This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
tum3123/iStock via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold. In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said he would immediately increase the worldwide tariff rate to 15% following a Supreme Court decision related to trade authority. H...
tum3123/iStock via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s pledge to raise the global baseline tariff rate from 10% to 15% is reverberating across markets, with investors now weighing whether a recent rally in overseas equities can hold. In a post on TruthSocial, Trump said he would immediately increase the worldwide tariff rate to 15% following a Supreme Court decision related to trade authority. He also signaled that additional, “legally permissible” tariffs could be introduced in the coming months, reinforcing a more aggressive trade posture. The announcement prompted a pointed reaction from Marko Kolanovic, former chief strategist and co-head of global research at J. P. Morgan, who argued that Friday’s cross-market moves were already reflecting tariff-related positioning and may not last. “Up from 10% to 15%,” Kolanovic wrote. “Price performance on Friday was indicative of tariff developments as many foreign indices were up multiple of US market, like $EEM up 2% or Korea $EWY up 5% vs. administration's favorite US Dow Jones Industrial up only 0.3%. Expect tariff related foreign rally to reverse on Monday.” Divergence signals positioning shift On Friday, international equity benchmarks outpaced U.S. stocks by a wide margin. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ( EEM ) gained roughly 2%, while the Korea-focused ETF ( EWY ) surged about 5%. By contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted only modest gains. Kolanovic’s interpretation: investors may have positioned for a scenario in which trade tensions eased or remained contained. Trump’s confirmation of a higher 15% tariff baseline could disrupt that thesis, potentially triggering a reversal in foreign markets that benefited from the prior sentiment. Why it matters for investors A shift from 10% to 15% tariffs represents a material escalation in trade costs, with potential implications for: Emerging markets and export-heavy economies, which are often highly sensitive to U.S. trade policy Multinational U.S. comp...
Gold rose as uncertainty over what would happen to trade deals negotiated with the US, after the Supreme Court restrained President Donald Trump’s tariff powers, unsettled markets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.3% to above $5,170 an ounce. Trump said Saturday he would impose a global tariff of 15% to preserve protective trade measures after the Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergency power...
Gold rose as uncertainty over what would happen to trade deals negotiated with the US, after the Supreme Court restrained President Donald Trump’s tariff powers, unsettled markets. Bullion climbed as much as 1.3% to above $5,170 an ounce. Trump said Saturday he would impose a global tariff of 15% to preserve protective trade measures after the Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergency powers to set reciprocal duties. A weakening of the dollar following the decision is making the metal cheaper for many buyers. The court ruling has cast doubt over deals the US has negotiated with major trading partners. The European Parliament’s trade chief said he’ll propose delaying ratification of an agreement with Washington until there’s more clarity, Indian officials will postpone a trip to the US, while a member of Japan’s ruling party called the situation a “ a real mess .” Read More: US Tells Partners to Honor Tariff Deals as Trump Regroups The uncertainty is giving more impetus to gold’s recovery from a sudden rout at the turn of the month. The precious metal has rallied for the last three weeks as many of the long-term factors — including heightened geopolitical tensions and investor wariness of sovereign bonds and currencies - that have supported it remained intact. Gold rose 0.7% to $5,144.72 an ounce as of 8:25 a.m. in Singapore. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dropped 0.2% after declining 0.2% on Friday. Silver climbed 2.2% to $86.47. Platinum and palladium also advanced.
Did you ever wonder what made you pass on what turned out to be a sure thing? What made you thumb your nose at something that now seems obvious to have had real value when you dissed it? Was it all that difficult to see the opportunity? Or did you remember what happened in 2007, when bad debt overwhelmed decent equity and the center almost failed to hold and you prudently decided it was too danger...
Did you ever wonder what made you pass on what turned out to be a sure thing? What made you thumb your nose at something that now seems obvious to have had real value when you dissed it? Was it all that difficult to see the opportunity? Or did you remember what happened in 2007, when bad debt overwhelmed decent equity and the center almost failed to hold and you prudently decided it was too dangerous to invest? Or you got slaughtered like so many others. It depends. Let's examine the most salient stressor we have seen in ages: The once pristine but now potentially poisonous tandem of private equity and private debt. Right now, Wall Street is beginning to be convinced that the stocks of private equity companies, historically among the best returning equities of the era, are all too toxic to own. There is a budding consensus that these companies, while good at their jobs of assessing credit risk, may have missed the mark when it came to judging credit risk of some tech companies in their portfolios. In some cases, they own the stocks of these riskier companies outright. In others, they own slivers of debt or equity in equally risky concerns that have been taken private by other private equity companies. They all seem linked by deed if not by name. At the same time the market is looking skeptically at how these companies, in another portion of their operations — business development companies — lent money to lots of small- and medium-sized companies that may not be doing as well as hoped or whose prospects have dimmed in the last year. These second "kind of" loans, which come under the broad rubric of "private credit," are easy to damn, because there is little information about them and lots of scary stories being told about them. The public stubs of these business development companies almost all trade with very big dividends, not a sign of strength, but a sign of stress. Some of the private credit loans may have been made to small- and medium-sized companies that ban...
Key PointsAlaska Air Group's EVP and CCO sold 5,500 shares for approximately $311,000, based on a weighted average sale price of around $56.63 per share on Feb. 18, 2026.
Key PointsAlaska Air Group's EVP and CCO sold 5,500 shares for approximately $311,000, based on a weighted average sale price of around $56.63 per share on Feb. 18, 2026.
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has tracked higher in three straight sessions, collecting more than a dozen points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,750-point plateau and it may extend its gains again on Monday.
(RTTNews) - The Malaysia stock market has tracked higher in three straight sessions, collecting more than a dozen points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,750-point plateau and it may extend its gains again on Monday.
Oil fell as investors weighed the odds of a nuclear deal between the US and Iran, with more negotiations on the issue expected later this week as American forces mass in the Middle East. Brent dipped toward $71 a barrel after closing little changed on Friday, even after US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited military strike on Iran. West Texas Intermediate also declined on Mon...
Oil fell as investors weighed the odds of a nuclear deal between the US and Iran, with more negotiations on the issue expected later this week as American forces mass in the Middle East. Brent dipped toward $71 a barrel after closing little changed on Friday, even after US President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited military strike on Iran. West Texas Intermediate also declined on Monday. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday that there is a “good chance to have a diplomatic solution which is based on a win-win game and a solution is at our reach.” He said he expected to meet US special envoy Steve Witkoff for talks, which will be in Geneva. Oil has rallied at the start of the year, despite broad expectations for a global glut, as concerns around a US conflict with Iran helped to drive prices higher. Traders have raced to cover themselves against the prospect of a flare-up, prompting a surge of activity across futures and options markets. “Markets can tolerate headlines but won’t ignore lost supply,” said Haris Khurshid , chief investment officer at Karobaar Capital LP. “If exports out of Iran are hit or there’s credible interference in the Strait of Hormuz — highly likely if things go south — that’s when crude reprices fast.” Hormuz is a narrow passage separating Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, and tankers carrying crude and liquefied natural gas transit through the waterway daily to deliver cargoes worldwide. Tehran would only need to disrupt flows, rather than fully blockade the strait, to impact global oil markets. Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Kuwait all ship oil through Hormuz, with the majority of their cargoes heading to Asia. Iran pumps more than 3 million barrels a day of crude, or about 3% of global output, and most flows to China. Despite concerns about escalating hostilities in the Middle East, the prompt spread for Brent — the difference between its first two contracts — has narrowed in a bullish backwardatio...
Turning $100,000 into $1 million in a decade requires a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 26%. That's miles above the market's long-term average. It's also even better than a company like Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) , an otherwise strong market-beater, has delivered over the past 10 years, with its outstanding CAGR of 18.2% during this period. Could the biotech perform even be...
Turning $100,000 into $1 million in a decade requires a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 26%. That's miles above the market's long-term average. It's also even better than a company like Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) , an otherwise strong market-beater, has delivered over the past 10 years, with its outstanding CAGR of 18.2% during this period. Could the biotech perform even better in the next 10 years, and turn $100,000 into $1 million by 2036? Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
MOTD pundit Danny Murphy explains why, as well as Arsenal's superior quality in Sunday's north London derby, they exploited Tottenham's tactical weakness too.
MOTD pundit Danny Murphy explains why, as well as Arsenal's superior quality in Sunday's north London derby, they exploited Tottenham's tactical weakness too.
Emboldened by recent wins, elected officials gathered in San Francisco to share strategy for a midterm ‘reckoning’ Fury at Donald Trump was the coin of the realm, as thousands of California delegates, activists and elected officials gathered in San Francisco this weekend, emboldened by a string of victories and confident the Golden State would help deliver a power check on the president in the upc...
Emboldened by recent wins, elected officials gathered in San Francisco to share strategy for a midterm ‘reckoning’ Fury at Donald Trump was the coin of the realm, as thousands of California delegates, activists and elected officials gathered in San Francisco this weekend, emboldened by a string of victories and confident the Golden State would help deliver a power check on the president in the upcoming midterm elections. On Saturday, Democrats streamed through the Moscone Center convention complex, sporting lanyards emblazoned with Gavin Newsom ’s name and tote bags adorned with one of Nancy Pelosi ’s favorite aphorisms: “We don’t Agonize, we organize” – symbols of a party in transition as the former speaker approaches retirement and the term-limited governor eyes a presidential campaign. Continue reading...