3 Dead, 149 Trapped Onboard: Track Cruise Ship With Suspected Deadly Virus Outbreak A luxury cruise ship carrying 149 passengers and crew is facing a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has already left three people dead. The vessel is currently anchored offshore near Cape Verde , the island nation in the central Atlantic off the west coast of Africa, as health officials rush to assess the scale of...
3 Dead, 149 Trapped Onboard: Track Cruise Ship With Suspected Deadly Virus Outbreak A luxury cruise ship carrying 149 passengers and crew is facing a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has already left three people dead. The vessel is currently anchored offshore near Cape Verde , the island nation in the central Atlantic off the west coast of Africa, as health officials rush to assess the scale of the outbreak. The MV Hondius is currently anchored offshore near Praia , the capital and largest city of Cape Verde. Ship-tracking data show the vessel anchored just off the coast on Sunday after transiting from Argentina, with its prior voyage originating near the Antarctic Peninsula . Track the virus-plagued ship. Hondius's operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, told BBC News that a Dutch husband and wife, as well as a German national, had died but did not reveal the cause of death. However, the Dutch company said hantavirus was confirmed in a 69-year-old UK national who is in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa. The main transmission risk of the deadly virus to humans is through infected rodent urine, droppings, saliva, or contaminated dust, especially in poorly ventilated areas. People can inhale contaminated particles when rodent waste is disturbed. Oceanwide Expeditions confirmed two other crew members on board " with acute respiratory symptoms, one mild and one severe. " "It is not entirely uncommon for rodents to hitch a ride on a ship, which would be one possibility ," Charlotte Hammer, assistant professor and infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Cambridge, told the UK Science Media Center. Hammer noted, "People having been infected when the ship last made port in Argentina is another possibility. The last possibility would be human-to- human transmission, which, particularly at scale, would be very unlikely." Bloomberg quoted the World Health Organization, which is "facilitating coordination between member states and the ship's operators for ...
MicroStockHub Cantor Fitzgerald’s latest bi-weekly equity report reinforces a constructive outlook for U.S. stocks, citing a powerful and accelerating earnings backdrop that continues to outpace market pricing. The investment institution highlighted that forward earnings estimates for the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) have been steadily revised higher over the past several months, a trend it views as a key dr...
MicroStockHub Cantor Fitzgerald’s latest bi-weekly equity report reinforces a constructive outlook for U.S. stocks, citing a powerful and accelerating earnings backdrop that continues to outpace market pricing. The investment institution highlighted that forward earnings estimates for the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) have been steadily revised higher over the past several months, a trend it views as a key driver of equity performance. Notably, analysts’ projections are climbing faster than share prices, suggesting that valuations may have room to expand if current trends persist. According to Cantor Fitzgerald, this earnings momentum is being fueled in large part by the rapid integration of artificial intelligence across industries, impacting a broad swath of companies that make up the index. The investor report also underscores expectations for continued strength in corporate margins, supported by productivity gains and resilient demand. Despite concerns around elevated energy costs, the firm maintains that the U.S. economy remains sufficiently robust to absorb higher oil prices without derailing growth. Overall, Cantor Fitzgerald sees a favorable environment for equities, with rising earnings and economic durability forming a supportive foundation for further market gains. Market Tracking ETFs: ( DIA ), ( DDM ), ( DOG ), ( DXD ), ( SDOW ), ( SPY ), ( VOO ), ( IVV ), ( RSP ), ( SSO ), ( UPRO ), ( SH ), ( SDS ), ( SPXU ), ( QQQ ), ( QQQM ), ( TQQQ ), ( QID ), and ( SQQQ ). More on markets Elon Musk vs. OpenAI case: Prediction markets turn bearish on Musk Palantir Technologies earnings preview: Prediction markets signal key themes Hedge funds dump info tech for the second week as de-risking accelerates S&P 500: No Rest, Rotations Will Carry It Higher (Technical Analysis) Will Powell Have Influence When Kevin Warsh Assumes The Role As Fed Chairman?
Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Market Overview While a number of broad equity indexes established new all-time highs early in the new year, rumors of war and the war itself weighed on investor sentiment. Relatively benign first quarter declines belie the severity of the selloff experienced following the February 28 attack on Iran by US and Israeli forces. While the S&P 500 Index lost 4.3%...
Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Market Overview While a number of broad equity indexes established new all-time highs early in the new year, rumors of war and the war itself weighed on investor sentiment. Relatively benign first quarter declines belie the severity of the selloff experienced following the February 28 attack on Iran by US and Israeli forces. While the S&P 500 Index lost 4.3% for the period as a whole, it was down more than 9% from its peak. Similarly, the MSCI EAFE Index’s decline of 1.2% during the quarter obscures a peak-to-trough loss of more than 11%.1 Impulsive Behaviors Our commentaries in recent quarters have repeatedly called attention to the very low risk perception evident in financial markets broadly, as corroborated by high equity market valuations, tight credit spreads and low implied volatility. As we entered the year, these Goldilocks conditions were not entirely without support. Corporate earnings expectations were strong, economic activity was picking up, and hyperscalers continued to direct massive levels of capex toward supporting their ambitions in artificial intelligence. At the same time, expectations of lower interest rates had investors looking forward to easier financial conditions. The war in Iran has altered the Goldilocks narrative. The primary economic disruption of the attack on Iran was the shock to the global energy supply chain. In addition to assaulting major Middle East energy hubs, Iran quickly moved to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow seaway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman through which approximately 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply passes along with a large range of petrochemical inputs and end products. Commodity prices responded violently, with oil and LNG prices climbing more than 50% and 85%, respectively. Fertilizer prices, too, have soared just in time for spring planting season in the northern hemisphere; the Strait handles a large share of the gl...
It took six years and a lot of soul-searching for the coach nicknamed Salvador Milagros to return in 2023. After more miracles, he is off again In the final minutes before Villarreal met Copenhagen in December, they came down the tunnel, marched on to the pitch, lined up before the ballboys holding out that starry tarpaulin like firemen waiting for a leap from a burning building, and listened to t...
It took six years and a lot of soul-searching for the coach nicknamed Salvador Milagros to return in 2023. After more miracles, he is off again In the final minutes before Villarreal met Copenhagen in December, they came down the tunnel, marched on to the pitch, lined up before the ballboys holding out that starry tarpaulin like firemen waiting for a leap from a burning building, and listened to the Champions League anthem blasting out. Only there was no die besten that night, no grosse sportliche veranstaltung and no grandes équipes either. No lyrics at all, in fact. Someone somewhere had put on the Europa League tune by mistake, so they shifted their feet and looked awkward instead. Then they went out and got beaten again. But that was then and this was now and this time the DJ played the right record and everyone danced, singing along to the chorus, life good again. That was December, before week six in the Champions League, and Villarreal were soon gone. Without a win, having picked up a single point in eight games , they were the second worst team there and eliminated early: the continent’s premier competition, it seemed, was not their place, some kind of musical metaphor in that mix-up. But this was May, five months on, and they had just beaten Levante 5-1, securing the opportunity to go back and try again. They had done that early too. So at the full-time whistle on Saturday afternoon, week 34 in La Liga, the right anthem did go round the Ceramica, and so did the players, setting off on a lap of honour. Above them, message appeared on the scoreboard. “We are a Champions League team (again),” it said. Continue reading...
We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s latest earnings report has led Jim Cramer to change his mind about the company. While ahead of the results, the CNBC TV host […]
We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s latest earnings report has led Jim Cramer to change his mind about the company. While ahead of the results, the CNBC TV host […]
We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s shares are down by 4.8% over the past year and by 12% year-to-date. Cramer has discussed the firm several times over the past […]
We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Technology giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT)’s shares are down by 4.8% over the past year and by 12% year-to-date. Cramer has discussed the firm several times over the past […]
We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Retail and cloud computing giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s shares are up by 41% over the past year and by 18.5% year-to-date. On April 24th, Oppenheimer discussed the firm, […]
We recently published Jim Cramer Commented On Big Market Confusion & Discussed These 20 Stocks. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the stocks discussed by Jim Cramer. Retail and cloud computing giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s shares are up by 41% over the past year and by 18.5% year-to-date. On April 24th, Oppenheimer discussed the firm, […]
The US Justice Department confirmed it was investigating potential antitrust violations in the meatpacking industry amid soaring domestic beef prices and a shrinking cattle herd. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to provide additional details about the probe, but said the agency would seek to move rapidly. “There is a lot of work that has been done and a lot of work to do,” said Blanch...
The US Justice Department confirmed it was investigating potential antitrust violations in the meatpacking industry amid soaring domestic beef prices and a shrinking cattle herd. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to provide additional details about the probe, but said the agency would seek to move rapidly. “There is a lot of work that has been done and a lot of work to do,” said Blanche, who took over as the head of the Justice Department after President Donald Trump fired his first attorney general last month. “We are moving as quickly as we can.” Bloomberg reported late last month that the Justice Department had opened a criminal investigation into how meatpackers including JBS NV and Tyson Foods Inc. purchase cattle from ranchers. That investigation, which also involves a separate probe by the department’s civil attorneys, came after Trump last November ordered the Justice Department to look into the meatpacking industry amid record beef prices. Spokespersons for JBS, Tyson, Cargill Inc. and National Beef didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. Blanche declined to answer questions about how the current probe differs from one initiated during the first Trump administration that the Justice Department closed last year . Read More: Tyson Boosts Outlook as Protein Demand Offsets Beef Pain The use of so-called alternative marketing agreements between cattle feedlots and meatpackers, instead of open auctions, has long drawn scrutiny. Such contracts are based on reported spot market prices, but consolidation in the industry — four companies control about 85% of US cattle purchases — has in the past raised concerns from ranchers that those base prices could be distorted, according to the Agriculture Department . But the severity of the current cattle shortage has sent prices so high that meatpackers are losing money on every animal they process, according to data from HedgersEdge. Cattle futures in Chicago reached a record high last week, and US b...
The China Eastern Airlines Corp. jetliner that plummeted into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid flight, newly-released investigative material shows that bolsters the theory that the aircraft was intentionally brought down. While China still has yet to release a final report on the accident, findings released by the US National Transportation Safety Bo...
The China Eastern Airlines Corp. jetliner that plummeted into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid flight, newly-released investigative material shows that bolsters the theory that the aircraft was intentionally brought down. While China still has yet to release a final report on the accident, findings released by the US National Transportation Safety Board this month show that levers controlling the flow of fuel to the jet’s engines were switched to the “cutoff” position while the Boeing Co. 737 aircraft was at a cruising altitude of 29,000 feet. The movement would have immediately cut off fuel supply to the engines, forcing them to shut down. “Engine speeds decreased after the fuel switch movement,” the NTSB, which supported Chinese authorities’ in the crash probe, said in the 2022 report, which was released May 1 under the Freedom of Information Act. Bloomberg News and other media outlets have previously reported preliminary evidence pointed to a murder-suicide event, but no official information has previously been disclosed into the possible causes. Chinese authorities have reportedly cited national security reasons for not releasing a final report. The Civil Aviation Administration of China did not respond to an email seeking comment. Boeing didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment. Neil Campbell, a former air safety investigator at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau who worked on the 2018 Boeing 737 Max crash in Indonesia, said it’s routine for jet fuel switches to be turned off after the plane has landed, but almost never in flight, adding that the actions looked like a “deliberate event.” “There’s no reason for switching the engines off, so that’s the bit that’s highly unusual,” said Campbell. Read More: Murder-Suicides by Pilots Are Vexing Airlines as Deaths Mount The movement of fuel control switches has also been at the center of an investigation into a 2025 crash of an Air India flight of a Boeing ...
Apollo Global Management Inc .’s John Zito argued private credit is the safer place for investors to be even as the rise of artificial intelligence is dramatically shifting the environment for “the whole ecosystem of investing.” “Everyone is acknowledging” that we’re going to be in a higher-volatility regime, Zito, co-president of Apollo Asset Management, said in an interview Monday with Bloomberg...
Apollo Global Management Inc .’s John Zito argued private credit is the safer place for investors to be even as the rise of artificial intelligence is dramatically shifting the environment for “the whole ecosystem of investing.” “Everyone is acknowledging” that we’re going to be in a higher-volatility regime, Zito, co-president of Apollo Asset Management, said in an interview Monday with Bloomberg TV on the sidelines of the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. “But they are not acknowledging credit is actually typically the safer place to be because it’s senior in the capital structure,” he added. The rapid development of AI has stirred up anxiety about private credit because of its exposure to software firms that are seen as vulnerable to disruption by the technology. In recent weeks, more investors in business development companies — a type of private credit fund for retail clients — have tried to redeem their shares. That has spurred a number of alternative asset managers, including Apollo, to cap redemptions. Zito, who helped build Apollo’s private credit platform, acknowledged that credit will have to reorient itself to thrive amid the rise of AI, but he also said the technology will be a boon for the asset class. That’s partly because of the capital expenditures that will come along with the AI build-out, according to Zito. “To go asset heavy is actually the exciting part of private credit,” he said. “The actual excitement is investment-grade lending for all this CapEx for a lot more asset heaviness.” Still, Zito acknowledged that AI will lead to more “efficiencies” in companies. “People are just using AI as a mechanism to actually tighten up their businesses, get their data cleaner, run their business more efficiently,” he said. “And whether or not AI takes their business to the next level will be a question.” Asked about whether Apollo will open its second headquarters in Texas or Florida, Zito said the firm has yet to make a final decision. ...
The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week. (Image credit: Drew Angerer)
The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week. (Image credit: Drew Angerer)