U.S. natural gas exporter Venture Global plans to go public at an auspicious time for the LNG industry, cementing the firm’s meteoric rise.... Read more »

Investors have struggled to navigate the election, underlining the difficulty Wall Street so often has with politics.... Read more »

Surging token had a market cap above $6 billion as of Saturday evening.... Read more »

With baby boomers aging and the gender gap in lifespans growing, more women have the final word on how the family nest egg gets parceled out.... Read more »

Brokerages paid next to nothing for cash in accounts even after the Fed started raising rates.... Read more »

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In a year when everything seemed to go up, the industry generated some of its strongest returns in a decade. Was 2024 a real turning point?... Read more »

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor is buying as much of the cryptocurrency as he can. Some big-name investors are going along for the ride.... Read more »

The WSJ Dollar Index was up 0.4% to 103.33 — snapping a four-trading-day losing streak.... Read more »

Here are some of the major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.... Read more »

Retention bonus and big pay raise quell any remaining questions about the CEO’s ability to stay in place... Read more »

The U.S. stock market just notched its best week since the presidential election. All three major U.S. stocks indexes advanced, with each of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks logging gains.... Read more »

Natural gas futures fell ahead of the holiday weekend. Despite next week looking to bring the coldest temperatures so far of the winter, weather models did not change their forecast significantly, which could be driving prices down, Gelber & Associates said.... Read more »

Front-month gold futures settled higher, diverging from the February contract ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration. Caution swirls among investors amid Trump’s brand of stirring the pot, spurring traders to invest in risk premium to provide some sort of cushion.... Read more »

News network reached a deal with Zachary Young as it was facing potentially tens of millions of dollars in punitive damages.... Read more »

Authorities haven’t determined what sparked the blaze.... Read more »

The pharmacy chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid or weren’t issued in professional practice, the Justice Department said.... Read more »

Find insight on TD Bank, Wise, Australian bank stocks and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.... Read more »

Read about the rig count, oil prices, Petronas and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.... Read more »

Read about Rio Tinto and Glencore, Clariant and more in the latest Market Talks covering basic materials.... Read more »

The package will provide additional support for late-stage development and licensure of pre-pandemic mRNA-based vaccines, the company said... Read more »

Starbucks said it expects to eliminate jobs, without affecting in-store teams, as part of its broader effort to operate more efficiently.... Read more »

Paramount, owner of CBS, its namesake studio and several cable channels, has a major piece of business in front of the new administration: its planned merger with Skydance Media.... Read more »

Outgoing agency Chair Lina Khan has filed a raft of measures during her last week in office.... Read more »

The SEC said a lack of notifications by Vanguard drove higher capital gains tax bills for many retail investors.... Read more »

Complaints received by the agency allege a bearing failure that may result in either an engine seizure or a breaching of the engine block. GM said it is cooperating with the agency.... Read more »

The European Union and Mexico took action before President-elect Donald Trump—who has threatened both regions with steep tariffs on exports—takes office.... Read more »

Find insight on Rheinmetall, EasyJet, Renault and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.... Read more »

Barrick Gold Corp. says it has initiated the temporary suspension of operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali.... Read more »

A town in Poland is encouraging Elon Musk to buy its vast 13th-century castle and turn it into his European headquarters.... Read more »

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday to provide federal support to address massive energy needs for fast-growing advanced artificial intelligence data centres, the White House said.... Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump will take part virtually in the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos just days after his inauguration, the forum president said Tuesday.... Read more »

Play Airlines is pulling out of Canada less than two years after entering the market.... Read more »

'Try Before You Buy', which allowed Amazon's Prime members to try on select clothing items, shoes and accessories at home before completing a purchase, is set to wind down in the coming weeks.... Read more »

A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over US$7 million to buy his Infowars platforms, more than double what it proposed when it lost to The Onion satirical news outlet in a bankruptcy auction that was later voided by a judge, a lawyer in the case... Read more »

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores.... Read more »

Walmart is giving its logo the first facelift in nearly two decades, rolling out a new identity that is a subtle nod to its past.... Read more »

The imperilled app hopes for help from an old foe... Read more »

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Donald Trump’s return to the White House may have changed Tesla’s plans... Read more »

Venture Global, a large American gas exporter, is going public... Read more »

There is more to the mixed-martial-arts impresario than his friendship with Donald Trump... Read more »

The region’s rulers want to move away from fossil fuels... Read more »

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The faded industrial icon has few good options without a Nippon deal... Read more »

A duo of whippersnappers is taking on Goldman Sachs... Read more »

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The world’s contract manufacturers are moving into new products and places... Read more »

From e-commerce to online banking, regional competitors are innovating rapidly... Read more »

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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday after a truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect, the United Nations said.... Read more »

Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia... Read more »

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A paramilitary attack on an area east of North Darfur's besieged capital El-Fasher has killed 14 Sudanese civilians, activists said on Sunday.... Read more »

Israel said on Sunday that it had recovered the body of a soldier killed in combat in 2014 and held in Gaza by Hamas ever since.... Read more »

Pope Francis called Sunday for a ceasefire in Gaza to be "immediately respected", as he thanked mediators and urged a boost in humanitarian... Read more »

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As Israel prepares to welcome home the first of 33 hostages freed under a ceasefire with Hamas, health workers warn of the psychological... Read more »

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Five Bangladeshi health workers have been arrested on murder charges after a social media post accused them of failing to provide aid to a man... Read more »

A clandestine tunnel discovered on the US-Mexico border allowing entry from Ciudad Juarez into the Texan city of El Paso will be sealed by... Read more »

The Shenzhou-19 crew members on board China's space station will conduct their second extravehicular activities (EVAs) within the next few days, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) announced on Sunday.... Read more »

An additional 217 Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti on Saturday to bolster a multinational force seeking to restore order to the violence-ridden Caribbean island.... Read more »

A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report Sunday as efforts were underway to evacuate thousands of villagers living near the rumbling mountain.... Read more »

The family of a woman missing from the Aran island of Inis Oírr have appealed for help in the search. An urgent appeal has been issued for two experienced divers to assist in an underwater search. In a post on…... Read more »

The schooner Grace O’Malley which was purchased by private investors with plans to develop it as Ireland’s new national sail training ship has been sold. The Sunday Independent reports that the Atlantic Youth Trust, the not-for-profit charity set up to…... Read more »

A planning application for the first offshore wind farm off the west coast is being submitted to An Bord Pleanála. As Afloat has previously reported, the Sceirde Rocks venture, or Fuinneamh Sceirde Teoranta, was an Irish project which was acquired…... Read more »

Saturday (January 19th) marked the start of the 10th anniversary of Monkstown Bay Sailing Club's Winter ILCA/Laser League in Cork Harbour.  As Afloat reported earlier, twelve races over four weeks are scheduled, and the club's Ronan Kenneally has moved into an…... Read more »

Brittany Ferries LNG-electric hybrid newbuild Saint-Malo called into the English Channel port of Portsmouth for the first time this week. The chartered E-Flexer class newbuild Afloat adds, developed by Stena Ro Ro, arrived and subsequently departed the Hampshire harbour on…... Read more »

RYA Northern Ireland says it is “delighted” to receive £113,800 in funding over a three-year period from the UK National Lottery’s Dormant Assets NI, Access to Resilience Fund to help support sailability programmes across the region. The funding will enable…... Read more »

Irish youth organisation Foróige has announced a new partnership with Sail Training Ireland, aimed at enhancing young people’s development through leadership and sail training programmes onboard tall ships. This collaboration will integrate Foróige’s Leadership for Life Programme with Sail Training…... Read more »

Local musician James Power has raised over €1,000 for Fethard RNLI. James Power, a musician and music teacher launched his “12 Gigs of Christmas” in December to raise funds for local causes and charities. Six of these festive performances around…... Read more »

The RNLI is the charity of choice to benefit from the 2025 Waterford Viking Marathon. Focusing on the lifeboat stations based in Waterford, all proceeds raised from the event will be shared between Dunmore East, Helvick Head and Tramore RNLI…... Read more »

Bryon Ehrhart’s Juan K 88 Lucky (USA) is on record pace for the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race. The Monohull Race Record was set in 2022 by the Juan K 100 Comanche (MON), which completed the 3,000 mile race in 07…... Read more »

For the Vendée Globe skippers heading for positions from fourth to thirteenth, due to finish in Les Sables d’Olonne in quick succession from Thursday 23rd January, the North Atlantic and the notorious Bay of Biscay look set to deal up…... Read more »

The Dun Laoghaire sailing scene is off to a busy start to 2025, with multiple fleets training and racing inside and outside the harbour at Ireland's biggest boating centre.  Saturday, January 18th was a case in point with the University team…... Read more »

Galway Bay Sailing Club (GSBC) has paid tribute to Máire Swan, one of its early members, who has died at the age of 95. Along with her husband Larry Swan, she was a guiding light in the foundation of GBSC,…... Read more »

A loophole in EU sanctions is allowing European shipyards to repair Russian gas tankers and offer dry dock facilities. As The Times reports, this is allowing Russian ships to keep vital energy supplies moving through the Arctic to avoid western…... Read more »

UPCOMING EVENTS:Monday: PBoC LPR,US Presidential Inauguration Day, BoC Business Outlook Survey, New Zealand Services PMI.Tuesday: UK Employment report, German ZEW, Canada CPI, New Zealand Q4 CPI.Thursday: Canada Retail Sales, US Jobless Claims.Friday: Japan CPI, BoJ Policy Decision, Australia/Japan/Eurozone/UK/US Flash PMIs.MondayThe PBoC is expected to keep the LPR rates unchanged at... Read more »

EURUSD:USDJPY:GBPUSD:USDCHF:USDCAD:AUDUSD:NZDUSD: This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.... Read more »

Here is my base case.Greenland:This is a real pet project of Trump's. He's a real estate guy, it's the biggest island in the world and there are only 56,000 people there. Denmark is weak, there is already a US base on the island and there are probably a lot of... Read more »

US stock indice close higher on the day and have positive returns for the weekBaker Hughes oil rig count down -2 to 468European indices close higher. Record closing levels for some of the indices.Bitcoin jumps to $105,000Atlanta Fed GDPNow growth estimate for Q4 unchanged at 3.0%Bank of Canada releases what... Read more »

The major US stock indices are closing higher for the day and for the week. The week gain, is the first for the new trading year for the broader indices. For the day:Dow industrial average rose 334.70 points or 0.78% at 43487.83S&P index rose 59.32 points or 1.00% at 5996.66NASDAQ... Read more »

In the above video, I take a look at the technical levels in play for the AUDUSD heading into the new trading week. For the week, the low on Monday traded to a new low going back to 2020, but could not sustain the bearish momentum. The subsequent rise saw... Read more »

In the video above, I take a look at the technicals driving the NZDUSD as we look toward the new trading week.The sellers are more in control below a cluster of MA with a high at 0.5612. If the price cannot get above those MAs, the sellers are in full... Read more »

The GBPUSD traded to new lows going back to November 2023 on Monday, but fell short of downside targets on the daily chart at 1.2039 to 1.20686. The low reached just below the 1.2100 level at 1.20989.The price bounced but quite frankly the price action was sloppy and misbehaving to... Read more »

The EURUSD bottomed this week on Monday after falling below the 61.8% of the move up from the 2022 low to the 2023 high at 1.0200. That break could not be sustained. The seller had their shot. They missed. The subsequent move higher saw the pair peak near the 38.2%... Read more »

The USDJPY last week, moved up to test a key target on the daily chart near 158.88. Sellers leaned and pushed the price off those levels into the close a week ago today.This week, the price of the USDJPY has stepped lower after peaking on Tuesday near the high of... Read more »

Total rig count down -4 to 580Oil rig count -2 to 478Gas rig count -2 to 98 This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.... Read more »

The major European indices closed solidly higher not only for the day but also the week. The gains have led to record closes for the German DAX, the UK's FTSE 100 and Italy's FTSE MIB.The final numbers for the day show: German DAX, +1.20%. For the week the index rose... Read more »

The Congressional Budget Office is out with their forecast for the US deficit and also the benchmark for the new presidents term.Congressional Budget Office forecasts FY 2025 U.S. budget deficit at $1.865 trillion vs $1.832 trillion FY 2024 deficit.CBO forecasts FY 2025 deficit at 6.2% of GDP vs 6.4% in... Read more »

With President Trump signaling support for cryptocurrency ahead of his inauguration on Monday, Bitcoin is rallying in anticipation. The price recently surged to $105,001, its highest level since December 18. On December 17, Bitcoin hit an intraday high of $108,364.Today, Bitcoin is up nearly $5,000, or 5.0%, and has gained... Read more »