The $9.95 Scam…
The senior life‑insurance market is promoting ultra‑low‑price ads that promise coverage for $9.95 a month, but the fee applies only to a single unit of protection. For an 80‑year‑old, one unit typically provides about $650 of death benefit, meaning meaningful coverage requires multiple units and higher premiums. These policies also include a two‑year waiting period that limits payouts for early natural‑cause deaths. As a result, the advertised simplicity masks higher costs and reduced protection for seniors.
Japan Takes 10% Stake in Rapidus, Secures Veto
Japan government to hold 10% voting rights in Rapidus but with veto power https://t.co/pU84OOzRCg via @NikkeiAsia
Nvidia Secures Limited H200 Chip License for China
Nvidia said it secured a license to ship a small number of its less advanced H200 chips to customers in China, inching forward in its bid to return to the world’s largest semiconductor market Small number? https://t.co/qcOey50mOL
Energy Insiders Podcast: China’s Clean Energy Surge Reshapes Coal, Oil and the Grid
China’s clean‑energy surge is reshaping its energy landscape, with record solar installations and a 30% jump in wind capacity driving more than a third of the nation’s economic growth. Lead analyst Lauri Myllyvirta highlighted that renewable build‑out now outweighs traditional...
SB 1216 Rewards Cities Actively Building Housing
All of the bills we're sponsoring are great, but I'm especially excited about this one: after years of state mandates to plan and adopt policies, SB 1216 will recognize cities that are actually building housing and afford them warranted flexibiltiy/grace...
Renaissance at Market Speed: UK Wholesale Finance in 2026
At the Goldman Sachs EMEA Head of Trading conference, FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi outlined a sweeping reform agenda aimed at cementing the UK’s position as a global wholesale‑finance hub. He highlighted recent regulatory wins – from tighter market‑abuse enforcement...
Some of Warner Bros. Games' 'Biggest Franchises' To Return Starting Next Year, Netflix Backs Out of Bidding War with Paramount
Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its gaming division will refocus on its flagship franchises—Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, DC and Mortal Kombat—with new releases expected in 2027‑28. The company described 2025 as a reset year after shutting down MultiVersus and...
S&P Near Record, Nasdaq Slides, FANG Plunges
The S&P 500 is less than 2% from its all-time high. The Nasdaq 100 is down nearly 5%. The NYSE FANG Index is down 17%. Three indexes. Three very different pictures. Full breakdown with charts: https://t.co/1Skwzjqna3 https://t.co/NAO3m5uBUh
Netflix Skips Pricey Bid, Shares Jump 8%
Bottom line: Netflix walked away from an expensive bidding war that wasn't prudent and in doing so, it conveniently leaves one competitor saddled with debt and two competitors burdened by a very long, distracting regulatory approval process — Investors agree. $NFLX...
PBOC Cuts FX Risk Reserve Ratio to 0%, Slowing Yuan Appreciation
China's PBOC will cut the foreign‑exchange risk reserve ratio for forward FX sales from 20% to 0% starting March 2, 2026. The move aims to ease hedging costs, curb excessive yuan appreciation, and signal a shift from emergency policy tools....
Virgin Australia Flags Boost to Velocity Loyalty Program, Profit Jumps
Virgin Australia reported an 11.7% rise in half‑year pre‑tax earnings to $490 million, driven by strong leisure demand and a $200 million boost from its transformation programme. The airline’s underlying pre‑tax margin expanded to 14.8%, up 40 basis points, as fuel savings...
A PIN to Protect Your Tax Return
The IRS offers a six‑digit Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) to safeguard taxpayers from filing fraud using their SSN or ITIN. Anyone with a valid tax identifier can enroll, and parents may obtain PINs for dependents. The quickest method is through...
Half of People Don't See 401(k) as Investment
Consider the everyday person's knowledge of money: When I ask them about their investments, roughly 50% do not count their 401(k) as an investment. They think of it as something totally separate
Former Housing Secretaries to Give Evidence on Leasehold Reform
Former housing secretaries Angela Rayner and Lord Michael Gove will appear before the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on 3 March to give evidence on the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill. The session will also hear leasehold campaigners, the Residential Freehold Association...
Fed Seeks to Block DOJ Subpoenas in Secret Probe
The DOJ probe of the Federal Reserve is playing out behind closed doors The Fed, in sealed proceedings, is asking a judge to quash the subpoenas, which could reduce or eliminate its obligation to respond via @cryanbarber @sgurman https://t.co/HvnC5W8ImQ
Upsizers Are Back and Are Buying Bigger Homes
Upsizers reclaimed dominance in the UK housing market, accounting for 70.3% of all property moves in Q1 2026 – the strongest share since May 2021. Mortgage usage rose to 82.5%, the highest level in eight years, reflecting renewed borrower confidence as borrowing...
The EU's Path to Service Growth and Clean Tech
The EU can boost growth by deepening single‑market integration for high‑value services and by accelerating clean‑tech investments. While the United States pursues protectionist manufacturing policies and retreats from climate commitments, it still enjoys a large services surplus that could wane....
Natural Resource Partners LP (NRP) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Natural Resource Partners L.P. reported $42 million of free cash flow in 2025 and $190 million over the trailing twelve months, while net income reached $31 million. The partnership retired nearly $130 million of debt, leaving $70 million outstanding, and maintained a 75‑cent per unit...
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp (TCPC) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp (TCPC) reported Q2 2025 results showing nonaccruals fell to 3.7% of portfolio fair value, down from 4.4% in the prior quarter, while net asset value slipped due to markdowns on restructured assets. The $1.8 billion portfolio stayed...
Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Chart Industries reported record Q4 2020 performance, achieving a $810 million backlog and its highest ever quarterly orders. The company signed 33 long‑term agreements, including 14 service contracts, and expanded its hydrogen trailer and water‑treatment businesses with notable contracts in the...
Calumet Inc (CLMT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Calumet Specialty Products Partners reported Q4 2019 adjusted EBITDA of $49.9 million and full‑year adjusted EBITDA of $262.8 million, driven by a 24% rise in specialty segment earnings to $207.9 million. The company reduced debt by $391 million, bringing leverage down to 4.0 times EBITDA...
Following Purge, Kyrgyz President Faces Calls to Ease up on Repressive Measures
President Sadyr Japarov orchestrated a sweeping purge in early February, sidelining security chief Kamchybek Tashiev and removing several ministers, regional mayors and parliamentary deputies. He also curbed the power of the GKNB, arresting its Bishkek head and announcing a new...
1stdibs.Com Inc (DIBS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
1stdibs.Com reported its first quarter of adjusted EBITDA profitability, posting $1.3 million at a 6% margin in Q4 2025. Gross merchandise value slipped 5% to $90.2 million, while net revenue edged up 1% to $23 million and the take rate rose 140 basis points....
Cryo-Cell International Inc (CCEL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
AVITA Medical reported Q4 2025 revenue of $17.6 million and full‑year revenue of $71.6 million, marking 11% growth year‑over‑year. Gross margin slipped to 82.1% for the year, driven by inventory reserves and a higher mix of CoHiliX and PermeDerm. Operating...
Carter's Inc (CRI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Carter's Inc. reported flat Q3 net sales of $758 million but saw adjusted operating income plunge to $39 million as tariffs pushed effective duty rates into the high‑30% range, adding $200‑250 million of pre‑mitigation costs. The company announced a strategic rightsizing plan that...
Fulgent Genetics Inc (FLGT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Fulgent Genetics reported Q4 2025 revenue of $84.1 million, a sequential increase and strong year‑over‑year growth across its Precision Diagnostics and Biopharma segments. Non‑GAAP gross margin improved to 44.3% while operating expenses fell, delivering a $0.7 million adjusted EBITDA and a $4.5 million...
Delek US Holdings Inc (DK) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Delek US Holdings reported adjusted Q3 EPS of $1.52 and adjusted EBITDA of $319 million, excluding Small Refinery Exemption (SRE) impacts. Management highlighted a $60 million contribution from its Enterprise Optimization Plan (EOP) and raised the annual EOP run‑rate target to at...
Delek Logistics Partners LP (DKL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
MPLX reported Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 billion, a 2% year‑over‑year increase, and a full‑year adjusted EBITDA exceeding $7 billion, reflecting a 6.7% three‑year CAGR. The company raised its quarterly distribution by 12.5%, returning $4.4 billion to unitholders in 2025. A $2.4 billion...
Treace Medical Concepts Inc (TMCI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Treace Medical Concepts reported third‑quarter 2025 revenue of $50.2 million, an 11% year‑over‑year increase, while adjusted EBITDA loss narrowed 49% to $2.6 million. The mix shifted toward lower‑ASP bunion correction systems, pulling gross margin down to 79.1% from 80.1% a year earlier....
Northwest Natural Holding Co (NWN) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Northwest Natural Holding Co. reported fourth‑quarter 2024 adjusted earnings of $2.33 per share, slightly below the prior year due to regulatory lag, and set 2025 adjusted EPS guidance at $2.75‑$2.95. The company completed its largest Oregon gas utility rate case,...
Brown Advisory Introduces Value Select Strategies - #Wealth #AssetManagement #AssetFinance
Brown Advisory announced the launch of two global equity value strategies—Global Value Select and International Value Select—aimed at identifying companies trading below intrinsic value. The International strategy mirrors the global approach but excludes U.S. equities. A European‑domiciled UCITS fund will...
LiqTech International Inc (LIQT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
LiqTech International reported Q4 2025 revenue of $16.5 million, a 13% increase year‑over‑year, driven by a 49% jump in systems and aftermarket sales to $8.2 million. The company posted a gross margin of 7.6% and narrowed its adjusted EBITDA loss to $5 million....
Gogo Inc (GOGO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Gogoro Inc. reported a record adjusted EBITDA of $59.9 million for 2025, driven by sharp margin expansion and a three‑fold rise in operating cash flow. Revenue fell 9.4% to $281.5 million as hardware sales softened, while battery‑swapping revenue grew 8.1% to $149 million...
From Tariffs to Trade Flows: Diversion Effects and China’s Exports to the EU
U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports have coincided with a near‑10% year‑on‑year rise in China’s exports to the EU during 2025, but the surge began before the tariff hike and has not accelerated since. A difference‑in‑differences analysis of over 3,000 product...
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (AMR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Alpha Metallurgical Resources reported Q4 2025 adjusted EBITDA of $28.5 million, a 32% decline from the prior quarter, driven by lower tonnage and reduced coal inventory values. Total shipments fell to 3.8 million tons, while metallurgical coal realizations modestly improved to a...
Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc (SHO) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO) reaffirmed its full‑year earnings outlook despite a choppy operating environment and a government shutdown. Third‑quarter RevPAR rose 2% year‑over‑year, led by strong performance in San Francisco and Miami Beach, while adjusted EBITDAre reached $50 million and adjusted...
Product-Level Demand Separates Winning Industrial Deals
The real opportunity right now? Understanding product-level demand. Not all industrial is equal in 2026. If you’re evaluating an industrial deal in California and want a disciplined underwriting perspective, DM me “INDUSTRIAL.” #CaliforniaCRE #IndustrialInvesting #WarehouseSpace #CREStrategy #CommercialInvestor
US Natgas Deficit Shrinks, Prices Near Seasonal Average
U.S natural gas comparative rose 70 bcf to a deficit of 24 bcf week ending February 20 Henry Hub spot price decreased $0.19 from $3.27 to $3.08 Price is reverting to ~$3.07 May - October average after the polar vortex shock #energy #NaturalGas...
Taxpayer Got No Relief From Court After CRA Penalties on Late Filing of Foreign Holdings
A British Columbia taxpayer who filed Form T1135 late for 2021 and 2022 was hit with CRA penalties and interest, then sought judicial relief. The Federal Court examined the taxpayer’s claims of technical difficulties and financial hardship but found the...
‘Stupid’ Albanese Negative Gearing Plan Will Hurt Renters, First-Home Buyers
The Albanese government has asked Treasury to examine limiting negative gearing deductions to a maximum of two investment properties. Data from the ATO shows fewer than 100,000 Australians currently own three or more negatively geared homes, but the figure has...
Autodesk Tops Earnings Estimates as Billings Surge 33%
Autodesk reported fiscal 2026 Q4 earnings that topped estimates, posting adjusted earnings per share of $2.85 and revenue of $1.957 billion, both above analyst forecasts. Billings surged 33% year‑over‑year to $2.804 billion, driven by strong performance across its Design, Make and other...
Camber Property Group Sells Rent-Stabilized Portfolio For $80M
Camber Property Group sold a rent‑stabilized Brooklyn portfolio for $79.9 million, nearly matching its 2020 purchase price of $81.5 million. The eight pre‑war buildings comprise 387 units and benefit from a Section 610 rent‑subsidy amendment and a 40‑year Article XI tax abatement. The deal...
Automated Futures Strategy Nets $211 on Day One
Day 1 of running my automated futures trading strategy on MNQ. 3 contracts executed. 1 scalp taken. All trades followed predefined entry and risk management rules. Session result: $211. No hesitation. No moving stops. No discretionary overrides. This is the same futures trading strategy converted into a rule...
Grid Constraints Will Limit Electrification Before Copper Supply
Your "copper cliff" assumes demand is unlimited @simonnextclick It isn’t Grid bottlenecks, permitting delays, power shortages & capital constraints will cap electrification long before geology does #Copper #EnergyTransition #Grid #Electrification #Commodities @ctindale @wbaltzley02
Talonvest Structures Permanent Loans for Self-Storage Trio
Talonvest Capital arranged $42.6 million of permanent financing for three Class A self‑storage properties owned by The William Warren Group. The largest loan, $25 million, funds a 1,261‑unit facility in Hawthorne, California, with a five‑year interest‑only structure. Two additional loans of $9 million and...
Nvidia Not Top Trade; Here Are Better Alternatives
There Are Better Things To Trade Than Nvidia also my short price targets on $NVDA https://t.co/LGkqEyi3XF
From Lender to Fintech: Tapping $13T Mortgage Market
Big quarter for figure: - 50% marketplace → they've become a fintech platform, not a lender - 19% first lien → they've entered a market 32x larger than their original one (HELOCs are $400 billion Market. 1st lien mortgages are $13...
Netflix's Bold Exit Strengthens Long-Term Value
Kudos to management for being willing to walk away. There will be plenty of opportunities over time to keep improving the customer value proposition and the long-term value of the business. This was the right decision by Netflix.
Netflix Finishes Second, Poised to Win the War
Congratulations to the team at Netflix for coming in second. If the history of bidding wars holds, they will end up as the real winner.
Rental Market Mirrors Resale: Lower Rents, Slower Turnover
I spoke at a property management event today, and the general consensus is the rental market is somewhat like the resale market. Slightly lower rents, it’s taking longer to market properties, the good stuff goes quickly, and overpriced listings sit.