Maggie Rylance deployed a red spotted handkerchief in memory of her dad, while Terry O’Hara was tempted by the Parthenon The letter ( 8 May ) responding to Zoe Williams’ article about scattering her mum’s ashes brought back fond memories of Dad. He was a farmer and always carried a red spotted handkerchief in his pocket. When he was muck-spreading, he would get out of the tractor cab, hold the han...
Maggie Rylance deployed a red spotted handkerchief in memory of her dad, while Terry O’Hara was tempted by the Parthenon The letter ( 8 May ) responding to Zoe Williams’ article about scattering her mum’s ashes brought back fond memories of Dad. He was a farmer and always carried a red spotted handkerchief in his pocket. When he was muck-spreading, he would get out of the tractor cab, hold the handkerchief up to check which way the wind was blowing, and make sure he drove in a direction that protected the cab from being covered in muck. It was a family joke that we should use the same method when spreading his and Mum’s ashes. We saved a red spotted handkerchief and did exactly that. It worked well and no one got covered in ash. Maggie Rylance Winchester Continue reading...
Denis Hodžić was surprised to see a photograph of his favourite childhood hobby in his favourite paper Your lovely article about Panini football stickers ( Writers on their World Cup Panini collecting days: ‘We all remember the playground twerp’, 9 May ) reminded me of my own sticker albums from the 70s and 80s. My favourite album and World Cup was Spain 1982. I watched the games in Yugoslavia, wh...
Denis Hodžić was surprised to see a photograph of his favourite childhood hobby in his favourite paper Your lovely article about Panini football stickers ( Writers on their World Cup Panini collecting days: ‘We all remember the playground twerp’, 9 May ) reminded me of my own sticker albums from the 70s and 80s. My favourite album and World Cup was Spain 1982. I watched the games in Yugoslavia, where I grew up. We excitedly followed our own team, which in the end failed to live up to its reputation as the “European Brazilians”. The Brazilian Brazilians, meanwhile, had a fabulous team of their own, full of charismatic superstars who looked great on stickers and were the most valuable currency in the playground. Continue reading...
Property portfolio in spotlight as Reform UK leader faces official inquiry over money accepted from billionaire A week ago, Nigel Farage was toasting Reform UK’s successes in the May elections, and bragging about his prospects of becoming prime minister. But there is a saying about a week in politics – and it has been a long seven days for the party leader, who is now facing questions over a £5m g...
Property portfolio in spotlight as Reform UK leader faces official inquiry over money accepted from billionaire A week ago, Nigel Farage was toasting Reform UK’s successes in the May elections, and bragging about his prospects of becoming prime minister. But there is a saying about a week in politics – and it has been a long seven days for the party leader, who is now facing questions over a £5m gift and his extensive property portfolio. Continue reading...
Cannes film festival: This lively documentary about everyone’s favourite hot-headed footballer/unlikely Ken Loach star will give more than just fans a kick Here is a fervent, but repetitive fan-service documentary, perpetually re-using iconic “bad behaviour” clips, all about the tempestuous king of Manchester United (formerly and briefly the tempestuous king of Leeds United). Eric Cantona was the ...
Cannes film festival: This lively documentary about everyone’s favourite hot-headed footballer/unlikely Ken Loach star will give more than just fans a kick Here is a fervent, but repetitive fan-service documentary, perpetually re-using iconic “bad behaviour” clips, all about the tempestuous king of Manchester United (formerly and briefly the tempestuous king of Leeds United). Eric Cantona was the Frenchman who won the hearts of English football fans in the 90s for his stunning skills, filling the silverware cabinet to bursting having been picked up cheap by Man U having effectively flounced out of French football. He was mentored in those days by that kindly teddy-bear of a man, Sir Alex Ferguson, who is interviewed extensively here, along with David Beckham, Eric’s elderly parents Albert and Éléonore, and of course the gloweringly pugnacious man himself, appearing in what appears to be a deserted church and gnomically quoting Baudelaire. Continue reading...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images By Elior Manier WTI crude oil ( CL1:COM ) prices have been climbing this week as tensions in the Middle East show no signs of change. Even though President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting, the US-Iran situation remains unresolved, and as a result, traders are getting impatient for the next phase in the energy commodity market. Peace Deal odds for ...
peshkov/iStock via Getty Images By Elior Manier WTI crude oil ( CL1:COM ) prices have been climbing this week as tensions in the Middle East show no signs of change. Even though President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting, the US-Iran situation remains unresolved, and as a result, traders are getting impatient for the next phase in the energy commodity market. Peace Deal odds for June 30 - May 15, 2026 (Source: Polymarket) There are some positive signs for global stability as President Trump and President Xi Jinping seem to somewhat agree on common objectives for a peace process . President Trump says both the US and China believe Iran should not have a nuclear weapon, and that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is very important for China. Beijing agrees, saying there is no real reason for the conflict to continue. These talks could have a big impact on Asian countries that rely on Gulf energy, and the results of this summit could change global markets in a major way. Even with some hope from diplomacy, today’s market tells a different story. The US dollar is rising quickly, which is pushing down commodity prices and lowering global risk assets. Crude oil is also feeling this pressure and has dropped during early Friday morning. But traders want to look forward and will have to consider what the status quo means for the commodity. Since supply problems in the Strait of Hormuz are not fixed and global inventories are low, oil prices are for now remaining underpinned ahead of the weekend. Now, let's take a closer look at the technical analysis for WTI crude to see if prices can remain above $100 for long. US Oil Intraday Time Frame Analysis WTI 4H Chart and Technical Levels WTI Oil 4H Chart - May 15, 2026 (Source: TradingView) WTI led a strong move to the upside to test its $106 resistance (CFD) to retest early-May levels. The US session brought with it some calm but the immediate action remains quite mixed, with the RSI stable in the bullish region. To ...
aluxum/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street’s major market averages dropped lower on Friday as tech stocks fell and U.S. Treasury yields marched higher following the U.S.-China summit ending. The blue chip Dow ( DJI ) was -0.9%, the benchmark S&P 500 ( SP500 ) was -0.8%, and the tech focused Nasdaq Composite ( COMP:IND ) was -1.1%. Now, here are three news stories that broke in the morning to watch out...
aluxum/E+ via Getty Images Wall Street’s major market averages dropped lower on Friday as tech stocks fell and U.S. Treasury yields marched higher following the U.S.-China summit ending. The blue chip Dow ( DJI ) was -0.9%, the benchmark S&P 500 ( SP500 ) was -0.8%, and the tech focused Nasdaq Composite ( COMP:IND ) was -1.1%. Now, here are three news stories that broke in the morning to watch out for: Treasury yields climb: Borrowing costs across the curve moved sharply higher Friday morning, with the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield advancing 7 basis points to 4.56%, its highest level since May 22, 2025. The 30-year yield also gained 7 basis points, reaching its strongest reading since that same date, while the 2-year yield rose 5 basis points to 4.06%, marking its highest level since March 19, 2025. The moves came as market participants continued digesting Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index reports that both came in hotter than Wall Street anticipated, reinforcing concerns that inflation remains stubbornly elevated. Trump concludes China visit: President Trump wrapped up his visit to China on Friday without securing major breakthroughs on trade or Iran, though both sides signaled interest in keeping economic ties stable. Trump said China was discussing purchases of 200 Boeing aircraft and potentially more U.S. oil as part of broader economic talks, though he told reporters aboard Air Force One that tariffs were not directly discussed during his meetings with Xi. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the two sides discussed creating a “Board of Trade” that could lower tariffs on at least $30 billion of non-critical goods. Cerebras Systems ( CBRS ) shares pull back: The AI semiconductor company saw its stock fall more than 5% in premarket trading Friday, the second day after its initial public offering. Cerebras priced its offering at $185 per share, opened at $350 for an 89% gain, and closed its first trading day at $311.07, up 68%. The Sunnyval...
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, XETRA:NVD) has a new $275 price target from UBS, up from $245, as the firm raised its outlook on stronger earnings power and expanding AI-driven demand. The revision is based on a 19x multiple applied to revised 2027 earnings per share of $14.35, reflecting increased...
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, XETRA:NVD) has a new $275 price target from UBS, up from $245, as the firm raised its outlook on stronger earnings power and expanding AI-driven demand. The revision is based on a 19x multiple applied to revised 2027 earnings per share of $14.35, reflecting increased...
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." The global bond selloff accelerates as inflation fears ripple across markets. Plus — from Nvidia to Boeing — the biggest winners and losers emerging from President Trump and President Xi’s Beijing summit. SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang breaks down the coming AI infrastructure war, SūmerSports CEO Lor...
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." The global bond selloff accelerates as inflation fears ripple across markets. Plus — from Nvidia to Boeing — the biggest winners and losers emerging from President Trump and President Xi’s Beijing summit. SambaNova CEO Rodrigo Liang breaks down the coming AI infrastructure war, SūmerSports CEO Lorrissa Horton explains how AI is reshaping the NFL, and Dexcom CEO Jake Leach on why glucose monitors are becoming the next big wellness trend. (Source: Bloomberg)
The T1 Phone has the wrong number of stripes, but it does at least have 50 stars. | Screenshot: Trump Mobile Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't have our phone - but we do have some fresh doubts about the company's patriotic credentials. ...
The T1 Phone has the wrong number of stripes, but it does at least have 50 stars. | Screenshot: Trump Mobile Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week . We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone's whereabouts. This week, despite our best hopes, we still don't have our phone - but we do have some fresh doubts about the company's patriotic credentials. This has been a momentous few days for Trump Mobile, in which it defied the haters by announcing that its phones will be shipping to buyers this very week . Not that there's any sign the company has actually done that, but I digress. Because what I really want to talk about today is the American flag. I am not an American, which probably explains why I did … Read the full story at The Verge.
If you bought YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:XOMO) a year ago for the headline yield, you collected a steady stream of weekly checks while Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) shares ran from roughly $103 to almost $154. You also missed a chunk of that rally. That gap, between what XOM did and what XOMO paid you, is ... This 1 Exxon Income ETF Is Paying Up Big, But There Is A Catch
If you bought YieldMax XOM Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:XOMO) a year ago for the headline yield, you collected a steady stream of weekly checks while Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) shares ran from roughly $103 to almost $154. You also missed a chunk of that rally. That gap, between what XOM did and what XOMO paid you, is ... This 1 Exxon Income ETF Is Paying Up Big, But There Is A Catch
Silver collapsed well below $80 an ounce at the end of a week of extreme price swings, bringing a fresh bout of volatility to a market that’s been one of this year’s most turbulent trades. The white metal had surged as much as 11.3% in the week through Wednesday, amid a wave of investor enthusiasm for AI-related equities and the industrial metals used in data-center power systems, cabling and cool...
Silver collapsed well below $80 an ounce at the end of a week of extreme price swings, bringing a fresh bout of volatility to a market that’s been one of this year’s most turbulent trades. The white metal had surged as much as 11.3% in the week through Wednesday, amid a wave of investor enthusiasm for AI-related equities and the industrial metals used in data-center power systems, cabling and cooling. Speculation around fuel availability in top miner Peru on Monday also boosted prices. It was then brought back down to earth by further signs that the Iran war was fueling inflation, leading investors to demand higher yields from government bonds. Higher borrowing costs are a negative for the metal, which typically pays no interest. Silver fell as much as 9.3% to $75.78 an ounce on Friday, as investor bets linked to the AI boom also took a dive. For silver, the sharp fluctuations hark back to the early weeks of the year when traders dubbed it effectively “untradeable,” shedding as much as 36% in a single day . The question for investors now is, with silver still more than 130% higher than it was a year ago, whether the metal has fully detached itself from the speculative frenzy that pulled prices out of the range of many longer-term investors, jewelers and manufacturers. “We still see silver as fundamentally overvalued,” James Steel , chief precious metals analyst at HSBC Holdings Plc , wrote in a note this week. Demand for the metal in jewelry and industry would continue to weaken in the face of high prices, he said. Higher costs have already encouraged some jewelers and manufacturers to redesign products and substitute cheaper materials. The solar industry in particular, which chews up more than a fifth of the annual mined supply, has had some success in replacing silver, the most conductive element on the periodic table, with copper, the second-most conductive. In 2023, silver made up just 3.4% of the total cost of a panel, according to BloombergNEF . When prices nu...
We Are/DigitalVision via Getty Images In my last article on Figma, Inc. ( FIG ), I mentioned that although I liked the business model, I was still skeptical about the stock’s valuation. The top-line growth at the time of the last article was 40%, a good figure, but the execution and competition risks were not enough to justify such a high market cap. Now the scenario is already starting to change....
We Are/DigitalVision via Getty Images In my last article on Figma, Inc. ( FIG ), I mentioned that although I liked the business model, I was still skeptical about the stock’s valuation. The top-line growth at the time of the last article was 40%, a good figure, but the execution and competition risks were not enough to justify such a high market cap. Now the scenario is already starting to change. Figma managed to accelerate this growth even more, and with operational numbers that, if they were good before, became even better. But even though the numbers and the Figma case became more solid, I still do not think it is enough for a buy rating. The absolute valuation is still high and requires elevated assumptions, and the icing on the cake is that peers such as Adobe Inc. ( ADBE ) face slightly similar risks with a much more asymmetric valuation. Figma’s Q1: A Good Quarter The market liked Figma’s quarter . EPS was a beat by $0.04 , reaching $0.10 in Q1, and revenue was a beat by $17.4 million, reaching $333 million. These are numbers that, yes, are better than what the market expected and represent a substantial advance compared to Q1 2025. For instance, non-GAAP EPS in the first quarter of last year was “only” $0.03. But this huge advance in non-GAAP EPS is not the highlight for me. The most interesting thing was that this was a transition quarter. The company showed several operational advances that are very bullish for the thesis, supported both by strong platform momentum and also by initiatives such as AI credit monetization that started at the end of Q1, in addition to Figma Weave. At the beginning of the presentation, Figma highlighted some features alongside some customer endorsements. One of them was precisely addressing the disruption risk, as the customer stated that “we can get to a level of detail that’s not possible with vibe coding.” Other highlights were, for example, the use by Lufthansa Systems (IT for the aviation industry) to validate concepts be...