"Gambling on the weather has become an institution throughout a great part of the United States." This sentiment from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1915 highlights the long-standing tradition of weather betting in American culture.
The CPI data due this month will be the first hard measure of American consumer prices since the Strait of Hormuz became a conflict zone, and every early signal points to a number that will shock people who stopped paying attention to energy transmission mechanisms after 2022.
"Fresh food and perishables are almost like the canary in the coal mine," when energy prices go up, according to Vidya Mani, an associate professor at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
Citi's concern is mainstream DDR5 16GB DRAM prices have fallen 6% since Micron's earnings report, driven by fears that TurboQuant, an algorithm-based memory compression technology, will structurally reduce memory demand. Citi isn't buying it.
High energy prices are kryptonite for the housing market. Affordability, especially for those first-time home buyers, is now an elusive dream until oil prices come down and interest rates come down.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said high oil prices for a sustained period would trigger a 'steep and stark recession' - one that could wipe out nearly $50 billion in ad spend this year and another $44 billion the next.
Warning to the invading American ruling establishment and its affiliated spy companies. You ignored our repeated warnings about the necessity of halting terrorist operations, and today, in terrorist attacks carried out by you and your Israeli allies, a number of Iranian citizens were martyred.
'Walmart Worries' just keep multiplying. It's currently close to the highest level ever recorded which was during the Great Financial Crisis of 2008-09.
Senatore cited menu innovation and featured value as contributing to more stable same-store traffic. On the cost side, supply-chain savings are offsetting inflation, allowing BofA to raise its FY26 adjusted EBITDA estimate to $288M from $279M.
The ETF holds 50 positions, but the top two dominate in a way that makes the rest almost incidental. Johnson & Johnson carries a 25.4% weight, and Eli Lilly and Company sits at 21.4%. Together they account for roughly 46.8% of the entire fund.
