News•Feb 24, 2026
Pertamina, Halliburton Target Unconventional Fracturing Expansion in Indonesia
Indonesia’s state oil company Pertamina and U.S. service firm Halliburton have signed an MOU to develop unconventional well construction and stimulation across onshore fields. The partnership will evaluate multi‑stage hydraulic fracturing, acid stimulation, advanced cementing and AI‑driven automation to improve productivity of mature assets. By applying North American‑style fracturing techniques, the collaboration aims to lift national oil output and extend the life of complex reservoirs. The initiative aligns with Indonesia’s goal to increase domestic energy production.
By World Oil – News
News•Feb 24, 2026
Shale Giant Diamondback Says Global Oil Glut Fears Are Fading
Diamondback Energy says fears of a global oil glut are receding as resilient demand steadies the market. Recent price action shows U.S. crude futures up more than 15% year‑to‑date, erasing most of 2025’s 20% loss. The company will keep output...
By World Oil – News
News•Feb 24, 2026
ORLEN Builds 25-MMboe North Sea Portfolio in Ekofisk Area
Polish oil major ORLEN has bolstered its North Sea presence by acquiring a 7.6% interest in the Albuskjell and Vest Ekofisk fields, bringing its total stake in the Tommeliten Gamma field to 62.61%. The three assets, developed under the Previously Produced Fields...
By World Oil – News
News•Feb 24, 2026
App Spotlight: Plug&Play Currency Sync for Zoho CRM
Plug&Play Currency Sync for Zoho CRM now automates daily exchange‑rate updates, ensuring new deals, quotes and invoices use current rates while preserving historical values. The tool pulls rates overnight and allows up to two manual syncs per day, eliminating the...
By Zoho CRM Blog
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
PROPTECH-X : Most Buildings Have a Data Room, What if that It Could Be a Revenue Stream Too?
PropTech‑X highlights that most commercial buildings already host a data room—an on‑site hub for networking, IoT, and edge computing. The series proposes converting this underutilized infrastructure into a revenue‑generating asset by leasing bandwidth, hosting services, and providing localized cloud resources....
By Proptech-X
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Ziff Davis Sees Big Hit to Affiliate Revenue in Q4
Ziff Davis reported Q4 2025 revenue of $406.7 million, a modest 1.5% decline, as affiliate commerce commissions fell $25 million, half of which occurred in the quarter. Tech and shopping segments saw revenues drop 18‑19% year‑over‑year, driving a 14% share plunge....
By A Media Operator
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Rates Slip To
The daily average mortgage rate dropped to 5.99% on February 23, the lowest level since September 2022, except for a few hours on January 9 when rates fell to the same level. A buyer on a $3,000 monthly budget can afford...
By Fairweather PhD
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Static 70/30 RSI Is Dead; Use Adaptive Zones
70/30 is dead. ☠️ RSI doesn’t mean the same thing across timeframes — so why are you using static levels? Adaptive RSI zones > outdated rules. 📈 Comment “RSI” and I’ll send the cheat sheet. #RSI #DayTrading #TechnicalAnalysis
By Trader Drysdale
News•Feb 24, 2026
Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 02/22/2026
Last week’s leveraged and inverse ETFs delivered standout returns, led by ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) with a 19.04% gain as silver rallied on heightened trade and geopolitical risk. Direxion’s South Korea Bull 3X (KORU) posted a 17.22% jump, fueled by...
By ETF Database (VettaFi)
News•Feb 24, 2026
Navigating the Unusual Twist in S&P 500 Factor Correlation
The S&P 500 is witnessing an atypical factor split in early 2026, with both high‑beta momentum (SPMO) and low‑volatility (SPLV) ETFs outperforming the broad benchmark. The momentum outperformance is driven by an AI‑focused earnings boom that has turned the index itself...
By ETF Trends (VettaFi)
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Selling US Chips to China Fuels AI Competition
tough look for Jensen and @DavidSacks and everyone arguing to keeping the China market open to older US chips (myself included) The case against export controls was always: sell to China so theres no market for their own. But they're...
By Deirdre Bosa
Social•Feb 24, 2026
50‑Day MA Misleading in Rangebound SPY Market
There seems to be a lot of talk about the 🔵50 day moving average for $SPY If you recognize the market has been stuck in a range, you expect price to cross above and below the 50, that is a...
By Brian Shannon, CMT
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Did Negative Interest Rates Work ?
The article reviews evidence that central banks which pushed policy rates slightly below zero—most notably in the euro area, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Japan—generated additional economic stimulus without triggering major disruptions. Empirical observations show that corporate deposit and wholesale funding...
By The Conversable Economist
Social•Feb 24, 2026
IRDM Dominates the Global LEO Satellite Market
$IRDM continuing off that strong base. These guys are the only global low earth orbit (LEO) satellite company. Big name in the space race.
By Hyperstocks
News•Feb 24, 2026
Are Drones the Key 2026 Tech Investing Trend?
2026 tech investors are urged to look beyond AI hyperscalers and consider drones as a diversified exposure to AI, robotics, defense, and commercial applications. VettaFi’s Rex Drones ETF (DRNZ), launched in October 2025, tracks a global index of drone manufacturers...
By ETF Trends (VettaFi)
Podcast•Feb 24, 2026•0 min
#692: Q&A: My Brother-in-Law Wants to Buy a Rental in Mexico. Good Idea?
In this episode, Paula and former financial planner Joe dissect a listener’s question about a brother‑in‑law who wants to buy a three‑unit Airbnb property in Mexico and live in one of the units. They stress the importance of separating personal...
By Afford Anything
News•Feb 24, 2026
Five Years Later, Spotify Points to Strong Growth in Nigeria — Including a 164% YoY Listening Increase and 1.4 Billion+...
Spotify disclosed that Nigerian users logged over 1.4 billion listening hours in 2025, driving playlist creations past 25 million. The platform reports a 163% year‑over‑year increase in average listening since 2021 and a staggering 5,022% surge in Afrobeats consumption. Local artist presence...
By Digital Music News
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Choose a Solo 401k Provider Supporting Mega Backdoor Roth
How I use my solo 401k as a 1-person LLC electing to be taxed as an S corp 1.) Open a solo 401k with a provider that specifically supports the mega backdoor Roth strategy. I use Carry. Fidelity/Schwab/Ascensus do not support...
By Ryan Odom
News•Feb 24, 2026
TWIA Board Opts to only Buy Reinsurance and Cat Bonds up to 1-in-50 Year PML in 2026
At its Galveston meeting, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board voted to purchase reinsurance and catastrophe bonds only up to the statutory 1‑in‑50 year probable maximum loss (PML) level for 2026. The revised funding target of $4.3051 billion translates to...
By Artemis (ILS/cat bonds)
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Aven Review for 2026: Terms, Access and Customer Feedback
Aven’s 2026 offering blends a home‑equity‑backed revolving line of credit with a credit‑card interface, letting homeowners draw only what they need and pay interest on the outstanding balance. The fintech’s digital‑first application speeds pre‑qualification and eliminates many in‑person appraisals, positioning...
By The Mortgage Reports
News•Feb 24, 2026
Hanley Investment Group Arranges $1.9 Million Sale of Ground Lease in Indianapolis
Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors arranged the sale of a new single‑tenant ground lease for a McDonald’s restaurant at Southern Dunes Commons in Indianapolis for $1.9 million. The lease is a 20‑year absolute triple‑net agreement backed by McDonald’s corporate guarantee....
By Shopping Center Business
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Smart Money Builds Positions via Liquidity Sweep and Order Block
SMC Swing Setup – Smart Money Concept in Action 📈 This chart shows a complete swing structure using SMC principles. We can clearly see: • Break of Structure (BOS) • Change in market direction • Liquidity sweep (SSL) • 50% Order Block reaction • Strong bullish continuation Price...
By ICT & SMC Master
News•Feb 24, 2026
Spirit Airlines Is Betting on This Air-Travel Trend as It Prepares to Emerge From Bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines announced a deal with creditors that will allow it to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by late spring or early summer 2026. The restructuring will shrink the carrier’s balance sheet, cutting debt from $7.4 billion to about $2.1 billion, and will trim...
By MarketWatch – Top Stories
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Guest Contribution: “Understanding Bond-Stock Price Comovements”
The article examines how Treasury bond returns move together with U.S. stock returns, showing that comovement has shifted from positive in the 1980s to negative in the 2000s and back to positive after 2022. Using rolling 90‑day regressions on daily...
By Econbrowser
News•Feb 24, 2026
Med Gasoline Market Diverges From Northwest Europe
The Mediterranean gasoline market is diverging from northwest Europe as several key fluid catalytic cracker units undergo maintenance, notably Helleniq Energy’s Aspropyrgos refinery in Greece and Eni’s Milazzo refinery in Italy. With offshore capacity constrained, February‑March spreads have turned backwardated—a...
By Argus Media – News & analysis
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Bloomberg Pro Tips: Fast-Forward Your Credit Research with CRAN
Bloomberg’s latest Pro Tips episode demonstrates how analysts can accelerate issuer credit research using CRAN, the Credit Research Analysis tool on the Bloomberg Terminal. The tutorial walks users through data retrieval, rating analysis, and key financial metrics in minutes. Bloomberg...
By Tech Disruptors
News•Feb 24, 2026
USD/JPY Price Forecast: Bullish Bias Builds Above 155.00 Support
USD/JPY rose to 155.70 on Tuesday, up 0.64% after hitting a daily high of 156.28. The move follows comments from Japan’s prime minister signaling caution on further BoJ rate hikes, which have kept yen pressure alive. Technically, the pair sits...
By FXStreet — News
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Yield Curve Shifts From 2023 Inversion to 2025 Flattening
Chart shows the shape and evolution of the yield curve (3-Month Treasury yields (blue) and 10-Year Treasury yields (red)) from Feb 2023 to Feb 2026. It's been a wild ride from the extreme inversion in 2023 to normalization beginning Q4 2025....
By Tobias Carlisle
News•Feb 24, 2026
IYC: Now's Not The Time To Buy U.S. Consumer Discretionary Stocks
The iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF (IYC) is a 26‑year‑old fund with a 0.38% expense ratio and $1.4 billion in assets. Historically it outperformed when earnings growth exceeded the market, but today its components show declining growth, weak earnings surprises, and...
By Seeking Alpha – ETFs & Funds
News•Feb 24, 2026
Japan’s Farm and Food Exports Hit New High As Trade Patterns Shift
Japan’s agricultural, forestry and fishery exports reached a record ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, up 12.8% year‑on‑year, marking the 13th consecutive record. Growth was driven by strong demand for scallops, green tea and sake, with the United States and China remaining the...
By The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Bed Bath & Beyond Expands Into Home Financing Services
Bed Bath & Beyond plans to offer mortgages, HELOCs, renovation loans, and title services. They are also partnering with Figure Technologies to deliver digital home equity products to consumers. The move apparently advances its objective of becoming the "Everything Home Company."
By The Truth About Mortgage
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Ritholtz Launches First Trend-Following ETF: A Watchlist Pick
Interesting… Ritholtz filing for first ETF. Trend following strategy. I like the Goaltending name/concept (a la Granny Shots another bball metaphor). Ben and Mike are the PMs. One to watch.
By Eric Balchunas
News•Feb 24, 2026
Poland's Ferrous Scrap Exports Fall; Ukraine Imports Hit Record
Poland’s ferrous scrap exports to non‑EU markets slipped 8.6% in 2025, falling to 1.204 million tonnes after three years of growth. Shipments to India, Pakistan and Morocco dropped sharply, while volumes to Turkey rose 2.4% and exports to the United States...
By ScrapMonster – News
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Chinese Module Makers Amid Margin Pressure
Morgan Stanley downgraded some chinese Module makers , seems to be hitting $SNDK and $MU AI boosts NAND demand, but Asian module maker margins may soon compress. We see challenges for module makers with constrained supply, margin normalization, and weakening...
By Mark Lehman (MarkFlowChatter)
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Cybersecurity Stocks Plummet, Many Far Below 200‑day Highs
i'd argue that anyone only cluing in now that cybersecurity stocks are weak must have been on vacation... needless to say, you can see here the damage of the $CIBR constituents sorted by those holdings furthest from their 200-day highs......
By David Cox
News•Feb 24, 2026
Lualaba Showcased Cobalt Leadership and Sustainable Vision at Mining Indaba 2026
At Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, Lualaba province positioned itself as the world’s leading cobalt producer, emphasizing its pivotal role in the energy transition. Governor Fifi Masuka Saini highlighted the region’s stable, investment‑friendly governance and alignment with international mining...
By Copperbelt Katanga Mining
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Venezuela Leads Global Inflation Surge, Followed by NK, Iran
#HankeInflationDashboard: By my measurements, this week's top 5 inflators are: 🇻🇪Venezuela — 635.0%/yr 🇰🇵North Korea — 107.8%/yr 🇮🇷Iran— 79.0%/yr 🇱🇾Libya — 56.3%/yr 🇨🇺Cuba — 49.0%/yr https://t.co/22hHl94rWL
By Steve Hanke
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Optimism Returns as Lithium Prices and ESS Boom Questioned
Sunny & cold in Florida. How high will #lithium price go this cycle was the # 1 question. How real is the ESS boom was #2. Nice to see some optimism after a couple of lean years. https://t.co/KLtvzNOlxk
By Joe Lowry ("Mr. Lithium")
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Quant Rockets Adds Structure, Risk Control to Momentum Trading
I’ve been putting in a lot of time building Quant Rockets, a new platform for momentum swing traders. The goal is to bring more structure, risk control, and statistical context to trading the markets' fast-moving leading stocks.
By Evan Medeiros
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Cautious on Software Rally Until
Green day in software land as the market tries to convince everyone that the worst is behind us. Weekly close over 81 would be a good start, until then i'm not buying it. $IGV https://t.co/TgcAI7S20J
By Evan Medeiros
Social•Feb 24, 2026
NYSE and S&P 500 AD Lines Hit Record Highs
Both the NYSE Advance-Decline line and the S&P500 Advance-Decline line closed at their highest levels ever on Friday.
By J.C. Parets, CMT
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Weekly S&P 500 ChartStorm Recap Now Available
ICYMI: Weekly S&P500 ChartStorm blog post https://t.co/BjOhiFzufn Thanks + follow reco to chart sources @MarketCharts @AlphaPicks @TaviCosta @0xkyle__ @SamRo @SubuTrade @SnippetFinance @OptimizedPort @topdowncharts
By Callum Thomas
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Lowes and Trade Desk Earnings Preview Highlights Premium Trends
Premium Earnings 2-24-26: Lowes and The Trade Desk, on the blog and here https://t.co/cXdDRXQ7dq $LOW $TTD
By Greg Harmon
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Leveraged ETFs Fees Rising, Unaffected by Vanguard Effect
Leveraged ETFs: The Last Stronghold of the 1% Fee.. check out how the asset-weighted avg fee of 2x ETFs is actually going UP. Only category totally immune from Vanguard Effect, which explains the $1b in ann revenue and the torrent...
By Eric Balchunas
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Macro Data Flaws, Bots Favor Bad News, Calendar Strategies
🔬 Research links: the problem with macro data, why bots love bad news, and how to use calendar-based strategies. https://t.co/gUmyuaWsPO chart: https://t.co/9NGWAEXTU1 https://t.co/QufnB6WSHu
By Tadas Viskanta
Social•Feb 24, 2026
U.S. Tops Global Oil, Gas Production Under Biden
What's interesting about this is that the U.S. led the world in oil and natural gas production during the Biden Administration, too.
By Michael E. Webber
Social•Feb 24, 2026
QQQ Likely Stuck $600‑620 Amid Nasdaq Indecision
$QQQ Daily. Sideways for 5-6 months and now Nasdaq becoming even more indecisive short-term with pennant forming. $600-$620 rough range https://t.co/EP70gR3L5H
By chessNwine
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Parana's Second Corn Planting Lags Year‑ago, Barely Above Five‑year Average
🇧🇷Second corn was 45% planted in Parana, Brazil as of Monday, well behind the year-ago pace of 64%. It reads above the five-year average for the date, but the five-year includes the dreadfully slow 2021 & 2023 campaigns. https://t.co/Bv10A7ILhk
By Karen Braun
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Socratic Walk‑Through Reveals Hidden Options and Premium Logic
Today's spaced repetition is a socratic walk-thru of a situation where you could spot a hidden option AND also realize when something that looks "wrong" makes sense (in this case the premium to NAV)
By Kris Abdelmessih