Month: July 2025
Stocks Jefferies’ analysts like going into earnings against the Wall Street consensus
Jefferies believes that some stocks that haven’t felt the love recently from Wall Street could win big this earnings season. The second-quarter reports are coming fast and furious, with this week expected to be the busiest one. Approximately 30% of the S & P 500 — or 151 companies in the benchmark — are scheduled […]
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Earnings playbook: Reporting season ramps up with more ‘Magnificent 7’ results this week
This week marks the busiest week of the second-quarter corporate earnings season, and some of the world’s biggest companies are on the docket. In coming days, 151 companies in the S & P 500 are slated to release their latest quarterly results. That includes four of the “Magnificent Seven,” Meta Platforms and Microsoft on Wednesday […]
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist
A resident sits inside a bunker in Sisaket province, as Cambodia and Thailand each said the other had launched artillery attacks across contested border areas early on Sunday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said the leaders of both countries had agreed to work on a ceasefire, Thailand, on July 27, 2025. Athit Perawongmetha | […]
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How Trump and trade wars pushed Russia and Ukraine into the cold
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017 Mikhail Klimentiev | AFP | Getty Images In heady times — and with trade wars dominating the news agenda — it’s easy to forget that Russia and […]
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Global week ahead: Crunch time for trade talks as Trump’s deadline nears
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building, which is currently undergoing renovations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 24, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters I think most would agree that the news cycle has been relentless for most of 2025, but certain stories do seem a […]
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Are 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day too much? It’s complicated, experts say: ‘It’s different for each person’
Two-thirds of Americans drink coffee every single day, according to data collected by the National Coffee Association in 2022, and the debate about how much is too much and whether or not any amount of caffeine is safe persists. But recent research shows that the answer is more complicated than you’d think. A Harvard study, that followed […]
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Media trailblazer Tom Rogers changes ‘raging bull’ stance on Netflix, sees worrisome signs
Former NBC Cable President Tom Rogers is dialing back his bullishness on Netflix. The media trailblazer, who was a self-proclaimed “raging bull” on Netflix, told CNBC’s “Fast Money” this week he’s starting to worry — and listed competition with free content on YouTube as a headwind. “[Netflix] still [has] more hit shows than all the […]
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I went to a Costco in Japan—the variety of foods was ‘incredible’: Here’s the stuff you don’t really see in the U.S. stores
As a Japanese nutritionist living in the U.S., I love shopping for traditional foods that I grew up eating, such as seaweed, beans, matcha, multigrain rice, and sweet potatoes. I sometimes go to Costco to buy those staples in bulk. But during a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to shop at the […]
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Harvard expert: This 30-second strategy can make you more influential in everyday conversations
Rehearsing a big presentation or jotting down some notes before a one-on-one meeting with your boss is normal. You should use a similar, truncated practice before casual interactions, recommends conversation expert Alison Wood Brooks: Take 30 seconds before greeting the other person to think about topics to go over, questions you want to ask or […]
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Trump’s trade deals and tariffs are on the chopping block in court. What happens next
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff powers and recent trade deals […]
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