US Market Open: Geopolitics and Energy Stocks Take Center Stage. The USD is mixed
The US Dollar enters the first full trading week of the year with a mixed performance across the major pairs. While the greenback has gained 0.32% against the Euro, it has softened against the Japanese Yen (-0.16%) and the British Pound (-0.06%) as the North American session begins. In the featured video above, Greg Michalowski, […]
Ammonites Survived The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs 66 Million Years Ago, So What Killed Them Not Long After?
Evidence for ammonite survival into the Paleogene era is solid, a new study confirms, indicating that these ancient mollusks were well positioned to inherit oceans now cleared of competitors. Yet for some reason, the fossils stop within 200,000 years, leaving the mystery of ammonite extinction even more puzzling than before. There’s a reason the film […]
Why I’m buying cheap stocks in an ISA to try and retire early
Image source: Getty Images My plan for bringing forward my retirement date is to make the most of my Stocks and Shares ISA. I think it might be the best weapon I have available in trying to build wealth over time. In general, the UK has a reputation for being risk-averse when it comes to […]
Fed’s Kashkari: My guess is we’re close to neutral now
Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari was on CNBC today with a mix of comments that lean into the soft-landing narrative, though he’s flashing a warning sign on jobs. Inflation is slowly trending down Not concerned about risk of Fed bank presidents being fired Would love to see Powell remain as a colleague for as long […]
Algeria v DR Congo: Line-ups, stats and preview
Match Preview for Algeria v DR Congo Algeria boss Vladimir Petkovic says his team need to “be careful” when they come up against DR Congo in the round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations tomorrow. Algeria go into the game as strong favourites to secure a place in the quarter-finals having ended the […]
Cat Giving You Static Shocks? The Science Of Why Rests On Two Key Features
Parts of the world are experiencing the extremes of cold at this time of year, and with low temperatures comes a shocking phenomenon: cat zapping. If you’ve been trying to pet your cat only to wind up both getting a miniature shock, fear not. You aren’t alone. The rest of this article is behind a […]
JD Vance’s Ohio Home Windows Broken in Incident, One Person Taken into Custody
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE PERSON TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER OHIO HOME INCIDENT Published January 5, 2026 5:02 AM PST Vice President JD Vance had a frightening incident happen overnight at his Ohio home … and one person is now in custody, TMZ has confirmed Anthony Guglielmi, Chief of Communications for the Secret Service, tells TMZ […]
The FTSE 100 has hit 10,000 – are there any bargains left for investors?
Image source: Getty Images The FTSE 100 rose by around 20% in 2025, its best year since 2009. Much of the heavy lifting came from strong performances by precious metals producers, banks and other financial stocks. With the index having hit the 10,000 mark for a while – and dividend yields falling – investors might […]
investingLive European markets wrap: Dollar steady, metals jump on Venezuela situation
Headlines: Markets: JPY leads, EUR lags on the day European equities higher; S&P 500 futures up 0.3% US 10-year yields down 2.2 bps to 4.167% Gold up 1.9% to $4,413.49 WTI crude oil up 0.8% to $57.80 Bitcoin up 1.4% to $92,781 The US attack on Venezuela and capturing of Nicolás Maduro continues to be […]
First Ever Measurement Of Mass And Distance Of A Rare Free-Floating, Saturn-Sized “Rogue” Planet
The galaxy is expected to be home to billions of free-floating, or “rogue”, planets that have no stellar companion. These worlds have been kicked out of the system where they formed, and they travel cold and alone around the Milky Way. They are found serendipitously, their properties hard to estimate, but a new approach and […]
