
Raymond James CEO Paul Shoukry announced the firm has no mandatory cross‑selling requirements for its roughly 9,000 advisors. Advisors can collaborate with other business units but face no product‑sale quotas tied to compensation. The firm also offers a “financial‑advisor bill of rights,” allowing departing advisors to take their client lists without legal hurdles. Shoukry said this freedom makes Raymond James attractive compared with banks that pressure advisors to sell loans and deposits.

The Australian Government’s 2025 edition of Australia’s Identified Mineral Resources (AIMR) highlights a surge in critical mineral reserves and production, reinforcing the nation’s role as a reliable supplier for high‑tech manufacturing, defence and clean‑energy sectors. Eleven critical minerals, including fluorine,...

Brazilian financial giant Bradesco announced it will consolidate all of its healthcare holdings into a single, publicly listed division. The restructuring creates a dedicated health platform that will house hospitals, insurance operations, and ancillary services under one corporate umbrella. Investors...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average remains a 30‑stock, price‑weighted index that dates back to its 1896 origins and now spans eight major U.S. sectors. Its narrow composition makes it simple to track, but the price‑weighting gives disproportionate influence to high‑priced...

Oil prices continued to rise as the United States and Israel escalated military actions against Iran, prompting Tehran to threaten to close the Strait of Hormuz and launch drone attacks on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh. Brent crude climbed above...

Oil prices jumped nearly 10 % after Iran’s retaliatory strikes, prompting JPMorgan to warn that Brent could reach $120 per barrel if Strait of Hormuz disruptions persist. Pakistan, which imports 85 % of its crude, faces a current‑account deficit increase of $1.5‑$2 billion...

Global equities fell on March 2 as escalating Middle East tensions pushed oil prices higher, reviving inflation concerns. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index dropped up to 2%, with South Korea’s Kospi sliding more than 4% after a long‑weekend session. U.S. S&P 500...
Hypercharge Networks Corp. posted third‑quarter fiscal 2026 results featuring record service and subscription revenue, a 34% gross margin and a 59% reduction in net loss. Revenue for the nine‑month period rose 33% year‑to‑date to C$9.7 million, driven by higher‑margin Level 2 installations. The...
Venture Global, one of the United States' leading LNG exporters, has signed a five‑year supply agreement with global commodity trader Trafigura, effective from this year. The contract locks in a steady volume of U.S. liquefied natural gas for Trafigura’s worldwide...
These types of comments always amuse me... "...trend following strategies typically have long flat or negative periods that test discipline. Past profitability doesn't protect you from a multi-year drawdown." So let's consider Buy & Hold or indexing between 1968 - 1982 where...

Revenue protection guarantees are rising for soybeans and slipping for corn as the 2026 spring price outlook solidifies. Soybean prices hit $11.09 per bushel, roughly five percent above last year, while corn settled at $4.62, just eight cents lower. Higher...
Israel announced a precautionary shutdown of production at its major offshore gas fields, including Tamar and Leviathan, as hostilities with Iran intensify. The move follows a wave of attacks on energy infrastructure across the Middle East Gulf region. Officials say...

Insider Monkey’s quarterly analysis of over 1,000 billionaire and hedge‑fund managers reveals the ten most‑owned stocks as of December 31 2025, with Apple (AAPL) ranking tenth. The consensus top‑five hedge‑fund picks generated an 886% total return from 2014‑2025, dwarfing the S&P 500’s 344%...
RSPG, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF, offers investors exposure to 22 U.S. energy companies positioned to benefit from rising oil prices amid the Iran conflict. Its equal‑weight methodology normalizes valuation outliers and reduces concentration risk, eliminating the...
US‑Israeli attacks on Iran have halted vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening paraxylene (PX) shipments from Saudi Arabia's Jubail port to the US Gulf Coast. While 56% of US PX imports come from Saudi Arabia, roughly half load...

Brazil is accelerating toward becoming the world’s fourth‑largest oil producer, buoyed by its 2025 entry into OPEC+ and a massive offshore pre‑salt development program. The pre‑salt basins, which contain 81% of the nation’s proven reserves, are driving a 14.6% jump...

The University of Missouri’s Food and Ag Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) projects that expanding year‑round E15 gasoline could lift corn demand, nudging corn prices up 2 to 7 cents per bushel, while pushing soybean prices down 9 to 22 cents...
Oil, LNG Prices Spike as Iran Conflict Continues Ron Bousso, senior columnist for Thomson Reuters, discusses oil, LNG markets and the likelihood that Middle Eastern tensions will keep prices high. #IranWar #IranIsraelWar https://youtu.be/TyuJU-0pvIo
iHeartMedia reported a modest revenue increase in Q4 2025, but its adjusted EBITDA fell in the middle of the company’s own guidance range, and the firm recorded a net loss. Chairman and CEO Bob Pittman said the results were satisfactory,...

Missouri farmer Brian Willott warns that Brazil’s expanding double‑cropping of corn and soy is intensifying global competition for U.S. grain. He argues that U.S. corn’s quality edge must be leveraged to secure premium prices and new export markets. Willott also...
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets held firm for the week ending Feb. 21, with yearling prices climbing about $10 per hundredweight and calf values showing mixed movement. Improved short‑term feedlot margins bolstered the yearling segment, while unusually cold Alberta weather...

Municipal bonds outperformed a broad U.S. Treasury sell‑off on Monday as geopolitical tension over the U.S.–Iran conflict heightened oil prices above $70 a barrel. The two‑year muni‑UST ratio sat near 58‑61%, while Treasury yields rose 7‑11 basis points across the...
The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) remains a "Hold" as most of its downside appears priced in, though a further 10% drop to $27‑$28 could test long‑term support. Valuation is reasonable with a 6.75% yield, but a P/E above...
Re‑export demand for diammonium phosphate (DAP) at New Orleans lifted prices to $650 per short tonne, a 4% rise from the previous week. About 30,000 st were sold for re‑export, mainly to a Latin‑American distributor, while 170,000 t of DAP arrived at Nola...
Invesco Bloomberg Enhanced Fallen Angels ETF (IFLN) has been relaunched in an existing open‑end fund shell, effectively resetting its strategy to focus on "fallen angels"—high‑yield bonds that have slipped to BB or lower. The fund now holds roughly 81% BB‑rated...

A Rentals.ca study shows Canadian rental affordability improving since early 2023, yet most provinces remain unaffordable. Alberta is the sole province where average rent consumes 23.4% of median household income, comfortably below the 30% affordability threshold. Nova Scotia now has...

Middle‑East hostilities have forced Qatar to shut its flagship LNG export plant and Saudi Arabia to pause operations at its largest oil refinery, while tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly stopped. The disruptions arrive amid a global...

Last week we looked at names that might be added in this month's S&P 500 rebalance. The announcement will come after Friday's close. Here are some of the top eligible names and their projected weights as of last week and...

Homebuilders with the most—and least—FHA exposure 2% of Toll Brothers buyers use FHA financing 46% of LGI Homes buyers use FHA It makes sense… Toll Brothers average price is $1.19M LGI Homes average price is $364K ResiClub PRO report: https://t.co/vTkPhe0k9z
Mobile Infrastructure Corp (NASDAQ: BEEP) released its Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, highlighting a 10% year‑over‑year rise in contract parking volumes and a near‑60% jump in residential contracts. Revenue slipped to $35.1 million and net loss widened to $23.7 million, reflecting market‑specific...
In this environment, that'll do it $COHR - all a company needs to do is show a rev acceleratiion while the other tech companies are decelerating

Crude oil spiked, $VIX pushed > 20… and $SPX finished basically flat. What does a “gap-and-fade” day say about risk? Plus: credit spreads, oil overbought signals, $NVDA at the 200D, and #Bitcoin teasing 70K. https://t.co/OFf21HIk5V https://t.co/0TzcIDfamB
Harrow, Inc. reported a record fourth‑quarter revenue of $89.1 million, a 33% rise year‑over‑year, and full‑year 2025 revenue of $272.3 million, up 36% from 2024. The company posted GAAP net income of $6.6 million in Q4 but a net loss of $5.1 million for...
Is the market already done with the US-Iran war? Wall Street erased early losses while gold and crude oil recoiled from panic highs. Now what? #OilPrices #Crude #Iran #IranWar #stockmarkets #Dollar #Macro https://t.co/sUv93zfPtT

All 7 members of the Magnificent Seven are now down on the year and underperforming the S&P 500. Video: https://t.co/VjMx0vXyKp
ThredUp reported fourth‑quarter revenue of $79.7 million, an 18% year‑over‑year increase, and full‑year 2025 revenue of $310.8 million, up 20% YoY. Active buyers rose to a record 1.65 million, a 30% jump, while the loss from continuing operations narrowed to $5.6 million in Q4...
Kharg Island is a 'choke point' for Iran's oil exports, says VanEck Funds CEO https://t.co/rI4JYhLG71

"Sell the News" even works for tanker stocks when the most important waterway for oil is practically (if not actually) closed. https://t.co/1Blk1tLMqJ
#AIM All Share Doji Candle and Sideways 4 weeks. Support 796, 775, 746. Resistance 837. RSI 61.5 not high. 13/21 day EMAs Bullish but Lines tight. Top Bollinger Band 822. Midpoint Line 814. Bottom Band 807.
#FTSE100 Down Candle off ATH. Support 10554, 10232, 10000. RSI 80 still crazy Overbought. Top Bollinger Band 10928. Midpoint Line 10722. Bottom Band 10522.
The fancy-schmancy townhouse where the 1st Mrs. #Trump lived goes for a deeply discounted $14M. Original ask was $26.5M. Has no full-on kitchen. 'My mom absolutely loved that house' #Ivana #NYC #realestate #mortgage #UES https://t.co/49RjM6YgHM via @WSJ
#DAX Gap down and Long Tails Doji but still in bigger Sideways Range. Support 24272, 23924, 23433, 23277. RSI 47.5 bit off Neutral. 13/21 day EMAs Bullish. Closed outside Bottom Bollinger Band 24716. Midpoint Line 25095. Top Band 25478.

$SPX keeps defending its 100 day MA on a closing basis, though I think it's likely to close below it by the end of the week. When it closes below the 100 DMA the next downside target will be the...
European gas just posted its biggest one-day jump since the Ukraine invasion. Up ~50% as Hormuz security stalls LNG shipping. Energy shocks don’t disappear — they compound. Just when inflation felt contained, volatility returns. Cost-of-living isn’t gone. It was dormant. #NaturalGas #TTF #Hormuz #EnergyCrisis...
No one knows what is next for the market. Having a bias and predicting only keep your eyes from seeing price and market participants actions. Follow price. Ignore the noise. Trade your plan and Use your...
US Senator Steve Daines on Montana palladium mine, in the wake of US tariffs on Russian supplies of the metal used to make semiconductors and other materials:

Not much on the market. Slightly below one year ago now in the Sacramento region. And in case you wondered, at this time in 2008, there were over 10,000 MORE active listings than today. https://t.co/R9TLciGJi0

Homebuilders taken down, but REITs up US stocks +0.1% ex-US -1.7% $IBIT and $USO up big with the worst day for bonds in 3 months. $AGG https://t.co/Q5GdXN7VqF

Berkshire flew under the radar with a 4.9% plunge following Saturday earnings @finviz_com $NVDA $MSFT up https://t.co/cmpuoSoxNM

$USO 3rd-best day since March 2022... multi-year high close... remember when everyone hated this ETF? More from me on @stockcharts: https://t.co/2c4CuouCWe https://t.co/r8CEDMAgDm