Few companies have as good a front-row seat to the future of money as Visa. So when its CEO talks about artificial intelligence rewriting the rules of commerce, it’s worth listening. Visa CEO Ryan McInerney Read more…
LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault has issued a stark warning about the global economic risks posed by the escalating tensions in the Middle East. He cautioned that prolonged conflict and failure to reach a Read more…
Pfizer has spent the past few years trying to convince investors that its post-pandemic business can stand on its own, and Goldman Sachs appears to be asking for more proof before getting more bullish on Read more…
Qualcomm Incorporated (QCOM) added roughly $15 billion in market value as investors embraced a story that reaches beyond any handset rebound. The stock jumped 12% on evidence that new growth drivers are moving into measurable Read more…
Nonfarm payrolls enter spotlight after hawkish Fed. RBA prepares for its third straight interest rate hike. Canada employment report comes out alongside the NFP. Switzerland CPI and New Zealand jobs data also on tap. Middle Read more…
Markets The ECB received some last-minute input at the very moment policymakers were discussing the monetary course. Q1 GDP numbers showed the Euro area economy unexpectedly slowing to a 0.1% quarterly growth pace (0.8% y/y). Read more…
The United Arab Emirates exit from OPEC+ highlights growing internal tensions and weakens the cartel’s ability to coordinate supply Short term market impact remains limited due to supply disruptions linked to the blockade of the Read more…
Millions of Americans collecting Social Security before full retirement age can see their monthly payments reduced if they continue earning income from work. This reduction stems from a rule known as the retirement earnings test, Read more…
The U.S. economy expanded by 2.0% quarter-on-quarter (q/q, annualized) in the first quarter – a touch weaker than the consensus forecast of 2.3% – and an acceleration from Q4-2025’s 0.5%. Major contributors to last quarter’s Read more…
Canadian GDP ticked higher by 0.2% month-on-month (m/m) in February, in line Statistics Canada’s advanced guidance and market expectations. Growth was not particularly broad based. Only 8 of 20 industries registered an increase on the Read more…