‘Actually, one of the dangers is that people could be throwing risk to the wind and this thing could be a runaway. We sometimes call that a melt-up and produces prices too high and then if there’s a shock, you come down to Earth and that could impact sentiment.’ Jeremy Siegel That is Jeremy Siegel, […]
Who says awards shows are dull? The 77th annual Golden Globes had plenty of tongues wagging on Sunday night thanks to Ricky Gervais’ shocking opening monologue, Tom Hanks’ expressive face (and tear-jerking speech) and Jason Momoa’s muscle shirt. So if you didn’t catch the NBC CMCS, -0.81% broadcast of the Globes last night, these […]
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE U.S. stocks trade lower Monday for a second session, but are off their worst levels, as investors focus on escalating tensions in the Middle East, in the aftermath of the killing of Iranian Major Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Iraqi soil. See full story. CEOs of S&P 500 companies earn more in two […]
Boeing Co. BA, -0.65% is considering plans to raise more debt to bolster finances strained by the grounding of its 737 MAX, according to people familiar with the matter. The aerospace giant isn’t running out of cash. Boeing had about $20 billion in available funds at the end of the September quarter, according to […]
If you blinked, you missed it. The average chief executive of an S&P 500 company had already earned more on the second working day of 2020 than the typical employee. The most recent filings, according to the AFL-CIO union, which analyzed Securities and Exchange Commission filings, show CEOs of S&P 500 SPX, -0.03% companies took […]
The Trump administration is knowingly putting vulnerable children in harm’s way. Disturbing reports from the border are revealing the human consequences of the administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces children and families seeking asylum in the United States to wait for their court hearings in Mexican border towns — some of the most dangerous places […]
Key point: Drones suddenly offer a cheap way to conduct reconnaissance and, as the Saudi strikes just demonstrated, to actually attack U.S. allies in what is otherwise a very asymmetric air environment. Last week’s surprise drone attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field has kicked up a significant debate on whether this is the future of […]
(Bloomberg) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the death of an Iranian general in a U.S. drone strike has raised tensions in the Middle East and he urged restraint between Washington and Tehran. “Tensions between the U.S. and Iran should be controlled and defused,” Erdogan told CNNTurk television in an interview on Sunday. “The […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham didn’t hold back in a Fox News interview on Sunday when asked about two high-profile Trump critics who recently sounded off against the president’s move to take out Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. On Colin Kaerpernick: ‘He’s a loser on and off the field… He’s a racist. If you’re looking for racism […]
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military presence in the Middle East was thrown into jeopardy Sunday, as Iraq’s parliament voted to expel U.S. troops from their country while the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said the U.S. military across the region “will pay the price” for killing a top Iranian general. Hassan Nasrallah said that […]