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Fitch Ratings upgraded Florida International University's issuer default rating to AA, up from AA‑minus, and raised its parking‑revenue bonds to AA‑minus from A‑plus. The agency affirmed the dormitory‑revenue refunding bonds at A‑plus, while maintaining stable outlooks across all ratings. FIU’s total debt will reach roughly $1.1 billion after a $232.5 million dormitory bond issuance, and the upgrades reflect strong state support and robust student‑generated cash flow. University officials cite the rating moves as evidence of financial discipline and a trajectory toward top‑30 public status by 2030.
Mutual funds have markedly increased their stakes in Indian banks, lifting holdings by more than one percentage point in fifteen institutions between December 2024 and December 2025. The Nifty Bank Index climbed 24 percent over the past year, reflecting low NPAs, robust credit growth...
In this episode the hosts use Warren Buffett’s retirement and Berkshire Hathaway’s historic performance as a lens to examine why even top‑tier investments can underperform for years. They focus on the Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD), showing its long‑term outperformance...
Paysafe reported mixed Q4 2025 results, posting a $25.2 million net loss despite 4% revenue growth to $438.4 million and a 10% rise in transaction volume to $43.9 billion. The company highlighted its new Paysafe Wallet, now available in 18 countries with 500,000 users...
Final Call: Advisors must submit portfolios & tax lot data by March 5 to participate in the launch of the Alpha Architect U.S. Equity 3 ETF (AAUA) Don’t miss the opportunity to: - Simplify complex client portfolios - Reduce tax friction through a...
The 2025 bankruptcies of subprime auto lender Tricolor Holdings and auto‑parts maker First Brands sparked heightened regulatory scrutiny of private credit, raising fears of systemic fraud. However, senior‑secured, first‑lien loans—backed by tangible collateral—remained largely insulated from the fallout, delivering strong...
When your DSCR doesn't hit the bank’s threshold (usually a ~1.25x DSCR), most people think banks don't give you any option but to lower the LTV But in reality, if you negotiate, you have 3 options: Option 1: Lower LTV Option 2: Schedule...
Publix reported fourth‑quarter sales of $16 billion, a 2.8% increase, while comparable‑store sales rose modestly 0.7%. Net earnings held steady at $1.2 billion year‑over‑year, and the company trimmed its 2025 capital budget to $2.3 billion, 8% below its original outlook. The slowdown follows...
U.S. pharmaceutical tariffs on EU imports have risen to 15% after a brief 10% measure, reviving trade tensions despite a prior MFN deal. Europe is pursuing alternative markets, notably a new EU‑India free‑trade agreement that could eliminate up to 11%...
The U.S. tax code has ballooned to over 70,000 pages since the 1913 16th Amendment, growing through countless piecemeal credits, deductions, and temporary measures. This complexity forces Americans to spend an estimated 7.1 billion hours and $388 billion in lost productivity each...
Thoughts? Follow @tallguytycoon - I break down geopolitical events and how they impact investments before the news does.
Geopolitical risks may weigh on the outlook for stocks in the short run, with the S&P 500 now below key support at its 100-day moving average. Stocks have been transitioning leadership toward commodity-sensitive sectors and value stocks so far this...
Loomis Sayles introduced its Full Discretion team, highlighting a credit‑cycle lens, bottom‑up security analysis, and a disciplined, repeatable investment process. The team operates with full discretion to adjust allocations swiftly as market conditions evolve. The communication emphasizes that the methodology is...
Tharisa Resources has seen a 105% year‑on‑year rally but still lags larger PGM peers, trading at a deep discount despite strong fundamentals. The market penalises the stock for liquidity constraints and uncertainty around financing the Karo Platinum project. Spot PGM...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech called on Canada, India, Australia and Japan to form a middle‑powers club as the liberal order strains under U.S. pressure. The proposal marks a shift toward collective diversification away from the United States...
IonQ reported a standout earnings quarter, posting $62 million in revenue—55% above its guidance midpoint and a 429% year‑over‑year increase—while raising its full‑year 2026 revenue outlook to $225‑$245 million. The company also ended 2025 with $3.3 billion in cash, dwarfing D‑Wave’s roughly $900 million,...
Urban regeneration specialist Ballymore, partnered with Penta Real Estate, has secured planning permission for the second phase of its £300 m Brentford redevelopment, adding 373 new homes across nearly 12 acres. The mixed‑use scheme will extend the town’s high street onto...
A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Jodey Arrington sent a letter to USTR Jamieson Greer urging the removal of India’s 11% tariff on U.S. cotton as a priority in the pending U.S.–India trade talks. They cite the...
As always, risk management is paramount. In a market under distribution, tightening stops and prioritizing capital preservation isn’t just prudent — it’s essential. When the tape refuses to reward low-risk setups and breakouts fail to follow through, discipline becomes your greatest...
Baby Boomer retirees are increasingly outbidding families for large homes in prime suburban districts with top schools. Recent examples from Biloxi, Mississippi and St. Charles County, Missouri show seniors relocating to be near adult children and grandchildren, driving rapid sales...
The dollar continues to function as a global safe‑haven asset even amid acute crises, reaffirming its appeal to risk‑averse investors. Simultaneously, elevated U.S. Treasury yields are drawing capital despite lingering concerns over fiscal deficits and policy uncertainty. Market data shows...
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Tematica released an updated suite of model factsheets covering a broad range of thematic, core, targeted, and dividend income strategies. The new AI & Data Center, CHIPS Act, Cloud Computing, Digital Infrastructure, and Nuclear Energy models reflect emerging technology and...
B&G Foods is set to report Q4 FY2025 results, showing a third straight year of revenue decline to an estimated $1.84 billion, down from $2.16 billion in FY2022. The company’s 15% dividend yield and over $2 billion of debt have drawn a consensus...
The Port of Chancay, inaugurated in 2024, is a joint COSCO‑Volcan venture financed by a $975 million Chinese loan. In its first ten months of operation, the port moved $1.88 billion in trade and generated $234 million in customs revenue, moving toward a...
The article ranks the cheapest car‑insurance providers in each U.S. state, showing rates from $779 in Vermont (Union Mutual) to $3,059 in Louisiana (Louisiana Farm Bureau). It explains pricing drivers such as driving record, vehicle type, road conditions, traffic density,...
On March 3, 2026 Tematica released its February update to the Select Digital Infrastructure (DIGI) model, which tracks firms that build and operate the backbone of the hyper‑connected economy. The revision expands the universe to include edge‑computing, 5G tower, and submarine‑cable operators,...
Don’t even bother logging into your investment accounts if you’re not buying more stocks. You’re just going to make yourself feel worse and selling will only hurt you in the long term.
$SPY - Sideways price action cuts both ways... Yes - "Only XYZ % from New Highs" but also now this move puts us at new 3 month lows. People yelling stats without context are not doing analysis and analysis is the...
Hanley Investment Group arranged a $3 million pre‑sale of a newly built single‑tenant retail property in San Bernardino, California, to be occupied by a 7‑Eleven commercial fueling lanes (CFL) prototype on a 15‑year triple‑net ground lease. The site combines high‑speed diesel...
“There’s just not enough GDP to support all of them.” @dampedspring returns to @excessreturnpod to break down the funding test behind the AI Capex boom, how the Iran conflict is being priced, and why he’s shifted away from US assets. https://t.co/wooKnQeQKH
Some software went green again and some of them keep making higher lows $msft $igv $now
European natural gas is trading at >5x US natural gas prices. Last time this was the case was August 2024. $EQT $AR $RRC $CRK $CNX $EXE https://t.co/f1wU8S3w6b
Probably 15% to 20% coming on the downside The problem is that 20% can become a complete rout https://t.co/7zx4utMhwU
Canada stocks $EWC vs. U.S. stocks $SPX if this ends up being a big picture uptrend in development, you won't count me as surprised... remember, short-term trends turn first, then intermediate and then long-term... some choose to never rotate and stay...
Risk is off today: S&P 500 -2.2% Bitcoin -2.2% Nasdaq 100 -2.4% R2000 -3.4% Gold -4.7% EAFE -4.9% Emerging Mkts -6.7% Silver -8.9%
Allocators are funding a logical switch trade: Redeeming BCRED at NAV to buy $BXSL at an -11% discount to NAV. Look for this dynamic to occur between every other private credit fund with both a non-traded and listed BDC.
bottom snipe like here with a bottom pick on the NASDAQ here using $TQQQ 🎯🎯 $QQQ $SPY https://t.co/jAxoEQg65i
Bond Volatility winners $TW $MKTX also always a good market hedge / indicator of trouble coming
March 2026 kicks off with big changes for @ApexTradeFund @TradingLucid @Xpertfunding @ftmo @OANDAPropTrader Get the details https://t.co/hvM8ZXjDn6
$OWL Daily. Clear downtrend. Weak bounces. Major issues lurking. Private credit starting to act like some problem financials in 2007/08. https://t.co/suwdNfuKKO
Vol gods very angry this morning. That means that $SVIX is being smashed to a level that gets it on the watch list. But it could be the first of a cluster (see March/April of last year), so be careful...
The SPX is now down ~2.5%. As the red annotations show, the 10-year yield is 5 bps lower to 4.06%. Bonds are being bought as crash insurance. This probably means stocks have to crash to keep bonds from trading back to 4.11%. https://t.co/Ks8NfeSfzT
posted this chart awhile ago showing cycle work (need to see the weekly "slow line" get buried below the zero line). https://t.co/5u8fVYjmle
The structural makings for market downtrend have been long in the making...near record number of Hindenburg Sell signals (sometimes a dubious indicator) but speaks to the deteriorating market breadth. The surprising thing was how long the RS leaders kept...
Upper Keltner for #soybeans right here at 11.64. Close below that would probably allow for a little more follow through to the downside. Feels like we are moving more to risk off VS buy everything because oils inflationary....
The rock solid complacent trends like $GLD, $EEM, and $ACWX all getting flushed today as the dollar rips another day https://t.co/f6LhWCRZLV
Really hard to press shorts: one piece of good news erases days of gains in hours. And when it’s all said and done, the stock will rally 10% and still be in a downtrend. Nothing changed. Just pain
DAX - going to be fugly it this comes out the downside. (measured move projection possibility) https://t.co/OYKBGz8xYS
after failure to reclaim 600 $QQQ in a downtrend. held pre-market support first time... https://t.co/aA27OsTKQw
Its been a long time since we saw market breadth readings worse than -2000 https://t.co/vWEmtQAlyw
