The world is running short of sugar, and it could get worse
Just as the world’s top sugar traders forecast a global shortage of the commodity, No. 1 raw-sugar importer Indonesia says it wants a record amount of the sweet stuff......»»
The World Is Running Short of Sugar. Here’s Why Prices Are Likely to Rise Even More
Global sugar prices have surged about 12% this year J.....»»
La Nina Turbocharges Drought In Brazil Putting World"s Coffee, Sugar, & Oranges At Risk
La Nina Turbocharges Drought In Brazil Putting World's Coffee, Sugar, & Oranges At Risk Global crop and food prices are skyrocketing to multi-year highs, and the culprit could be due to La Nina, a weather pattern chara.....»»
Why Wolverine World Wide"s Stock Is Trading Lower Today
Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) shares are trading lower after the company reported worse-than-expected Q1 sales results. read more.....»»
: COVID-19 pandemic was a ‘preventable disaster,’ made worse by a lack of global coordination and dithering, independent panel finds
The COVID-19 pandemic that has cost the lives of 3.3 million people around the world was a "preventable disaster" exacerbated by a lack of global coordination and dithering at every point of the outbreak, an independent panel said Wednesday......»»
Wolverine World Wide profit matches forecasts while revenue comes up short, but full-year outlook lifted
Wolverine World Wide Inc. reported a first-quarter profit that matched expectations but revenue that came up a bit shy, while lifting its full-year outlook amid stronger-than-anticipated ecommerce growth. The stock was still inactive in prem.....»»
Elon Musk is being brought in to save SNL’s sagging ratings. He could sink the show in other ways.
The world's second-richest man will join the country's longest-running comedy show, and chaos could break out......»»
The Tell: The world risks ‘running out of copper’ — and here’s how high prices may rise as the economy reopens, BofA warns
Copper inventories are falling low just as the global economic reopening gets under way, according to BofA. “If scrap supply doesn't come through, stocks would deplete by 2024,” the bank’s commodity strategists warn......»»
NerdWallet: If you missed out on the SPAC craze you’re probably better off
The recent surge in SPACs might just go down in the annals of the investing world as a seismic event with a short run, alongside GameStop and other hot investing trends......»»
India recorded more than 350,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, setting a devastating world record for the 5th day in a row
In India, more than 2,800 died from COVID-19 on Sunday. Hospitals are full and oxygen is running low a.....»»
Countries from around the world are chipping in to help find Indonesia"s missing naval submarine
Time is short: The Indonesian naval submarine was only equipped with 72 hours of oxygen and may be too deep to rescue off the northern coast of Bali. Indonesian navy ships arrive at the naval.....»»
I signed up for a free trial of One Day University to stream lectures from Yale and Columbia professors - here"s why it"s replacing Netflix reruns for me right now
One Day University lets you live-stream short, interesting online lectures by world-reno.....»»
The IMF lifts its global growth forecast with vaccination and stimulus likely to be a shot in the arm
Stimulus and essential workers helped the world avoid a recession that would've been "at least three times worse," the IMF's managing director said. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks at a press conference in Washington D.C.....»»
Brazil faces the coronavirus abyss. It has the highest daily deaths in the world and the COVID-19 crisis is going to get worse, experts warn.
Brazil has far more daily COVID-19 deaths than any other nation in the world. President Bolsonaro's flippant attitude to the crisis held.....»»
Why India and Pakistan Keep On Clashing
Two of the world’s most acrimonious neighbors also happen to be among the few countries on the planet to have nuclear weapons. Long-running tensions between India and Pakistan center on the border region of Kashmir, an area in the Himalayas cla.....»»
Why the World Is Short of Computer Chips, and Why It Matters
Carmakers from Tokyo to Detroit are slashing production. PlayStations are getting harder to find in stores. Even aluminum producers warn of a potential downturn ahead. All have one thing in common: an abrupt and cascading global shortage of sem.....»»
"Two Weeks That Changed The World": A Goldman Post-Mortem On "The Squeeze"
"Two Weeks That Changed The World": A Goldman Post-Mortem On "The Squeeze" It was almost exactly three months ago, long before the Reddit short squeeze fireworks, when we were parsing through the late.....»»
The World Is Short of Computer Chips. Here’s Why
Carmakers from Tokyo to Detroit are slashing production. PlayStations are getting harder to find in stores. Even aluminum producers warn of a potential downturn ahead. All have one thing in common: an abrupt and cascading global shortage of sem.....»»
Jackalope Brewing Co. to close original location, move all operations to Wedgewood-Houston
"Now we are in the final months of our lease at the Den, and with the state of the world being as it is, it doesn’t make sense to re-open it for such a short period of time," said Bailey Spaulding......»»
Naked Short Selling: The Truth Is Much Worse Than You Have Been Told
Naked Short Selling: The Truth Is Much Worse Than You Have Been Told .....»»
Short squeeze game running out of steam: Portfolio manager
With GameStop shares sharply lower for a second straight day, one portfolio manager argues that the "Big Short 2.0 is fading.".....»»