MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) stock is down 19% this year, but amid market disappointment, Wall Street is still confident in the stock. Out of 26 covering analysts, 85% rate it a buy, while 15% have it as a hold. Should you go with Wall Street, or sell MercadoLibre? Despite what its sagging stock might suggest, MercadoLibre is still in high-growth mode. Management pointed out that even though it's s...
MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) stock is down 19% this year, but amid market disappointment, Wall Street is still confident in the stock. Out of 26 covering analysts, 85% rate it a buy, while 15% have it as a hold. Should you go with Wall Street, or sell MercadoLibre? Despite what its sagging stock might suggest, MercadoLibre is still in high-growth mode. Management pointed out that even though it's several decades old, the company is still expanding like a young start-up. It's the leader in e-commerce in the 18 countries where it operates, and it's a major player in fintech. In the 2026 first quarter, revenue increased 46% year over year (currency neutral), with a 36% increase in gross merchandise volume and a 55% increase in total payment volume. Continue reading
Through the first five months of the year, roughly $836 billion of cash has been invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Vanguard Total International Stock Index ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS) was the fifth-largest beneficiary of that cash, but there's an important twist here. Normally, following the crowd is a risky approach, but in this situation, you may want to consider doing it. Of the cash flowing int...
Through the first five months of the year, roughly $836 billion of cash has been invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Vanguard Total International Stock Index ETF (NASDAQ: VXUS) was the fifth-largest beneficiary of that cash, but there's an important twist here. Normally, following the crowd is a risky approach, but in this situation, you may want to consider doing it. Of the cash flowing into ETFs so far in 2026, the three with the largest inflows are all broad-based U.S. equity ETFs, two of which track the S&P 500 index . Number four is a short-term bond ETF, which is basically just a step above cash. Which makes number five, Vanguard Total International Stock Index ETF, stand out. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family’s makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured a concrete slab around it, fixed a bottomless bucket over the hole, then topped it off with a battered, plastic toilet seat. It reeks with a foul odour and buzzes with flies and mosquitoes only a few feet from where they sleep a...
In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family’s makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured a concrete slab around it, fixed a bottomless bucket over the hole, then topped it off with a battered, plastic toilet seat. It reeks with a foul odour and buzzes with flies and mosquitoes only a few feet from where they sleep and prepare meals. Every week, Shaaban has to dig the sewage sludge out of the pit. But at least it...
Ståle Solbakken leads country to first major tournament in 26 years knowing that, with Erling Haaland up front, anything can happen 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 k...
Ståle Solbakken leads country to first major tournament in 26 years knowing that, with Erling Haaland up front, anything can happen 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...
Manager on the values behind Spain’s coaching success, the joy of teaching and how Lamine Yamal has been touched by God’s wand On the ground floor of the Spanish football federation’s headquarters in Las Rozas are two classrooms covered with photos of everyone who has played for la selección . More than 800 men are there, frames spilling into the corridor, but the coach who leads them to the World...
Manager on the values behind Spain’s coaching success, the joy of teaching and how Lamine Yamal has been touched by God’s wand On the ground floor of the Spanish football federation’s headquarters in Las Rozas are two classrooms covered with photos of everyone who has played for la selección . More than 800 men are there, frames spilling into the corridor, but the coach who leads them to the World Cup is not. Luis de la Fuente’s international playing career took him only as far as the under-21s so his picture is missing, which is a pity – “I used to have hair like this,” he claims, hands recreating flowing locks – but he knows this place well. This is where he taught; it is also, he says, where he learned, his pupils not alone in going on to big things. The 2024 European Championship-winning coach settles into a sofa in a small room on the floor above. His squad named, these are the final days before flying to Chattanooga. Days of excitement and to “judge the load” as players clock in: 20 on the first day, Pedro Porro the next and Yéremy Pino the day after, then Mikel Merino and finally those who played in the Champions League final. Days to take it all in – “I’m so happy to be going to a World Cup” – and to take pride too. Continue reading...
Marnie Lovejoy hopes to inspire other women to fish, protect England’s rivers and lift up the ‘beautiful’ grayling With its iridescent pink scales and elegant dorsal fin, the grayling is known to anglers as the “lady of the stream”, yet the society fighting for its protection has never been led by a woman, until now. Angling, and fly-fishing in particular, has always been a very male-dominated spo...
Marnie Lovejoy hopes to inspire other women to fish, protect England’s rivers and lift up the ‘beautiful’ grayling With its iridescent pink scales and elegant dorsal fin, the grayling is known to anglers as the “lady of the stream”, yet the society fighting for its protection has never been led by a woman, until now. Angling, and fly-fishing in particular, has always been a very male-dominated sport. The fly-fisher’s club in Mayfair, London, where anglers meet to lunch on dover sole and drink fine wine, did not allow women to cross the threshold even as guests until 2024. Continue reading...
Charity worker’s unsparing book explains how the game created support networks and ‘beautiful friendships’ The Bishopton Ladies goalkeeper and Street Soccer charity coordinator Sarah Rhind is emphatic about how integral football has been to her survival. “I can wholeheartedly say that without it I wouldn’t be in the position that I’m in now – if I was even lucky enough to still be here,” she says....
Charity worker’s unsparing book explains how the game created support networks and ‘beautiful friendships’ The Bishopton Ladies goalkeeper and Street Soccer charity coordinator Sarah Rhind is emphatic about how integral football has been to her survival. “I can wholeheartedly say that without it I wouldn’t be in the position that I’m in now – if I was even lucky enough to still be here,” she says. “There’s been different times in my life where football showed up and was really a platform that saved me.” The 42-year-old is speaking in Glasgow after the publication of her autobiography, Scars Under The Jersey. The book details Rhind’s battle with heroin addiction, which took her into the darkest places, her recovery and the role football played in it, with Rhind going on to earn promotion to the Scottish top flight with Hamilton Academical in 2021. Continue reading...
Teams must be prepared for challenging travel and a cauldron of heat but will also encounter fantastic fans and a beautiful football culture This World Cup will be incomparable to anything we have seen before. Why? The pure scope of the tournament: 104 matches in three different countries played across 16 venues in three different time zones. If you have not travelled around the United States, it ...
Teams must be prepared for challenging travel and a cauldron of heat but will also encounter fantastic fans and a beautiful football culture This World Cup will be incomparable to anything we have seen before. Why? The pure scope of the tournament: 104 matches in three different countries played across 16 venues in three different time zones. If you have not travelled around the United States, it is hard to imagine just how vast this country is. The land mass of England could fit comfortably into the state of Georgia. Imagine a World Cup being played across Europe. Imagine having to playing a game in Siberia and then your next match in the Algarve. Fifa has done its best to minimise it, but travelling around America, Canada and Mexico will be intense. Fun, for sure, but it will be taxing for fans who are already being squeezed by high ticket prices. Continue reading...