Best Ultra-Value Stocks Set for Long-Term GrowthStealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) reported higher first-quarter revenue and continued to emphasize its debt-free balance sheet, growing cash position and charter coverage during its first-quarter 2026 earnings call. Chairman Michael Jolliff
Best Ultra-Value Stocks Set for Long-Term GrowthStealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) reported higher first-quarter revenue and continued to emphasize its debt-free balance sheet, growing cash position and charter coverage during its first-quarter 2026 earnings call. Chairman Michael Jolliff
mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images Soaring stocks are once again reshaping the U.S. economy. According to BofA Securities, U.S. household equity wealth has already risen by roughly $6 trillion year-to-date, following a massive $10 trillion gain in 2025 and another $9 trillion increase in 2024. The rally is fueling what BofA describes as a wealth-equity “boom loop,” where rising markets boost household we...
mbbirdy/E+ via Getty Images Soaring stocks are once again reshaping the U.S. economy. According to BofA Securities, U.S. household equity wealth has already risen by roughly $6 trillion year-to-date, following a massive $10 trillion gain in 2025 and another $9 trillion increase in 2024. The rally is fueling what BofA describes as a wealth-equity “boom loop,” where rising markets boost household wealth, stronger wealth drives spending, and resilient spending helps push stocks even higher. BofA Securities argues this dynamic is reinforcing the increasingly K-shaped nature of the economy. Wealthier Americans with large equity holdings continue to benefit from soaring asset prices, while many lower- and middle-income households still struggle with elevated living costs. The result is a widening divide between Wall Street and Main Street. The firm also warns of a growing “wealth-price spiral,” where rising equity wealth keeps demand strong and allows businesses to maintain pricing power, contributing to persistent inflation pressures. While not all consumers are benefiting equally from the stock market boom, all voters still feel the impact of higher prices. That political frustration is becoming increasingly visible. According to BofA Securities, Trump’s inflation approval ratings have now fallen below even the lows seen during the Biden administration, underscoring how inflation continues to dominate voter sentiment despite booming financial markets. More on markets Jobs Report Buries Rate Cuts May Jobs Report: Labor Market Continues Springtime Hum May Jobs Boom: Best 3-Month Employment Gain Points To A Fed Rate Hike Bull market has room to run despite AI fatigue, Nuveen CIO says—CNBC interview Bitcoin slides, stocks rally, gold shines over the past year
Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too Scientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy and now plan to see if they can use them to brew beer too. The yeast came from Ötzi the Iceman, a famous corpse remarkably preserved by being frozen in Alpine ice near the Italy-Austria border u...
Team now plans to see if they can use yeast strains harvested from Ötzi the Iceman to brew beer too Scientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy and now plan to see if they can use them to brew beer too. The yeast came from Ötzi the Iceman, a famous corpse remarkably preserved by being frozen in Alpine ice near the Italy-Austria border until he was discovered in 1991. Ötzi has been the subject of intense study since he was found and has shed much light on pre-historic European people and their way of life. Continue reading...
Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’ The EU must prove its willingness and ability to take in new members and speed up its enlargement process, leaders of the bloc have said, as they gathered with their counterparts from six western Balkan countries that hope to join soon. “The European Union has to show that it is capable of enl...
Von der Leyen tells Balkans summit that bloc needs to make enlargement process ‘faster and more credible’ The EU must prove its willingness and ability to take in new members and speed up its enlargement process, leaders of the bloc have said, as they gathered with their counterparts from six western Balkan countries that hope to join soon. “The European Union has to show that it is capable of enlarging and willing to enlarge, and we want to discuss that here,” Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told reporters on Friday at the summit in Tivat, a coastal town in Montenegro. Continue reading...
The internet is making everything into a ‘relationship gap’ by seizing on any difference between two dating humans It started with the age gap. Can a 40-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman truly get along? That was once a question answered with a resounding “yes” by creepy English professors or moustached indie film-makers with a questionable grasp on the meaning of Lolita. Then came gen Z. A coh...
The internet is making everything into a ‘relationship gap’ by seizing on any difference between two dating humans It started with the age gap. Can a 40-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman truly get along? That was once a question answered with a resounding “yes” by creepy English professors or moustached indie film-makers with a questionable grasp on the meaning of Lolita. Then came gen Z. A cohort raised on the rigid moral boundaries of internet discourse – things are either good or bad, no in-between – decided that May-December relationships were either problematically one-sided or transactional in nature. Growing up in the fractured aftermath of #MeToo, where monstrous men were often much older than the women they victimized, probably contributed to that conclusion. Continue reading...
From Off Campus to the Summer I Turned Pretty, it seems like Australian artists are everywhere right now – but what does the exposure actually mean? Last month, a new Amazon Prime series, Off Campus, fought its way to the top of the streaming TV pile. Releasing its first season all at once, the glossy campus drama – set around an elite hockey team at a fictional US university – racked up 36 millio...
From Off Campus to the Summer I Turned Pretty, it seems like Australian artists are everywhere right now – but what does the exposure actually mean? Last month, a new Amazon Prime series, Off Campus, fought its way to the top of the streaming TV pile. Releasing its first season all at once, the glossy campus drama – set around an elite hockey team at a fictional US university – racked up 36 million viewers in its first 12 days, becoming the platform’s biggest debut among women aged 18 to 34. Its star attraction is the sweet-and-steamy romance between music major Hannah (Ella Bright) and brooding hockey star Garrett (Belmont Cameli). But sharp-eared viewers noticed something else around the hot people doing hot things: a conspicuous run of Australian music, from heavyweights like AC/DC and The Kid Laroi to indie-pop favourites George Alice and Royel Otis, plus rising name Redd. Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...
A pre-tournament change of manager has complicated planning but, with the pressure off to an extent, Saudi talent has a chance to prove itself This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the t...
A pre-tournament change of manager has complicated planning but, with the pressure off to an extent, Saudi talent has a chance to prove itself This article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network , a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
The stock market is soaring, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) all reaching record highs in recent weeks. However, there's no shortage of concerns among investors. More Americans feel pessimistic than optimistic about the market's next six months, the most recent weekly survey from the American Associatio...
The stock market is soaring, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) , Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) , and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) all reaching record highs in recent weeks. However, there's no shortage of concerns among investors. More Americans feel pessimistic than optimistic about the market's next six months, the most recent weekly survey from the American Association of Individual Investors found, and consumer sentiment also hit a new low in May. That doesn't mean a market crash or recession is around the corner, but now is the ideal time to strengthen your strategy. Fortunately, it's simpler than you might think. Continue reading
Brilliant defensive skills and craft have propelled world No 114 from qualifying into Roland Garros final but Mirra Andreeva has the game to match The summer of 2022 took Maja Chwalinska to the familiar surroundings of the Bank of England Sports Club in Roehampton. A world away from the real thing, the then world No 170 worked her way through three gruelling Wimbledon qualifying matches against pl...
Brilliant defensive skills and craft have propelled world No 114 from qualifying into Roland Garros final but Mirra Andreeva has the game to match The summer of 2022 took Maja Chwalinska to the familiar surroundings of the Bank of England Sports Club in Roehampton. A world away from the real thing, the then world No 170 worked her way through three gruelling Wimbledon qualifying matches against players ranked outside the top 150 to successfully make it to the main draw. She then marked her long-awaited appearance in the grounds of the All England Club with a big win over the world No 79 Katerina Siniakova before being dismantled in two sets in her second-round match. For the past four years, that solitary main-draw victory was the pinnacle of Chwalinska’s career at the biggest events. The only other time the Pole qualified for a grand slam, the Australian Open last year, she was thrashed 6-0, 6-1 by Jule Niemeier, the world No 93, in the first round. She has failed to make it out of the preliminary rounds on 12 occasions and there have even been times over the past few years when her ranking dropped so low that she was unable to enter qualifying. Continue reading...
SpaceX lands rockets on drone ships, launches more payload to orbit than every other company combined, and runs the world's largest satellite internet network.
SpaceX lands rockets on drone ships, launches more payload to orbit than every other company combined, and runs the world's largest satellite internet network.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most widely followed measure of inflation. It came in at an annualized rate of 3.8% in April -- nearly twice the U.S. Federal Reserve's target of 2% -- as elevated oil prices drive up the cost of every product that travels by truck, boat, and plane. The Fed was aggressively hiking interest rates last time the CPI was this high in 2023, which was a key reason w...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the most widely followed measure of inflation. It came in at an annualized rate of 3.8% in April -- nearly twice the U.S. Federal Reserve's target of 2% -- as elevated oil prices drive up the cost of every product that travels by truck, boat, and plane. The Fed was aggressively hiking interest rates last time the CPI was this high in 2023, which was a key reason why the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock market index plunged into bear territory. Considering the S&P is currently in one of the strongest bull markets investors have ever seen, the CPI has become one of the most important data points on the economic calendar. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the May CPI report at 8:30 a.m. ET on June 10, and here's why it could heavily influence the direction of the stock market. Continue reading