The spread between two-year and ten-year Treasury bond yields narrowed to -2.02, its lowest level since May 5, before returning to positive territory at 4.1 around 0950 GMT. This gap or “spread” is watched very closely by market observers, with some considering it a good barometer of the risks of a recession occurring. A rise … Read more
The United States won their sixth straight Americas Championship in the U18 category on Sunday after beating Brazil in the final. 102-60 in Tijuana, Mexico. It all started with a run 11-0, and things only got worse for the South Americans when 1.98m winger Cam Whitmore entered the game. He compiled 30 points with a … Read more
Oil prices slid on Monday, weighed down by fears of economic recession and galloping inflation in major crude-consuming countries like the United States, when in China, the possibility of new confinements in the largest cities worries. Around 9:20 a.m., a barrel of Brent from the North Sea for delivery in August lost 1.11% to 120.66 … Read more
American sociologist and researcher at Sciences Po, Jen Schradie studies the interactions between digital activism and that which exists in the physical world. His work demonstrates that the digital and social divide works in favor of the most privileged and the most reactionary. The Internet is a reflection of American society, crossed by an increasingly … Read more
The figure of the day: 555 million. This is the sum, in euros, paid to Naval Group by Australia for the costs of breaking the “contract of the century”, the affair of the French submarines. Australia has agreed to pay 555 million euros for the breach of the gigantic contract of 56 billion euros, which … Read more
Could there be a wave of panic at American Tech? the wall street journal reports that GAFA-funded lobby groups have spent $36.4 million on advertising against the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) antitrust law since January 1, 2021. 40% of the sum has been spent since May Computer and Communications Industry Association President … Read more
>>Inflation picks up again in May in the United States >> Refineries, bottleneck which aggravates the soaring of gasoline >>Fuels: fall in prices, after record highs of more than two euros per liter At a gas station in the United States. Photo: AFP/VNA/CVN This level, a record, is fueling inflation and represents bad news for … Read more
The leak in early May of a draft decision from the high court had the effect of a bomb: its conservative majority seems ready to bury the “Roe v. Wade” which, since 1973, has guaranteed the right of women to terminate their pregnancy in the United States. The States will then have full latitude to … Read more
Disappointing since the beginning of the year, the French-born Tribhuvan (Toronado) is making headlines again in the Resorts World Casino Manhattan Stakes (Gr.1). Taking off from the first meters of the race, he achieved a real lone rider, counting more than 6 lengths ahead at the start of the straight. He never softened and passed … Read more
A bill on digital assets in the United States This week at United Statestwo senators have joined forces to make a law project on cryptocurrencies. They are Cynthia Lummis, Republican Senator from Wyoming and Kirsten Gillibrand, who represents New York State for the Democratic Party. pic.twitter.com/SGQMbphZKu — Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) June 10, 2022 This … Read more