Getting started in the stock market can feel overwhelming. With thousands of companies to choose from, it’s hard to know where to begin, especially if you’re investing your first $500 or $1,000. One simple approach is to start with a business you already understand. And few companies are as familiar or as deeply embedded in […]
USD/CAD gains ground after four days of losses, trading around 1.3820 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair appreciates as the commodity-linked Canadian Dollar (CAD) struggles amid lower oil prices, given Canada’s status as the largest crude exporter to the United States (US). West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil price holds losses after experiencing volatility, […]
AuthorsPaul Munday | Director – Global Adaptation and Resilience Specialist, S&P Global RatingsPierre Georges | Analytical Team Manager, Credit Analysis, S&P Global RatingsCatherine Baddeley | Analyst, Credit Analysis, S&P Global Ratings ContributorsYogesh Balasubramanian | Sector Lead, S&P Global RatingsLy Lai | Global Head of Sustainability Research, S&P Global Ratings This research aims to understand the […]
In early April 2026, Bank of Montreal announced and completed several fixed-income offerings, including multiple callable senior and unsecured notes across maturities from 2027 to 2038 in US$ and HK$, while also appointing new leadership in equity capital markets and wealth management. The bank is pairing this funding activity and leadership refresh with a new […]
Updated inventory data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that wholesale trade pulled private inventory investment lower, driving the revision downward. Growth was supported mainly by household spending and investment. Contractions in exports and government outlays weighed on the overall figure. A federal government shutdown from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, 2025, subtracted an estimated […]
Summary: Kia will invest over US$600 million in Nuevo Leon to expand production, advance electric vehicle manufacturing and implement sustainability infrastructure, reinforcing Mexico’s role in global automotive electrification. The investment strengthens the Pesqueria automotive cluster, supports export diversification beyond the US and aligns with broader industry modernization amid trade uncertainty and shifting production strategies. The […]
Social Security needs modest revenue increases and benefit cuts – not extreme borrowing. Larry Fink of BlackRock, in the Annual Chairman’s Letter to Investors, just endorsed the proposal by Senators Cassidy (R-LA) and Kaine (D-VA) to create a trust fund with borrowed funds to solve Social Security’s financing problems. This idea, which has been around […]
India is expected to remain among the world’s fastest-growing major economies in 2026-27 despite headwinds from the West Asia war, supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals, said Aurelien Kruse, lead economist for India at the World Bank on Thursday. The country has built robust buffers, including adequate foreign exchange reserves, a predominantly domestically held public debt […]
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The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) offered by a US bank, recorded $30.6 million in inflows on its trading debut, giving the Wall Street bank a respectable entry into the spot Bitcoin ETF market. MSBT started trading on the NYSE Arca on Wednesday, generating $34 million in trading […]
