Carry Trade Explained: How It Works and Why It Blows Up
How the carry trade works in plain English: borrow in a low-rate currency, invest in a higher-yielder, pocket the spread — and what causes the unwinds.
Month: June 2026
Drahi’s €20.4B SFR Sale: France Telecom Goes 4-to-3
Patrick Drahi agreed to sell SFR to a Bouygues-Iliad-Orange consortium for €20.4B ($23.5B). Inside the carve-up, the buyers, and the antitrust gauntlet.
Oracle Beat Q4. Then It Asked Wall Street for $40B
Oracle posted a clean Q4 FY26 beat, then unveiled a $40B FY27 raise for AI capex. ORCL slid 6% after-hours as the debt math overshadowed the print.
PEG Ratio Explained: When Growth Justifies a High P/E
PEG = P/E / earnings growth. Below 1 is the classic Lynch rule. Why the metric helps with growth stocks — and where it misleads.
Ingredion’s £2.7B Tate & Lyle Bid: Another FTSE Name Exits London
Ingredion will buy UK ingredients group Tate & Lyle for 595p a share — a 59% premium and another bargain-Britain take-private. Here’s the deal math.
Apple Stock Drops 3.6% After WWDC 2026 Siri AI Reveal
Apple shares slid 3.6% to $290.55 after WWDC 2026, as investors weighed a Google-powered Siri, an A17 Pro device gate, and a September ship date.
Money Market Funds Explained: How They Work and Real Risks
Money market funds hold a record $7.89 trillion. Here’s how MMFs work, what drives their yields, the 2023 SEC reforms, and where the real risks hide.
Amazon’s Record C$14B Maple Bond Funds Its AI Buildout
Amazon priced C$14B ($10.04B) of Canadian-dollar bonds June 9, 2026 — the largest Maple ever — with ~C$28B in orders to fund AI infrastructure capex.
Why the VIX Is Calm While AI Stocks Tumble: Dispersion
Nvidia and chip names are cracking again, but the VIX barely moves. Here is what stock-level dispersion is telling investors about June 2026.
Term Premium Explained: Why Long Bonds Yield Extra
Term premium is the extra yield bonds pay beyond expected short rates. Here’s how the NY Fed measures it and what’s pushing it higher in 2026.