Investors had much to cheer in 2025 — but 2026’s starting out rocky
A trader wears “2026” glasses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images May this year prove as lucrative as 2025, when the S&P 500 rallied 16.39% mostly on the back of Continue Reading
who controls its energy and what Maduro’s arrest means
The oil tanker “Minerva Astra” lies at anchor in Maracaibo, Venezuela, as protester with the Venezuelan flag approaches the vessel Dec. 17, 2002. Andrew Alvarez | Afp | Getty Images The arrest of Nicolás Maduro has thrown one of the world’s most politically fraught oil industries back into focus, forcing Continue Reading
A banner year for markets in 2025
A trader wears “2026” glasses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images May this year prove as lucrative as 2025, when the S&P 500 rallied 16.39% mostly on the back of Continue Reading