CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Bloomberg: The relentless #rally in #technology #stocks continues. The latest catalyst is #Cisco, which is up 19% on signs its #AI pivot is paying off. #markets

@dbcurren.bsky.social the link just demands I download the apple.news app and doesn't show me the story.

BMO: U.S. #equityfutures are slightly higher this morning ahead of the #Trump-Xi #Summit, while #Treasury #yields are little changed, with the 10-year yield remaining near 4.46%. Meantime, #oil prices are holding firm. #markets

2 Bloomberg: #SouthKorean #stocks also fell after a top policymaker said the nation should pay citizens a “dividend” using taxes on #AI profits #markets

“In The Atlantic yesterday, neoconservative foreign policy scholar Robert Kagan ranked the #Iran debacle as worse than Vietnam. There will be no going back to a world in which the #StraitofHormuz is open, he writes” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...May 11, 2026

“At this point, however, it’s clear that we r not experiencing a mere replay of the reign of the #robberbarons. We r living through something much worse. The #techbros make the ‘malefactors of great wealth’ called out by Theodore Roosevelt look benign by comparison” open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...Will our Hyper-Gilded Age Ushe...

#Spirea, East End, #Toronto. #flowers #gardens #FlowerSky #bloomscrolling

#Tulips (and a slightly sinister statue of a little girl) East End, #Toronto. #flowers #gardens #FlowerSky #bloomscrolling #tulipomania #TulipSky

Bloomberg: #Fortinet shares climb 15% in premarket trading after the #cybersecurity #company boosted its revenue outlook.

“When she actually governs, she thinks about grievance, about faction, about who is inside the tribe and who is outside, and what performance of concern will sell on the radio show this week.” #DanielleSmith deadfortaxreasons.wordpress.com/2026/04/21/i...It’s Not Me, It’s Them: A Brea...

2 BMO: #Treasury #yields are lower along the curve, in the range of 0.9 bps to 1.8 bps, despite the improved #risksentiment, reflecting lower #oil prices. The #U.S.dollar is softer (BBDXY -0.08%) with the #loonie firmer ( #CAD per #USD -0.16%) despite #oilprices being down >3%. #markets

#Crocuses, East End, #Toronto, Apr 14/26 #flowers #FlowerSky #bloomscrolling #Spring