Author: Pritam Barman

US Airlines Holiday Travel is reaching historic levels this winter, signaling strong demand from travelers despite higher ticket prices and ongoing economic uncertainty. From major hubs in New York to Chicago and Dallas, airports across the country are preparing for one of the busiest holiday travel periods ever recorded. Industry groups say the surge highlights how Americans are prioritizing travel during the year-end season, even as inflation, government disruptions, and airfare increases shape consumer decisions. US Airlines Holiday Travel sets new passenger records According to Airlines for America, US Airlines Holiday Travel will average about 2.9 million passengers per day…

Canada GDP data for late 2025 is sending a cautious message to policymakers, businesses, and investors as the economy struggles to regain momentum after a sharp October pullback. New figures from Statistics Canada show that economic output contracted in October and then posted only a modest rebound in November, underscoring a soft start to the final quarter of the year. While the Canadian economy has shown resilience in recent months, the latest Canada GDP figures suggest growth remains fragile. The small November expansion does little to offset October’s decline, raising concerns that the economy could face renewed pressure as external…

Russian oil at sea is building into a growing bottleneck, even as Moscow’s seaborne crude exports climb to their strongest pace in more than two and a half years. In a twist that underscores how difficult deliveries have become, more cargo is leaving Russia—yet more of it is struggling to reach shore. In the four weeks to Dec. 21, Russia shipped an average 3.87 million barrels a day of crude, the most since May 2023, according to vessel-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. But delays in offloading have pushed a larger share of those barrels onto tankers that are now effectively…

Wells Fargo options clearing is moving from idea to build-out as the bank targets one of Wall Street’s most demanding corners: clearing trades in the booming US options market, where about $3.9 trillion a day in notional volumes change hands. For a business that is both capital intensive and operationally complex, the timing is telling. After years of constraints, Wells Fargo & Co.’s global-markets unit is pressing into an arena long dominated by a small group of major banks, including Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The expansion also arrives as industry leaders have publicly warned about how concentrated the clearing business has become. Wells Fargo’s…

Gold Safe-Haven Appeal is back in the driver’s seat in 2025, and it has pushed bullion into uncharted territory. After centuries of being treated as a refuge in political and economic turbulence, gold’s role as a portable, widely tradable store of value is once again shaping investor behavior. This year, that demand helped the metal notch a series of record prices and even eclipse its inflation-adjusted peak from 1980. By late December, spot prices had smashed through $4,400 per troy ounce, reaching a new all-time high as investors weighed US policy uncertainty, geopolitics, government debt concerns, and expectations for further interest-rate cuts.…

Moving to Japan wasn’t a sudden whim for Nick Woolsey. It was the outcome of months of doing the math, watching costs climb, and feeling a steady erosion of stability in the US—despite years of higher pay. Woolsey, 39, says the combination of sky-high housing, expensive childcare, and a job market marked by recurring layoffs pushed his family to make a decision that once felt far off: leave the US and return to Japan. In an as-told-to account based on conversations with Woolsey, he describes how his family went from earning Silicon Valley-level incomes to feeling like they were “basically just…

Russia’s Urals oil crashes to $34 is quickly becoming one of the clearest market signals yet that new US sanctions are reshaping how Russian crude is priced and traded. Russia’s flagship Urals grade slumped to about $34 a barrel, with discounts to international benchmarks ballooning, pointing to real pressure on Moscow’s energy revenues. Russia’s Urals oil crashes to $34 in key export regions, according to pricing from Argus Media cited in the research. The Baltic Sea grade fell to $34.82 a barrel on Friday, while the Black Sea fell to $33.17. By contrast, Dated Brent — a global benchmark —…

S&P 500 erases December loss headlines are closing out the holiday-shortened week with a clear message: investors are still willing to buy risk, especially when big tech momentum returns. Stocks climbed as renewed appetite for the artificial-intelligence trade pushed major tech names higher, while commodities surged in a session that also saw oil rally and the dollar weaken. S&P 500 erases December loss momentum also put the index on track for an eighth straight monthly advance—the longest winning streak since 2018—highlighting how persistent the bid for U.S. equities has been even after periodic volatility. At the same time, gold jumped…

Tesla stock before Jan. 2 is turning into a high-stakes question for investors because the next catalyst is simple, public, and potentially market-moving: the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 vehicle delivery report, expected on or around Jan. 2. The issue isn’t whether Tesla remains a major electric-vehicle leader—it’s whether today’s near-record share price can hold up if the delivery number confirms a second straight year of declining EV sales. Tesla stock before Jan. 2 has already had a strong run. Shares are on pace to finish 2025 up more than 25% and are trading near a record high, fueled by investor excitement…

Janus Henderson buyout talks have officially turned into a signed deal, marking a major moment for one of the best-known activist-driven bets on Wall Street. Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management and venture firm General Catalyst agreed to buy asset manager Janus Henderson Group Plc for about $7.4 billion, according to a statement released Monday. Janus Henderson buyout terms call for shareholders to receive $49 a share in cash, a notable increase from the $46 per share that the investor group had offered earlier in the process. Trian already owns 20.6% of Janus Henderson’s shares, giving the buyer group an unusually…