[New] Gold still looks expensive relative to its 20-year history but could be attractive as a medium-term opportunity given the potential for lower real rates in the US.
Pictet Asset Management
From the Salem witch trials in the 17th century to the war on drugs in the 20th century, moral panics have emerged across history to stoke fear against a perceived threat to a society's values or well-being.
The Conversation
In 2026, millions more people will send off samples to learn about their health risks, athletic potential, and family history.
Stay Prepared
The most extreme spread is in US stocks, which are projected to have a substantially softer, although still robust, return compared with history.
investing.com
Since 2022, the Albanese Government has undertaken the biggest peacetime increase in Defence spending in Australia's history, bringing the total additional investment from the 2024 National Defence Strategy and 2026 National Defence Strategy to $117 billion over the decade to 2035-36.
APDR
History suggests the current long-term growth forecast suggests 7% downside risk for the S&P 500 over the next 12 months.
Morningstar, Inc.
Spaceship Earth will receive its first major update in nearly 20 years, shifting its storytelling from the history of communication to the broader theme of human connection.
Carry on the Magic
Companies such as Siemens and General Electric are considering investing in Venezuela to improve infrastructure, but remain cautious due to legal risks, a history of expropriations and institutional weaknesses.
GIS Reports
The contract, the largest in Telesat's history, immediately funds 69 additional satellites, expanding the Telesat Lightspeed constellation from 156 to 225 satellites, increasing network capacity by 44%, and lifting total expected network investment to $7 billion.
Stock Titan
If second-round polls show Flavio faltering badly, pressure could build for a late entry by a governor or centrist, and Brazilian races have a history of tightening far more than early numbers suggest.
The Rio Times
In volume terms, the de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran is the largest disruption in the history of global oil markets.
Funding the Future
United Airlines has announced the largest international expansion in its history for 2027, adding 10 new cities across Europe and Asia, eight of which will have no nonstop service from any other U.S. airline.
Luxury Travel Expert
For the first time in the history of Brazilian foreign trade, in 2026 two products, soybeans and crude oil, could each exceed $50 billion in exports and will be competing with each other to become Brazil's largest export, a position that should go to oil.
valorinternational
The United States and Canada, traditionally close allies with a long history of cooperation, fell deeper into a trade war Saturday marked by angry recriminations and new tariffs that are expected to raise prices for products in both countries.
Los Angeles Times
Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be devastating after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim of toppling the Iranian leadership.
MarineLink
By 2034, Americans 65 and older are expected to outnumber children under 18 for the first time in US history, per AAMC workforce data.
aihealthcare360.org
UK small - and mid-cap (SMID) stocks are currently trading at a discount to their large-cap peers, which in the context of history is a relatively rare occurrence, as they typically command higher valuation multiples reflecting their stronger growth potential.
trustintelligence.co.uk
The ageing demographic further amplifies demand as the United States Census Bureau projects that by 2034, older adults will outnumber children for the first time in US history.
Market Data Forecast
With at least 40% of the world's languages at risk of disappearing, and Indigenous languages among the most vulnerable, each loss erases irreplaceable knowledge about ecosystems, medicine, governance, and history.
Awareness Days
