Category: worries

Work Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights

Don’t be afraid of Sunday night. Good sleep habits can ward off the so-called “Sunday scaries” — the worry about returning to work on Monday morning that keeps many folks tossing and turning on Sunday night. A recent American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) survey found that 32% of respondents in Generation Z (born after…


Bitcoin Hovers Near 6-Month High on ETF Hopes, Inflation Worries

TOKYO—Bitcoin hovered near six-month highs on Monday in anticipation of the listing of the first futures-based bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the United States, which investors hope will boost cryptocurrency trading volumes. If the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not object, the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF completes a 75-day period since the fund…


Banks, Chipmakers Drag European Stocks Lower on Growth Worries

European stocks struggled on Monday after their worst weekly showing since February, hit by a growing number of risks including signs of inflation, elevated bond yields, and developer China Evergrande’s financial troubles. The pan-European STOXX 600 index fell 0.5 percent, holding near a two-month low hit in last week’s selloff. Banks, chipmakers, and luxury stocks…


Wall Street Rally Fizzles out as Evergrande Worries Persist; Nike Drops

U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday following a two-day rally, as worries persisted about the spillover from debt-laden China Evergrande, while Nike tumbled after cutting its sales forecast. Six of the 11 major S&P sectors advanced in early trading, with economy-sensitive energy, financials and defensive utilities shares leading gains. Technology and consumer discretionary were the…


Learning to Manage Our Fear

Pandemic fear has gripped the globe for an entire year and it continues to hold tight. Warnings of even more contagious and deadly disease variants are suspected to come in the near future, as the constant coverage of case numbers and death counts urge us to stay diligent or risk certain doom. The goal of…