Rep. Johnny Olszewski joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the recent news that Iran has submitted a response to a U.S. proposal via Pakistan and expressed concern over the lack of transparency and consultation with Congress, noting that the administration has provided no real-time updates or public hearings on the conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)
Rep. Johnny Olszewski joins David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the recent news that Iran has submitted a response to a U.S. proposal via Pakistan and expressed concern over the lack of transparency and consultation with Congress, noting that the administration has provided no real-time updates or public hearings on the conflict. (Source: Bloomberg)
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has seen mixed performances in 2026, with the coin recording its first green month of the year after posting a modest 2% gain in April. XRP is trading around $1.42 right now, after struggling to maintain momentum above key resistance levels for most of the year. Over the last five years, XRP ... Where Will Ripple (XRP) Be in 5 Years? Realistic Targets for 2031
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) has seen mixed performances in 2026, with the coin recording its first green month of the year after posting a modest 2% gain in April. XRP is trading around $1.42 right now, after struggling to maintain momentum above key resistance levels for most of the year. Over the last five years, XRP ... Where Will Ripple (XRP) Be in 5 Years? Realistic Targets for 2031
Is Adolescence unstoppable? Did Alan Carr pull off the best moment? Will A Thousand Blows be a knockout? Here are all the 2026 winners of the most coveted prizes in British TV Ashley Walters, Adolescence (Netflix) Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV) Joshua McGuire, The Gold (BBC One) Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix) WINNER Paddy Considine, MobLand (Paramount+) Rafael Mathé, The Death ...
Is Adolescence unstoppable? Did Alan Carr pull off the best moment? Will A Thousand Blows be a knockout? Here are all the 2026 winners of the most coveted prizes in British TV Ashley Walters, Adolescence (Netflix) Fehinti Balogun, Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV) Joshua McGuire, The Gold (BBC One) Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix) WINNER Paddy Considine, MobLand (Paramount+) Rafael Mathé, The Death of Bunny Munro (Sky Atlantic) Continue reading...
Housing Market's Crucial "Spring Selling Season" Is In Tatters Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street , Late last year and early this year, the story was that dropping mortgage rates, powered by big rate cuts from the Fed, would unleash demand in the housing market in the spring – the key spring selling season – and that sales volume would take off and that Realtors’ commissions would rocket to ...
Housing Market's Crucial "Spring Selling Season" Is In Tatters Authored by Wolf Richter via Wolf Street , Late last year and early this year, the story was that dropping mortgage rates, powered by big rate cuts from the Fed, would unleash demand in the housing market in the spring – the key spring selling season – and that sales volume would take off and that Realtors’ commissions would rocket to the moon. And so that didn’t happen . Inflation has been reheating for months before the war and before the energy price spike. The energy price spike in March and April then added to that resurgence of inflation. The Fed is now talking about a possibility of rate hikes as next move. And longer-term Treasury yields, such as the 10-year Treasury yield, rose in March and April in response to inflation fears. Mortgage rates, which track those Treasury yields but are higher, rose back to the 6.5% range. And the housing market remained in the same-old-same-old frozen pattern that it has been in for four years after the price explosion from mid-2020 through mid-2022. And it continued in the latest week. Mortgage applications to purchase a home – a measure of demand that may become actual home sales in the future, so a forward-looking indicator of home sales – dipped in the current survey week and remained near rock-bottom levels, down by 34% from the same week in 2019 , according to data by the Mortgage Bankers Association today. That level of mortgage applications is below even the collapse of mortgage applications during the lockdown in the spring of 2020. The average weekly mortgage rate for conforming 30-year fixed mortgages rose to 6.45% in the latest reporting week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association today. For the past 7 weeks, this measure of mortgage rates has been back in the middle of the 6-7% range, the range it has been in since September 2022, except for some breakouts to the upside. These mortgage rates are not high in a historical context; they’re only ...
The stock indexes are at record highs, and with that, many one-time bargains are no longer available at low valuations. Such conditions could persuade investors to seek returns in other investment vehicles. Ultimately, we do not know when the current bull market will end. Still, perhaps the most surprising thing about the rally is that it has affected relatively few names. This means you can find ...
The stock indexes are at record highs, and with that, many one-time bargains are no longer available at low valuations. Such conditions could persuade investors to seek returns in other investment vehicles. Ultimately, we do not know when the current bull market will end. Still, perhaps the most surprising thing about the rally is that it has affected relatively few names. This means you can find growth stocks in bear market territory, down by 20% or more. Knowing that, it may be time to consider these three stocks. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images Tech and semiconductor stocks led April’s rebound. Moat stocks participated in the rally though narrow leadership favoring mega-cap growth weighed on relative performance. Index performance is not illustrative of fund performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fair value estimates and price targe...
koto_feja/E+ via Getty Images Tech and semiconductor stocks led April’s rebound. Moat stocks participated in the rally though narrow leadership favoring mega-cap growth weighed on relative performance. Index performance is not illustrative of fund performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fair value estimates and price targets referenced herein are those of Morningstar's equity research team, are subject to change without notice, and do not constitute recommendations or investment advice. U.S. equity markets staged a sharp recovery in April, reversing much of the prior month’s geopolitical-driven decline. The S&P 500 gained 10.49% as a holding ceasefire in the U.S.-Iran conflict, falling oil prices, and resilient first-quarter earnings combined to lift sentiment. Market leadership was decidedly narrow, with the cap-weighted S&P 500 outpacing the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index by more than four percentage points and the Nasdaq Composite ( COMP:IND ) gaining more than 15%. Technology-led sectors decisively, supported by continued investor enthusiasm around artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending, while health care and energy were the lone sector laggards. Energy reversed sharply after leading in March, when supply disruption fears had driven prices higher. The Federal Reserve held rates unchanged for a third consecutive meeting amid still-elevated geopolitical uncertainty. The Morningstar Wide Moat Focus Index ( MOAT ) (the “Moat Index”) gained 3.87% in April, trailing the S&P 500 during a narrow, tech-led rebound. The Index was up approximately 6% by mid-month before fading in the final week as leadership narrowed further. Both sector allocation and stock selection weighed on relative performance, with selection the larger drag. The strategy’s underweight to information technology, the month’s leading sector, and overweight to health care, one of the few sector laggards, both pressured...
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) is positioning itself as a key infrastructure layer for AI agents, enterprise security, and edge computing. Its Agent Cloud and Mesh products could make the company more important as businesses adopt AI, but the stock already reflects major optimism. That creates a fascinating case with clear valuation risks. Stock prices used were the market prices of May 4, 2026. The video...
Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) is positioning itself as a key infrastructure layer for AI agents, enterprise security, and edge computing. Its Agent Cloud and Mesh products could make the company more important as businesses adopt AI, but the stock already reflects major optimism. That creates a fascinating case with clear valuation risks. Stock prices used were the market prices of May 4, 2026. The video was published on May 9, 2026. Continue reading