Natural Gas Spot Prices, Feb. 24, 2026
The Energy Information Administration released the February 24, 2026 natural‑gas spot price report, detailing volume‑weighted average prices for next‑day flow and weekend delivery. The data include both wellhead and delivered price composites, along with the day’s trading range, total gas volume, and deal volume. Prices showed modest movement amid steady demand, while trading activity reflected typical seasonal patterns. The report serves as a benchmark for traders, utilities, and industrial consumers evaluating short‑term market conditions.
Natural Gas Futures, Feb. 24, 2026
Natural gas futures settled at $2.85 per MMBtu on Feb. 24, 2026, marking a 3% weekly gain. The rally was fueled by colder-than-expected temperature forecasts across the U.S. Midwest and a continuation of OPEC+ production cuts extending into 2027. Liquefied natural...
Games and Graphics Boost Client Engagement, Understanding
Financial advisors often struggle to convey intricate retirement rules. A recent working paper compared infographic‑style visual explanations with a gamified, scenario‑based tool, finding both improve client understanding, with infographics excelling at technical knowledge and games driving behavioral awareness. Participants receiving...
BoT Upgrades Thai GDP Forecast After Robust Q4
The Bank of Thailand raised its 2026 GDP growth projection to 1.9%, up from 1.5%, after a stronger‑than‑expected fourth‑quarter performance. Governor Vitai Ratanakorn stressed that tighter coordination between fiscal stimulus and monetary easing is essential to move the economy toward...
What AI Stock Selloffs May Be Getting Wrong in Wealth Management
Wealth‑management firms such as Ameriprise, LPL, Raymond James, Charles Schwab and Stifel posted record client‑asset levels while boosting net revenue 17% and pretax earnings 21% in 2025, according to Fitch. Despite recent AI‑related sell‑offs and broader macro volatility, the sector’s fundamentals remain...
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ANALYSIS: Trump Tariff Snotklap Is a Jolt of Note for SA’s Economy
The US Supreme Court rebuked President Trump’s broad tariff authority, prompting a 10% across‑the‑board duty that replaces the 30% reciprocal tariff South Africa faced. The reduction levels the playing field for SA exporters, while gold surged to a three‑week high...
PFFD: Lagging Competitors In A Lagging ETF Category
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) continues to lose asset value and shrink its distribution payouts, despite offering one of the lowest expense ratios in the preferred‑stock ETF space. The fund trails peers on total return, risk‑adjusted performance, and dividend...
PBOC Buying $100B Monthly to Curb Yuan Surge
The mandarins at the PBOC are in a difficult spot -- a faster pace of CNY appreciation against the dollar has convinced Chinese exporters to bring funds back home, and driven the need to buy $100b a month (give or...
USDA Seeks Input on Data Reporting as Farmer Trust Concerns Grow
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a 45‑day Request for Information to gather public input on improving its market data reporting. Farmers have voiced growing distrust, citing confusing acreage updates in the 2025 corn report and perceived gaps between supply...
MELI Smashes Q4 Forecast with 42% TPV Surge
MELI posting a very strong Q4 2025: • Revenue $8.8B vs Est. $8.5B • TPV: $83.7B (+42% YoY) • GMV: $19.9B (+37% YoY) • Credit portfolio $12.5B
TEM Q4 Beats Revenue, Diagnostics Surge 122% YoY
TEM Q4 2025: • Revenue $367M vs Est. $363M • EPS ($0.04) vs Est. ($0.05) • Diagnostics Revenue: $267M (+122% YoY) FY26 Guidance • Revenue $1.59B vs Est. $1.58B
Ask an Advisor: What Mistake Made You a Better Advisor?
The "Ask an Advisor" column gathers six seasoned financial planners who each recount a pivotal mistake that reshaped their practice—from undervaluing fees and missing non‑verbal client signals to dominating conversations, overpromising service, scrambling for quick answers, and trying to handle...
Panoro Energy ASA - Announcement of Fixed Income Investor Meetings
Panoro Energy ASA announced a series of fixed‑income investor meetings, appointing Arctic Securities and DNB Carnegie as joint bookrunners and SB1 Markets as co‑manager. The company is considering a $150 million tap issuance of its senior secured bond, pending market conditions...
High‑Momentum Tech Overvalued, Risky If Market Weakens
Tech momentum is stretched. If macro weakens or earnings disappoint, crowded high-momentum tech could unwind quickly. This chart shows the performance and valuation of a high-minus-low (H–L) momentum factor within Russell 1000 Tech. Top Panel: H–L Momentum = Long Q1 (top momentum...
Unlocking Value in Private Credit: Inside Loomis Sayles’ Integrated Approach
Loomis Sayles sees the expanding private‑credit market as a source of higher yields and structural protections for fixed‑income investors. To exploit this, the firm created a dedicated Private Credit Team that works alongside its public‑markets portfolio managers, credit researchers, and legal...
Axon Beats Q4 Forecast, Projects 27‑30% FY26 Growth
$AXON Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $2.15 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.55 better than the FactSet Consensus of $1.60; revenues rose 38.5% year/year to $796.72 mln vs the $755.56 mln FactSet Consensus. Co issues upside guidance for FY26, sees FY26...
Hycroft Mining Soars on Sprott Share Buy
Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott increased his stake in Hycroft Mining Holding by purchasing 150,000 shares at $42.05, bringing his ownership to roughly 44.5% of the company. The buy‑back sparked a more than 12% rally, pushing the stock to a one‑month...
HYI: Discount Widens But Still Looking For Better Entry Level
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund (HYI) converted from a term‑structured to a perpetual fund last year, prompting the discount to widen to roughly its historical average. The fund’s non‑leveraged, high‑yield strategy delivers a 10.23% distribution yield, but semi‑annual and...
Australia CPI Expected to Point to Sticky Inflation, Supporting Hawkish Stance
Australia’s January consumer price index is expected to rise 3.7% year‑over‑year, a slight dip from December’s 3.8%. The forecast includes a Trimmed Mean CPI of 3.3% YoY, unchanged from the prior month, highlighting persistent core inflation. The Reserve Bank of...
How the EU Could Unlock 22 Trillion Cubic Feet of Barents Gas
The European Union is reviewing its Arctic policy, and a tighter definition could unlock the Barents Sea’s estimated 22 trillion cubic feet of gas. Norway’s offshore fields could then supply 20‑30% of EU gas demand through 2050, offering a lower‑emission alternative...
Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Resilient. Putin Has Given Them No Other Choice.
The article argues that Ukrainian resilience is not a voluntary virtue but a forced response to Vladimir Putin’s relentless invasion, which seeks to erase Ukraine’s national identity. While global media celebrates the population’s courage, the resilience narrative can mask the urgent...
Stripe Is Considering Acquisition of All or Parts of PayPal, Bloomberg News Reports
Payments platform Stripe is reportedly exploring a purchase of PayPal or selected assets, according to Bloomberg. PayPal, valued at over $40 billion, saw its shares jump nearly 7% on the news, while Stripe itself carries a $159 billion valuation. The move comes...
What Options Data Tells Us to Expect From Snowflake Stock After February 25 Earnings
Snowflake (SNOW) shares are clawing back losses ahead of its Feb. 25 earnings, where analysts expect a 27% year‑over‑year revenue jump to $1.25 billion and a narrower loss of $0.65 per share. The stock remains more than 30% below its year‑to‑date high,...
Episode 2 of Multipliers – Cuby: Building More With Less (Plus Sourcing Construction Materials)
Cuby Technologies, led by COO Aleks Gampel, is tackling the chronic housing shortage by deploying Mobile Micro‑Factories (MMFs) that produce components on‑site, slashing construction time to about 60 days at roughly $103 per square foot. The startup also built a...
Earn More, But Spending Habits Still Limit Wealth
You can grind your way to more income. You can't grind your way past spending habits.
US Taxpayers to See a Nearly $2,300 Average Tax Cut in 2026 Under the Big Beautiful Bill
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted in July 2025, makes the individual‑tax provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent and adds new deductions for tipped and overtime income, an expanded child tax credit, and lasting...
Viator Amex Offer: Spend $200 & Get $25 Back (Can Use Twice)
American Express has launched a targeted Offer for Viator that awards a $25 statement credit when cardholders spend $200 or more in a single transaction. The credit can be applied up to two times, delivering a maximum of $50 back...
Pork in Cold Storage Rises Above Year Ago Levels
U.S. pork cold‑storage rose 1 % year‑over‑year to 410.404 million pounds in February, driven by gains in butts and bone‑in hams despite a dip in overall pork production. Beef inventories fell 4 % YoY, pulling total red‑meat stocks 2 % below last year’s level....
More Cheese, Less Butter in Cold Storage Last Month
The USDA reported that U.S. cold‑storage cheese inventories rose modestly in January, reaching 1.38 billion pounds, up from 1.37 billion pounds a year earlier. By contrast, butter stocks fell to 215.4 million pounds, down 45 million pounds from the same month last year but...
Watch Trump's 9 PM Speech Before Asia Trading
If you plan on trading Asia session tonight keep in mind the orange man speaks at 9pm
Earnings Options Trades With SpotGamma
SpotGamma outlines a systematic approach to trading earnings options, using implied‑move and volatility metrics. For CRM and NVDA, implied moves are 8% and 5% respectively, with CRM showing a high IV rank of +90 indicating expensive options. The platform projects...
Dollar Supported by a Weak Yen and Strength in US Consumer Confidence
The dollar index rose modestly as a two‑week low yen boosted USD/JPY and stronger US consumer confidence lifted the greenback. Dec S&P composite‑20 home‑price data also outperformed expectations, while a rally in the yuan limited gains. The euro slipped on...
AI‑Driven Revenue Drop Threatens Sovereign Bonds, Raises Capital Costs
This is an incredibly thought-provoking global macro piece from @infraa_. If the gov't revenue decline from AI disruption of white collar workers isn't counter-balanced by taxation from AI productivity, we could be tip-toeing into a potential Sovereign Bond Implosion....
Unexpected $LE Dip, but Solid IRR Outlook Before Q4 Earnings
Surprised to see $LE dip so much the past few days. No news afaict. I'm not allocating more here presently given current size, but seems a solid expected IRR special situation as we approach the 4Q earnings where presumably management...
S&P 500's Tight Range Signals Imminent Breakout
Over the past four months, the S&P 500 has traded in less than a 7% range. This is about as tight as things usually get, meaning a bigger move is likely over the coming months. Will it be up or down? https://t.co/vzY9JAuphI
WBD Board Says Para Offer May Prompt Superior Bid
Para offer —> $31/shr with $0.25 ticking fee…. WBD board says “Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a “Company Superior Proposal””
Hegseth Threatens to Label Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk
There's a word for this. Starts with an F. "Hegseth said he could label [Anthropic] a supply-chain risk, a move typically reserved for companies linked to adversaries, or invoke the Defense Production Act to force the company to work with the...
Semiconductors Reach New All‑Time High Vs. S&P500
Semiconductors hit new all-time highs again today. Not just on an absolute basis, but also relative to the S&P500. Here it is overlaid with Semiconductors on an equally-weighted basis for perspective. https://t.co/eujRGfCygY
Axon Beats Earnings, Raises FY26 Revenue Guidance
Axon beats by $0.55, beats on revs; guides FY26 revs above consensus; provides FY28 outlook $AXON
Billions in FX Options Expire Tomorrow Across Major Currencies
Notable FX option expirations tomorrow: 2.9 bln euros at $1.18 $2.85 bln at JPY156 A$2.8 bln at $0.7000 and A$2.5 bln at $0.7100 $470 mln at CAD1.37 GBP450 mln at $1.3550 $1 bln MXN17.29-MXN17.30 Listed on DTCC https://t.co/bSx6eAhEKQ
QQQ Likely Bottomed Feb, Bounce to 614 Ahead
$QQQ - The low for February is probably in though the low of the downtrend that started on January 28 probably isn't. I expect it to bounce to at least the 100 day MA at 614 before we get another...
Inside Bar Tomorrow Means a True Hotdog
PTLO: Now if tomorrow is an inside bar, we would have a TRUE hotdog...🤣 https://t.co/aEC55bhrxN
Tariffs Boost Steel Jobs, Undermine U.S. Manufacturing
"Trump’s Tariffs Are Adding Steel Mill Jobs, and Crushing American Factories" https://t.co/EdQKmnKPzv You guys will never believe this, but heavily taxing a vital manufacturing input isn't good for manufacturing. https://t.co/6IRvgAXzPH
Base Metals Bullish Signal Emerges Across Major Stocks
NEW POST: I Saw the Sign for Base Metals https://t.co/Ts6jMvV3dF $AA $COPX $BHP $XME $FCX
S&P 500 Holds Tight
SPX tight 3-month range of 4.3%.. and it's smack in the middle of it https://t.co/9KwEPpi3uu
EU Anticipates US Softening of Metals Tariffs Soon
EU sees the US easing impact of metals tariffs in the coming weeks https://t.co/qG2gkI6D64 via @AlbertoNardelli @europressos https://t.co/QmBgb5eFOv
Consumer Confidence Rises, Inflation Expectations Slip to 5.5%
GS: Consumer Confidence and Labor Differential Increase The survey’s measure of 12-month ahead inflation expectations edged down by 0.1pp to 5.5%. https://t.co/lrWMlf1pcR
Yoda Targets Transamerica Pyramid Amid German Investor Pressure
#Yoda to buy #TransamericaPyramid, #SanFran icon. as seller #Shvo faces mounting tension w/#German investors. #BVK #DeutscheFinance #realestate #CRE #BayArea #mortgage #foreclosure #MandarinOriental #Egypt https://t.co/7oosJbQTvE
IGV's Record Volumes Signal Market Capitulation
$IGV - On February 4 it had the biggest volume in history. The next day it had the 2nd biggest volume in history. Yesterday it had the 3rd biggest volume in history, and today it's having the 4th biggest volume...
Smaller Starter Homes Make Housing Affordable for Young Families
We need to build *smaller* housing Smaller is the primary attribute of "Starter Homes." It's smaller SO THAT that a younger family can afford it, earlier It's why @americanhousing is building rowhomes. They're the perfect prototype. And have been for centuries. In...