One person’s pessimism is another’s pragmatism. As a tough first quarter skids to a close, a crucial market debate is whether the recent mass outbreak of gloom is an overreaction to ambiguous economic and market signals, or simply a clear-eyed recognition that real-world conditions are souring fast. For anyone who has been around markets long enough, it’s tempting to view the societal foul mood evident in surveys as overdone relative to the damage done so far to stock prices or the real economy. Evercore ISI strategist Julian Emanuel points out that the Conference Board’s polls of both consumers and CEOs…
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Michael Caine knows a thing or two about success. His legendary film career spans more than 70 years and features two Academy Award wins. On top of that, Caine has been a restaurateur and author. In his latest book, “Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life,” the 91-year-old touches on topics ranging from his early years getting into acting to being recruited by director Christopher Nolan to star in his Batman trilogy. Caine learned early on that no matter how hard he worked, there would always be people who were better and worse than him at his craft. “Jealousy is a…
BOSTON — It was once prophesied how Alysa Liu would return glory to U.S. women’s figure skating.At 13 years old, she became the youngest woman to win the U.S. championships, back in 2019. A prodigy was born. The bubbly girl from Oakland, Calif., with talent larger than her frame and a smile warm enough to soften the ice, was on her way to the top. In 2020, before the world shut down, she defended her U.S. title. By 14, she was anointed the future.But at 15, she finished fourth in the U.S. championships, failing to three-peat. At 16, while displaying…
The official death toll of the earthquake that shattered central Myanmar surpassed 1,600 people, the country’s military leaders said on Saturday, as desperate rescue workers raced to find survivors and began grappling with a monumental disaster in a nation already racked by civil war.The powerful earthquake struck on Friday near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, and volunteer emergency workers there combed through the ruins of apartments, monasteries and mosques in search of anyone left alive. Stepping over downed power lines and buckled roads, crews toiled as the repressive military authorities kept a watchful eye.“There are at least a hundred people…
Novo Nordisk on Saturday said its diabetes pill Rybelsus showed cardiovascular benefits in a late-stage trial, paving the way for it to become a new treatment option for people living with diabetes and heart disease. The pill lowered the risk of cardiovascular-related death, heart attack and stroke by 14% compared to a placebo after four years on average in patients with diabetes and established heart disease, with or without chronic kidney disease. The Danish drugmaker presented the results on Rybelsus, which is already approved for Type 2 diabetes, at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session in Chicago. Novo Nordisk has…
We can admit it. We were wrong.Well, mostly wrong. When The Athletic first asked its NHL staff for their bold predictions, it was a different time. One week into the season, we heard about everything from breakout players to trades to offer sheets to 40-goal scorers.Two months later when we revisited our preseason prognostications, some writers were ready to take a victory lap, while others needed a mulligan.Now, with less than three weeks of the regular season remaining, some are holding up well, while others look to have been a bit too bold.This week, our staff revisited their 2024-25 NHL…
Marianne Plaisance, 33, and her boyfriend had been looking to buy a house in Montreal, Québec, Canada, for about two years. In 2022, Plaisance came across an online listing for a three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo located inside an old bank. The apartment was 3,500 square feet, split between the first floor and a basement.”The first time I saw the listing, I freaked out,” she tells CNBC Make It. “I knew it was meant for us, but I kept calm because, you know, the house market is a bit crazy.”When Plaisance first saw the property listing, she knew it would be the…
A weaker environment for consumer spending is playing right into one of Costco ‘s biggest strengths: Kirkland Signature. A string of recent consumer and industry data shows that adoption of private label products has been accelerating, including at Costco, where its store brand is becoming a larger part of its overall sales. That’s great news for Costco investors because those Kirkland Signature products tend to carry a higher margin than other branded items — and Wall Street wants to see the company become more profitable to help boost earnings, without sacrificing its identity. “Costco, specifically, has been a leader in…
An incident between John Tortorella and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Cam York this week contributed to a deteriorating relationship between coach and team that led to Tortorella’s firing on Thursday morning, a team source said.The source said that after Tortorella benched York for the final 50 minutes of the Flyers’ game on Tuesday at Toronto, a confrontation took place between the two that did not turn physical but that “they probably both crossed the line.”As a result, York was functionally scratched on Thursday in a victory over the Montreal Canadiens, although he sat on the bench for the entire game because…
Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck.She needed to get some equipment, so she took the construction elevator to the ground floor. Suddenly, she felt the ground sway beneath her and, with two sharp cracking sounds, the unfinished building began to collapse.With her cellphone in hand, she ran to escape the falling debris as a huge dust cloud rose. She tried calling her husband, Nuguy Setnawet, an electrician, but her calls did not go through.Since then, she has…
