Every year, multiple ranking agencies come out with lists of the world’s most powerful passports. Looking primarily at how many countries it grants access to without a visa, passport rankings differ slightly depending on how one Read more…
Markets Economic data were few today. Still core bond yields continued the bottoming out process that started last week, with Europe this time taking the lead. German yields are rising between 5-6 bps across the Read more…
Checkout has become increasingly controversial as more retailers have moved from clerks scanning your items to self-checkout. Many chains have made the move — and reported increases in intentional and unintentional shoplifting. A number of factors underlie the Read more…
You can use the NFC chip on your iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock the DL130. | Image: TP-Link TP-Link announced a new video door lock, the Tapo DL130, at CES today. The DL130 is Read more…
Canada’s merchandise trade surplus notched its fourth consecutive month in black ink. However, November’s surplus narrowed to $1.6 billion as imports rose and exports edged lower. This comes after October’s surplus was revised upward to Read more…
NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.3 points to 91.9 in December, coming in above market expectations for a modest increase. Despite the increase, the index was still 6 points below its historical average of Read more…
The week of Jan. 7 began with another bit of news as the aviation world roils over the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 (BA) – Get Free Report after a door panel blew out Read more…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.0922; (P) 1.0951; (R1) 1.0978; More… Range trading continues in EUR/USD and intraday bias remains neutral at this point. On the downside break of 1.0876 will resume the fall from 1.1138 short Read more…
While the Alaska Airlines (ALK) – Get Free Report that had a window blown out seven minutes after takeoff was able to make a safe landing from 16,000 feet above ground, the aftershock of the emergency Read more…
Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.8453; (P) 0.8488; (R1) 0.8516; More…. USD/CHF is extending the consolidation from 0.8332 and intraday bias stays neutral. While recovery could extend higher, outlook will stay bearish as long as 0.8665 support Read more…