in the labor market. Companies announced 35,553 job cuts in December, the lowest since July 2024 and down substantially from elevated readings in the prior two months, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. Additionally, employers laid out plans to add nearly 10,500 jobs, the highest for any December since 2022. The data was released ahead of schedule after it became accessible on the Challenger website. While December is typically a month with fewer layoff plans, the drop in job-cut announcements, plus greater hiring intentions, “is a positive sign after a year of high job cutting plans,” said Andy Challenger , the firm’s chief revenue officer. The figures signal some momentum for the labor market heading into the new year after a notable slowdown in 2025. Planned layoffs topped 1.2 million last year, the most since 2020 and led by the federal government . In the private sector, technology, warehousing and retail also saw pickups from 2024. Read More: For Americans Seeking Jobs, 2025 Was Rough and 2026 Will Be Too While hiring plans ended the year on a strong note, 2025 was still the lowest since 2010. Retail and transportation companies pulled back sharply compared to the prior year, as did the energy and construction industries. Data out Wednesday from the Institute for Supply Management also provided some encouragement at year end, with US services providers registering the strongest growth in employment last month since February. However, the group’s measure of headcount among manufacturers shrank for an eleventh straight month, albeit at a slower pace.
Listen and subscribe to Stocks In Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast. Are your ETFs too concentrated?In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Strategas Securities Senior ETF and Technical Strategist Todd Sohn joins host Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma to discuss hidden concentration risks in ETFs. Sohn warns that even s...
Listen and subscribe to Stocks In Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast. Are your ETFs too concentrated?In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Strategas Securities Senior ETF and Technical Strategist Todd Sohn joins host Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma to discuss hidden concentration risks in ETFs. Sohn warns that even supposedly diversified portfolios can be heavily weighted toward mega-cap stocks like Nvidia (NVDA). He also explores extreme ETF sentiment, trading ranges in energy, and sector rotation, highlighting the opportunities and risks investors need to watch in 2026.Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. This post was written by Lauren Pokedoff
Listen and subscribe to Stocks In Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast.Don’t let this leveraged ETF mistake wreck your portfolio. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Strategas Securities Senior ETF and Technical Strategist Todd Sohn joins host Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma to discuss the hidden dangers of leveraged...
Listen and subscribe to Stocks In Translation on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find your favorite podcast.Don’t let this leveraged ETF mistake wreck your portfolio. In this episode of Stocks in Translation, Strategas Securities Senior ETF and Technical Strategist Todd Sohn joins host Jared Blikre and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma to discuss the hidden dangers of leveraged ETFs. Using Tesla (TSLA) as an example, Sohn explains why holding 2x or 3x ETFs long-term can backfire from with daily resets, fees, and volatility. Check out the full episode here. Twice a week, Stocks In Translation cuts through the market mayhem, noisy numbers and hyperbole to give you the information you need to make the right trade for your portfolio. You can find more episodes here, or watch on your favorite streaming service. This post was written by Lauren Pokedoff
League One club asked for greater share of gate receipts Manchester City not changing their standard club policy Manchester City will not offer Exeter extra money from Saturday’s third-round FA Cup tie. The financially troubled League One club this week revealed they had asked the Premier League club for a greater proportion of the gate receipts as a “statement of solidarity”. Exeter, whose suppor...
League One club asked for greater share of gate receipts Manchester City not changing their standard club policy Manchester City will not offer Exeter extra money from Saturday’s third-round FA Cup tie. The financially troubled League One club this week revealed they had asked the Premier League club for a greater proportion of the gate receipts as a “statement of solidarity”. Exeter, whose supporters’ trust is the club’s majority shareholder, will take 8,000 fans to a sold-out Etihad Stadium to face the seven-time FA Cup winners. Each club gets 45% of gate receipts, with the other 10% taken by the Football Association, in line with competition rules. It is estimated ticket sales will generate between £250,000 and £400,000 for Exeter. Continue reading...
Women have been double barrelling their names since the 15th century – and now men including Adam Ramsay Peaty are finally joining them After attempting to make his mark as a footballer, photographer and chef, at last Brooklyn Peltz Beckham appears to have secured his legacy. He will no longer be remembered as simply the nepo-baby son of David and Victoria; he’ll also go down in history as a somew...
Women have been double barrelling their names since the 15th century – and now men including Adam Ramsay Peaty are finally joining them After attempting to make his mark as a footballer, photographer and chef, at last Brooklyn Peltz Beckham appears to have secured his legacy. He will no longer be remembered as simply the nepo-baby son of David and Victoria; he’ll also go down in history as a somewhat unlikely/possibly accidental feminist activist. It was when Brooklyn married Nicola Peltz in 2022 that he became Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, an ally who turbo-boosted a quietly growing trend. Rather than a heterosexual bride surrendering her name and adopting her husband’s as default, or double-barrelling alone, both partners take both names. It’s modern, equal and refreshing, as opposed to proper Handmaid’s Tale vibes. Continue reading...
We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approach As the world faces the challenges of the climate crisis and critical threshold levels or tipping points may be reached soon, a disputable idea is gaining momentum as a potential solution: solar geoengineering – the deliberate reflection of sunlight to cool the planet. Advocates argue it coul...
We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approach As the world faces the challenges of the climate crisis and critical threshold levels or tipping points may be reached soon, a disputable idea is gaining momentum as a potential solution: solar geoengineering – the deliberate reflection of sunlight to cool the planet. Advocates argue it could buy us time. Critics warn of unknown risks. Some see it as a possible emergency break if temperatures spiral out of control. Others call it a dangerous distraction that undermines meaningful climate action. Research into solar geoengineering is advancing, including exploration of techniques such as stratospheric aerosol injection, which would involve spraying tiny reflective particles into the upper atmosphere to mimic the cooling effect of volcanic eruptions, and marine cloud brightening, which aims to enhance the reflectivity of low-lying marine clouds. While stratospheric aerosol injection is not being conducted, these technologies are being studied with increasing urgency in the global north. In the global south, however, they remain largely invisible to public discourse and policymaking. Continue reading...
Democratic-led resolution would require US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against Venezuela The US Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on a long-shot attempt to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military actions against Venezuela , as Democrats press for answers following the raid that captured Nicolás Maduro. The war powers resolution, introduced by Democratic sen...
Democratic-led resolution would require US president to seek Congress’s approval to use military against Venezuela The US Senate is expected to vote on Thursday on a long-shot attempt to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military actions against Venezuela , as Democrats press for answers following the raid that captured Nicolás Maduro. The war powers resolution, introduced by Democratic senator Tim Kaine, would require Trump to seek Congress’s permission before attacking or otherwise using the military against Venezuela. The president did not notify lawmakers before the Saturday raid that saw US special forces assault the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and spirit Maduro to New York City , where he is facing an array of “narco-terrorism” charges. Continue reading...
BEIJING, Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618 (HKD counter) and 89618 (RMB counter), the “Company” or “JD.com”), a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider, today announced updates of its share repurchase and cancellation. The Company repurchased a total of approximately 183.2 million Class A ordinary shares (equivalent to 91.6 million America...
BEIJING, Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: JD and HKEX: 9618 (HKD counter) and 89618 (RMB counter), the “Company” or “JD.com”), a leading supply chain-based technology and service provider, today announced updates of its share repurchase and cancellation. The Company repurchased a total of approximately 183.2 million Class A ordinary shares (equivalent to 91.6 million American depositary shares, “ADSs”) for a total of approximately US$3.0 billion in 2025. The total number o
When I began my investment journey nearly a decade ago, the prospect of investing in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was nearly the same as tossing your hard-earned money on the ground and simply walking away. In its early days, cryptocurrency was often referenced as a mechanism for money laundering or seen as the investment equivalent of gambling or playing the lottery . Nevertheless, retail investors in p...
When I began my investment journey nearly a decade ago, the prospect of investing in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) was nearly the same as tossing your hard-earned money on the ground and simply walking away. In its early days, cryptocurrency was often referenced as a mechanism for money laundering or seen as the investment equivalent of gambling or playing the lottery . Nevertheless, retail investors in particular took a liking to the cryptocurrency opportunity. Through a combination of optimism and curiosity, those who invested in Bitcoin 10 years ago and held through today have beaten the S&P 500 by almost 100 times. Continue reading
The author of a viral post on Venezuela, relating from personal experience its difficult day-to-day conditions, admits he was shocked by how far his message spread.
The author of a viral post on Venezuela, relating from personal experience its difficult day-to-day conditions, admits he was shocked by how far his message spread.