News•Mar 4, 2026
Development Site Across From UCLA Fetches $38M in Off-Market Sale
Newmark brokered the off‑market sale of 10918‑10926 Le Conte Avenue in Westwood for $38.2 million. The 1.16‑acre parcel includes a 9,647‑sq‑ft office building and sits directly across from UCLA and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. The transaction was co‑represented by Newmark and JLL, with the buyer’s development plans still under wraps. Executives highlighted the site’s rarity, walkability and strong institutional demand.
By Connect CRE
News•Mar 4, 2026
Fastmarkets Proposes to Change Mexico Non-Ferrous Scrap Units
Fastmarkets announced it will convert its Mexico non‑ferrous scrap price assessments from peso per pound to peso per kilogram. The change aligns the pricing units with the kilogram‑based invoicing and contract norms used by most suppliers, processors and buyers in...
By Fastmarkets – Insights
News•Mar 4, 2026
Okta Beats Fourth-Quarter Estimates, but Issues Weak Guidance
Okta reported fourth‑quarter 2026 earnings that topped Wall Street forecasts, posting adjusted EPS of $0.90 and revenue of $761 million, an 11% year‑over‑year increase. Despite the beat, the company issued a cautious first‑quarter outlook, projecting revenue of $749‑$753 million and adjusted EPS...
By CNBC – US Top News & Analysis
News•Mar 4, 2026
Lenders Offer Pricing Promos in Anticipation of a Hot Market
Mortgage lenders are rolling out new pricing promotions as rates hover near 6% and react to recent geopolitical volatility. United Wholesale Mortgage introduced a 75‑basis‑point refinance boost and a $600 appraisal credit for purchases, extending the offer to Pro Elite...
By National Mortgage News
News•Mar 4, 2026
Delayed Publication of China (Brazil), China (US Gulf), Brazil, Argentina and US Soybean Crush Margins
Fastmarkets announced a delayed release of its latest soybean crush margin data for key markets, including China (Brazil and US Gulf), Brazil, Argentina, and the United States. The reported M1 margins show a positive 30.50 yuan/mt for China‑Brazil soy, a...
By Fastmarkets – Insights
News•Mar 4, 2026
Trump Says ‘401(k)s Are Way up’ — but Workers Are Tapping Them at Record Rates
President Donald Trump highlighted that 401(k) balances have risen, a claim supported by Fidelity data showing an 11% jump to $146,400 in 2025. However, the same year saw record‑high hardship withdrawals and a rise in 401(k) loans, signaling underlying financial...
By CNBC – Personal Finance
News•Mar 4, 2026
Center City's Largest Office Space Slated For Resi Conversion: The Philadelphia Deal Sheet
Centre Square, Philadelphia’s largest office tower, changed hands for roughly $94 million, a steep discount from its 2017 $328 million purchase. The building’s occupancy had slipped to 37.6%, prompting the new owners, PMC Property Group and Dean Adler, to propose a mixed‑use...
By Bisnow
News•Mar 4, 2026
Ohio Expensing Conformity Will Boost Innovation and Competitiveness
Ohio’s Senate Bill 9, pending Governor DeWine’s signature, will update the state’s static conformity date to align with federal tax changes enacted after March 7, 2025, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s restoration of immediate first‑year expensing for research and experimentation (R&E) under Section 174. Because...
By Tax Foundation — Tax Policy
Social•Mar 4, 2026
QQQ's Weekly Close Above 100‑DMA Could Defuse Bearish Outlook
$QQQ - Last Wednesday it had a big up day and closed above the 100 day MA ahead of NVDA earnings. Today we had a big up day ahead of AVGO earnings. The 16 week cycle points to a low...
By CyclesFan
News•Mar 4, 2026
The Sneaky Social Security Scams Targeting Retirees in 2026 — And the One Rule That Keeps You Safe
In 2026, scammers are increasingly targeting retirees by masquerading as Social Security Administration representatives through phone calls, texts, letters, and social media. They use caller ID spoofing and official‑looking logos to pressure victims into paying fees or revealing personal data....
By Money.com
Blog•Mar 4, 2026
Sydney’s “Pretty Sh!t” Auction Market
Sydney’s property auction market experiences a sharp surge in clearance rates during February and March, marking the highest seasonal performance in recent years. Historical data shows 2022 and 2024 achieved the peak clearance percentages for this period. As the year...
By MacroBusiness (Australia)
Blog•Mar 4, 2026
Ukrainian Strike Devastates Russian Navy in Novorossiysk
On the night of March 2, 2026, Ukrainian drones launched a strike on the Russian port of Novorossiysk in Krasnodar Krai, inflicting heavy damage on multiple Russian naval vessels. The attack ignited a fire that burned throughout the night, fueled...
By Decoded: Ukraine, Russia, and Beyond
News•Mar 4, 2026
Mortgage Rates Dipped Below 6% in February Amid Treasury Rally
Mortgage rates slipped further in February, with the 30‑year fixed‑rate mortgage averaging 6.05% and briefly dipping below the 6% mark, while the 15‑year rate fell to 5.43%. The 10‑year Treasury yield held near 4.18% for most of the month before...
By NAHB – Eye on Housing
News•Mar 4, 2026
Crude Volatile as Hormuz Risks Increase
Oil markets remain volatile as the fifth day of the US‑Iran conflict curtails traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly 20% of global oil. West Texas Intermediate steadied just under $75 a barrel while Brent hovered around...
By Rigzone – News
News•Mar 4, 2026
Drought Relief Could Be Coming Soon for Much of the Midwest
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center warns that more than 70% of the Midwest remains in moderate to extreme drought after a dry winter. New weather models, however, project several inches of rain across the Eastern Corn Belt in March, offering...
By Brownfield Ag News
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Coal: Unexpected Hedge for AI Boom and Economic Rebound
I know it's only March but if you know anyone in your family is going to be on the naughty list you may want to consider hedging your future coal purchases with a long $COAL position. You're competing against the...
By Quinn Thompson
News•Mar 4, 2026
Cumulative Broiler Placements 2% Ahead of Last Year
The USDA reports that broiler hatchery activity is 2 percent ahead of 2025, with 254.46 million eggs set and a hatchability rate of 78.5 percent. Placements rose to 193.98 million chicks, up 1.532 million week‑over‑week and 2 percent year‑over‑year. State data show Arkansas leading placements while...
By Brownfield Ag News
News•Mar 4, 2026
Brazil’s Record Soybean Harvest Adds Pressure to U.S. Prices
Brazil's soybean harvest hit record levels in 2026, with unprecedented acreage, yield, and total production. The surge creates a global surplus that could flatten U.S. soybean price expectations for the upcoming season. Economist Chad Hart notes the bounty mirrors last...
By Brownfield Ag News
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Rent Cuts Trigger Nationwide Landlord Sell‑offs
Investors are selling properties after months of cutting rent. And it's happening all over the U.S. The owner here is a Wall Streeet Landlord. They purchased for 195k in 2012 and have rented it out ever since. And rent has gone...
By Nick Gerli
News•Mar 4, 2026
Temnycky in Real Clear Defense on the Impact of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion on US and European Security
Mark Temnycky argues that Russia’s full‑scale invasion of Ukraine has shattered the post‑Cold War security paradigm in Europe, forcing the United States and its allies to re‑arm and rethink deterrence strategies. He warns that the policy choices made by Washington,...
By Atlantic Council – All Content
Podcast•Mar 4, 2026•27 min
Climate Risk, Capital Pressure, and CRE’s Inflection Point with Thomas Mueller, President & CEO at Canada Green Building Council
In this episode, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Pawlik speak with Thomas Mueller, President & CEO of the Canada Green Building Council, about the evolving landscape of ESG and climate risk in Canadian commercial real estate. Mueller highlights the shift...
By Commercial Real Estate Podcast (First National)
News•Mar 4, 2026
House Passes Bill To Speed Up Mortgage Processes on Tribal Lands—And To Extend Leases to 99 Years
The House approved S.728, mandating the Bureau of Indian Affairs to screen tribal mortgage applications within 10 days and decide on leasehold mortgages in 20 days, with a 30‑day window for right‑of‑way loans. It also passed H.R.5910, extending the ability...
By Realtor.com News
Social•Mar 4, 2026
NFLX Nears 200 EMA, Overbought Yet Ready for Pullbacks
$NFLX took a baby slice off and put a chunk into let it rides as price is at 200ema, indicators stretched/overbought. Looks to need basing soon. NO temp top stick yet. I will deal with pullbacks as have...
By Sunrise Trader
News•Mar 4, 2026
Is Myanmar’s Military Government Planning Airstrikes on Rare Earth Mines?
A potential supply shock emerged as Myanmar's junta reportedly plans airstrikes on rare‑earth mines in the Kachin‑controlled Pang War region. Chinese mining firms responded by raising national flags on sites and ordering bomb‑shelter construction to signal locations to aircraft. China...
By Adamas Intelligence
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Purchase Applications Rise YoY, Five Weeks Double‑Digit Growth
Yes, it's true that even with the snow this year which is melting away, purchase application data is up year over year every week this year, with 5 weeks showing double-digit growth. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #mortgagerates #chartdaddy
By Logan Mohtashami
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Mortgage Rates Hover Near 5% as Jobs Data Looms
Mortgage rates have eased back toward the 5s today, potentially due to oil transport assurances from the President. The 30-year fixed is just 8 bps away from a 5-handle again, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Jobs report on Friday...
By The Truth About Mortgage
News•Mar 4, 2026
Marriott International Achieves Record Growth in Caribbean and Latin America in 2025
Marriott International reported a record‑breaking 2025 in its Caribbean and Latin America (CALA) region, signing 94 deals that added 10,461 rooms. The portfolio grew to 555 open properties and more than 95,000 rooms across 37 countries, a 40% jump in...
By Hotel News Resource
News•Mar 4, 2026
Brookfield, Queensland Selling 1M SF Southern California Mall
Brookfield Properties and Queensland Investment Corp. have put the 1 million‑square‑foot Victoria Gardens mall in Rancho Cucamonga up for sale. The open‑air center posted $33.6 million cash flow in 2024 and a net operating income of $32 million in 2023, reflecting a 6 %...
By Bisnow
Social•Mar 4, 2026
U.S. Large‑Cap Stocks Overpriced by 176% Historically
Large caps are extremely expensive, well beyond 3 standard deviations above average, but back a little from last year's all-time high. These two charts come from long-run valuation work (Advisor Perspectives / Crestmont style datasets) and show how expensive the U.S....
By Tobias Carlisle
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Qatar LNG Shutdown Tightens Supply, Pressures Emerging Markets
Oil and gas price shocks hit emerging markets more than developed. Not to mention South Korea and Japan are major buyers (read: dependent). BOJ inflation-induced rate hike can be pulled forward from my Q3 projection to Q2. $USDJPY
By Samantha LaDuc
News•Mar 4, 2026
Moishe Mana Buys Discounted Downtown Miami Office Tower for $110M
Moishe Mana purchased the 31‑story One Downtown office tower in downtown Miami for $110 million, securing roughly a 14 percent discount from its 2018 price. The 770,195‑square‑foot building houses 450,000 sq ft of office space, a 750‑spot garage, and ground‑level retail, and is currently...
By Commercial Observer
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Corgi Funds Files for 88 New 2x Leveraged ETFs
So Corgi Funds just filed for 88 (yes eighty eight) 2x levered single stock ETFs. Here's a sample of some of them. h/t @Todd_Sohn cc @TaxAlphaInsider @DaveNadig @sumitroy2 https://t.co/Pl5FFaII2y
By James Seyffart
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Solar Returns to Weekly Pivot, Potential Radiant Move
Solar back at the weekly pivot. If it holds, this setup could radiate. $TAN https://t.co/9PZcJohfMc
By Wall Street Wingman
Social•Mar 4, 2026
OpEx Set to Unload 35% of US Options
Citadel Rubner: OpEx will represent the largest technical event of the month, with ~35% of US options exposure set to roll off by March 20 https://t.co/CZEymqKzhl
By Mike Zaccardi
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Dollar Rally Signals Stronger USD, Potential Market Shifts
The Dollar’s Climb: What It Means Now $DXY $USD $UUP My thoughts based on the charts on @stockcharts https://t.co/zhE0dQKw6t https://t.co/JXMstMoSwD
By Mike Zaccardi
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Energy-Driven Inflation Drowns US‑Iran Conflict, Fed Cut Hopes Slump
One of the side effects of the blasé market response to the US-Iran conflict is economic concerns seem to readily overridden by inflation expectations from higher energy prices. Expectations for Fed rate cuts through 2026 have dropped to -41bps -...
By John Kicklighter
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Multi‑billion FX Options Expire Thursday Across Major Currencies
Notable Thurs FX option expirations: 1.9 bln euros at $1.1685 $1 bln at JPY157 GBP535 at $1.3350 $305 mln at CAD1.3650 $335 mln at MXN17.50 $755 mln at BRL5.21 DTCC listed https://t.co/bSx6eAhEKQ
By Marc Chandler
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Profit by Buying Laggards, Not Momentum Leaders
Gary Anderson won the Charles H. Dow award in 2003 from the MTA for his work on the shift from buying momentum leaders to when it becomes more profitable to buy laggards. (Get his book, The Janus Factor). https://t.co/LoWws9pmX5
By Linda Raschke
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Undervalued Stocks Surface: Is Janus Factor at Play?
Scraping the bottom of the barrel for shares that are not overbought? Or, is Gary Anderson's "The Janus Factor" at work?! https://t.co/GEptwkZCcv
By Linda Raschke
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Google Trends Predict HelloFresh Revenue Decline Ahead
Google trends for HelloFresh has been tracking at ~20% year-over-year declines for the last two years. It was a pretty solid leading indicator for revenue declines. But look what’s happening now 👀 2026 guidance to be revealed on March 18 could...
By Value Investigator
Social•Mar 4, 2026
MRNA: Ideal 5‑Day SMA Buy Overlooked
MRNA - the perfect 5 SMA buy. Kyle and I both realized we had take this out of our data base quite awhile ago...not very helpful when scanning for these things. https://t.co/n8OdKmJf1x
By Linda Raschke
Social•Mar 4, 2026
China’s Composite PMI Hits 3‑Year Low, RatingDog Peaks
The February PMI updates came across the wires earlier today - the final readings for much of the developed but first reading for China. Notably, the Chinese gov't's own composite dropped to a 3-year low while the 'RatingDog' surged to...
By John Kicklighter
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Mayor Mamdani's Optimism Cracks over Tax and Housing Plan
Engquist: Ding ding ding. Cracks appear in the resolutely optimistic #MayorMamdani's armor as qs rise over prop #taxes+#Sunnyside #affordablehousing. #realestate #CRE #multifamily #NYC #Queens https://t.co/SKMyuFhL5X
By David Levitt
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Netflix Surges 30%+, Outpaces Colgate, P&G;
Update: After a 30+% rally in Netflix, it now trades at a premium to Colgate and P&G. Investors really didn't like the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition and the stock has rallied every single day since they exited the bidding war...
By Charlie Bilello
Social•Mar 4, 2026
New SONAR Dashboard Tracks Surging Diesel and Oil Prices
In light of the surge in diesel and oil prices overnight, we have added a new fuel dashboard in SONAR. https://t.co/cAWkSzmzsr
By Craig Fuller
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Investors' Small‑Bay Industrial Vision vs Harsh Reality
How institutional investors think small bay industrial looks like vs what is does look like https://t.co/eLj2NHCCOQ
By Chad Griffiths
Social•Mar 4, 2026
SP & NAZ Break High
When SP and NAZ took out yesterday's high, it triggered the WRR Buy model (takes out the high of the widest range w down day in the past 4 days) https://t.co/j4PIZbSy7j
By Linda Raschke
Social•Mar 4, 2026
War Won’t Sustain Defense Stock Multiples, Says Analyst
Lockheed Martin up 6% Monday. Down 1.3% today. The defense trade isn't fading because the war is ending. It's fading because the market is starting to realize war doesn't fix earnings multiples. https://t.co/xXNtusNgkE
By Michael A. Gayed, CFA (Lead-Lag Report)
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Amazon Gaps Post‑Earnings, Eyeing Fill and Profit
$AMZN chewing nicely on the ER gap. Watching for a fill to move stops maybe take a little profit off.
By Sunrise Trader
Social•Mar 4, 2026
Micro‑Small Cap Ratio Near Critical Inflection, RSI Soars
The Micro-Small Cap ratio is testing a key inflection zone, with RSI at lofty levels. $IWC $IWM $RUT https://t.co/LD4kpacHjC
By Chris Kimble