Hurricane forecasters expect below-normal cyclone activity through September’s season peak
Hurricane researchers at Colorado State University are trying to temper expectations for a potentially record-breaking year, but they're not ready to wave the white flag and call a premature end to the season just yet. On Tuesday, Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane expert at California State University, Tropical cyclone activity in the basin is expected […]
Renowned Pollster Says ‘It Looks Like’ Harris’ Honeymoon Has ‘Reached Its Peak’
Pollster Frank Luntz told CNN on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris' love life “appears to have peaked,” noting that the vice president now holds an estimated three-point lead. Since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, the gap between Harris and former President Donald Trump in polls in key battleground states has begun to narrow. Speaking […]
USD/JPY retreats over 50 pips from Asian session peak, slides below mid-147.00s – FXStreet
USD/JPY gained some positive momentum on Monday but struggled to capitalize on the move. Diverging policy forecasts from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve proved to be the main factor restraining further gains. A positive risk stance could weaken the safe haven yen, providing some support to the currency pair. The USD/JPY pair […]
The NBA’s 5-hour Stephen Curry clutch YouTube video is peak offseason content
It’s hard to come up with ideas for NBA content in August. Trust me. Free agency has completely dried up, the trade market is inactive, and training camp is still six weeks away. The Paris Olympics provided some great basketball during the darkest period of the offseason, but after USA Basketball wins another gold medal, […]
Gold remains depressed below monthly peak, looks to US PPI for some impetus – FXStreet
Gold prices have retreated from near monthly highs that were retested earlier this week on Tuesday. Bulls chose to reduce their bets amid a bullish risk environment and ahead of the release of US inflation data. Geopolitical risks and expectations of a 50bps rate cut by the Fed will help cap the decline. Gold prices […]
Fitch Doesn’t See Bottom of Office CRE Mess, Sees CMBS Delinquency Rates Spike Way Past Financial Crisis Peak in 2025
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes A big driver is the “secular decline in the office market” that even slashed interest rates would not end. There has been a recent flurry of declarations by big fund managers with exposure to the office sector of commercial real estate that office CRE has “bottomed out,” or is “near […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Why Policymakers Should Reject The IEA’s Silly Peak Oil Notions
OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghaith said in a statement posted on the organization’s website on Thursday that the concept of “peak oil demand” is nowhere to be found in the organization’s forecasts of future global crude demand. “[A]Looking to the future, the versatility of oil is what ensures that peak oil demand is not likely to […]
War, disastrous sex and a lot of lawsuits: the chaotic aftermath of Motown’s peak years | Motown records
MaMotown Records famously churned out songs like an assembly line, and the songwriting team Holland, Dozier, Holland (HDH) (brothers Eddie and Brian Holland and the late Lamont Dozier) forged some of the company’s most illustrious and feel-good models, penning such mega-hits as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas’ “Heat Wave,” The Four Tops’ “Reach Out I’ll […]
I was earning six-figures and at the peak of my career — here’s why I quit
Chloe Taylor was at the peak of her career and earning six figures when she decided to retire. The Sydney lawyer had been a practising lawyer for over six years but had never really felt “passionate” about his work. TaylorThe 34-year-old was living in Sydney and earning between $150,000 (US$99,330) and $200,000 (US$133,240) a year, […]
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, April 2024 Update. Biggest Price Drops from 2022 Peak in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Portland, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas
New Highs in Miami, Los Angeles, San Diego, Boston, Chicago… The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today and dubbed “March,” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in January, February, and March. So that’s the time-frame we’re looking at here. It reflects Rate-Cut Mania that commenced in […]