News•Feb 26, 2026
BlackRock Appoints Citi to Provide Select ETF Middle Office Services on Aladdin
BlackRock has appointed Citi Investor Services to handle select middle‑office functions for roughly $4 trillion of U.S.-domiciled iShares ETFs on its Aladdin platform. The expanded role builds on a 2021 custodial mandate and aims to streamline the ETF order lifecycle, offering greater transparency into basket composition, order status, and settlement. Citi’s technology upgrades are central to the partnership, while BlackRock emphasizes operational rigor and resilience. Both firms see the collaboration as a step toward more integrated, efficient ETF servicing.
By ETF Express
News•Feb 26, 2026
What’s Next For Nexstar? More Growth For The CW, NewsNation
Nexstar Media Group posted its fourth‑quarter 2025 results, beating Wall Street revenue forecasts while slipping into a net loss. Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow fell sharply compared with the prior year. CEO Perry Sook highlighted the company’s aggressive...
By Radio & TV Business Report (RBR+TVBR)
Blog•Feb 26, 2026
Full Review Must Return Air New Zealand to Profitability
Air New Zealand announced a comprehensive strategy review aimed at restoring profitability after posting a $40 million net loss for the first half of FY26. The carrier is grappling with recurring engine reliability problems that have grounded aircraft, while domestic demand...
By AirInsight
Social•Feb 26, 2026
CRM May Echo WDAY; Memory Stocks Stay Resilient
CAN $CRM FOLLOW $WDAY? AND WHY MEMORY WON’T BREAK $WDAY delivered a textbook Red Dog Reversal-style move, reclaiming key levels and turning into a strong tactical trade. Now the focus shifts to whether $CRM can follow with a similar move if...
By Scott Redler
News•Feb 26, 2026
Panama Growth Hinges on Cobre Panama Restart: Report
Panama’s economy expanded 4% in 2025, driven mainly by services, while manufacturing lagged at 0.46%. Business group SIP says reopening First Quantum’s Cobre Panama copper mine could lift GDP growth to 6% by 2027, versus a 3.7% slowdown if the mine...
By MINING.com
News•Feb 26, 2026
3 Top Technology Mutual Funds to Boost Long-Term Portfolio Growth
Technology mutual funds are delivering strong long‑term growth, with Zacks ranking three top performers. Fidelity Advisor Semiconductors Fund posted a 50.8% three‑year return and holds 24.8% of assets in NVIDIA. Columbia Seligman Technology & Information Fund returned 34.9% with a...
By Nasdaq — Investing
News•Feb 26, 2026
3 Hotel Stocks to Watch for Now as Industry Headwinds Persist
U.S. hotel and motel sector faces persistent cost and demand headwinds, squeezing margins as labor, utilities and maintenance expenses rise. Despite weak performance—industry rank #179 and under‑performance versus the S&P 500—analysts see modest recovery beginning in 2026 with RevPAR and ADR...
By Nasdaq — Investing
News•Feb 26, 2026
Nigerian Government Accused of Electoral Act Loophole
President Bola Tinubu signed an amendment to Nigeria's Electoral Act that mandates electronic transmission of results but retains a manual fallback if technical issues arise. The law also omits a real‑time publishing requirement, prompting opposition parties and civil society to...
By African Business
News•Feb 26, 2026
Capital Plan Tests Nerves in Brasília
The Federal District government has introduced a bill to inject up to BRL 6 billion into BRB Banco de Brasília following the Master Bank fraud, allowing borrowing from the Credit Guarantee Fund or other lenders. The proposal also reduces the number of...
By bne IntelliNews
News•Feb 26, 2026
Loan Note: The Rise of the Zombie Funds; Record Year for Emerging Market Private Credit
The loan‑note briefing highlights a surge in so‑called “zombie” funds that continue to chase low‑yield opportunities despite deteriorating market conditions. At the same time, emerging‑market private credit achieved a record deployment year, reflecting strong investor demand for higher returns. Arctos’s...
By Private Debt Investor
News•Feb 26, 2026
Iran-US Nuclear Talks in Geneva Pause for Break as IAEA Chief Joins Consultations
Iranian and American negotiators held the third round of nuclear talks in Geneva on February 26, briefly pausing before resuming later that day. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Busaidi, who is mediating the talks, described the atmosphere as "creative and positive." The International...
By bne IntelliNews
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Soybeans Overextended; Funds Defend Upper Keltner Band
And for what it's worth, I even think the #soybeans are over extended here. Funds defended right at the upper keltner band yesterday, but wouldn't take much of a break to get below it leading to a possible break....
By Jason Britt
News•Feb 26, 2026
PKF Francis Clark Expands Office Space at RO Real Estate’s Bristol Development
PKF Francis Clark is moving into 12,960 sq ft of office space on the second and third floors of RO Real Estate’s 90 Victoria Street development in Bristol, vacating its ground‑floor suite by end‑March. RO Real Estate will refurbish the ground floor...
By Property Week
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Doomer Hype Fuels Clicks, Not Market Moves
Agree, Citrini got a massive debate going and increased subs, but. $IGV, $QQQ up big in past two days. And ETF flows are pouring into US equity ETFs (as usual). It only reinforces my view that doomerism is what sells...
By Eric Balchunas
News•Feb 26, 2026
MOSCOW BLOG: Russia as a Supermarket Dressed up as a Country
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov announced a sweeping fiscal overhaul, lowering the oil‑price budget rule threshold by $1 each year for five years to shift revenue reliance from oil and gas to domestic consumption. The move follows a sharp drop...
By bne IntelliNews
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Stay Invested, Avoid Panic for Stock Success
Peter Lynch: “The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them.” Takeaway: Staying invested beats reacting emotionally. Most investors don’t fail because they’re wrong — they fail because they panic. 📉
By Mike the Value Investor
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Growth Stocks Show Early Signs of Resurgence
Since the beginning of the year, value-related stocks and the broader market (as seen by the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the NYSE Composite, the equal-weight S&P 500 ETF (RSP), Energy (XLE), and other defensive sectors) have performed better than growth...
By Joseph Fahmy
News•Feb 26, 2026
More than 1,000 UK Councillors Sign Palestine Pledge as Local Polls Loom
More than 1,100 English councillors have signed the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s “Councillor Pledge for Palestine,” urging councils to adopt BDS‑aligned policies ahead of the May 2026 local elections. The signatories are led by the Green Party (387), Labour (375) and...
By Al Jazeera – All News (includes Economy)
News•Feb 26, 2026
What Comes After Easy Yield in Equity Markets
Harvest Portfolios launched two premium‑yield ETFs—HPYB, anchored on Canadian banks, and HPYE, a globally diversified large‑cap fund—that combine core equity positions with active covered‑call and put‑selling overlays and moderate leverage. Both aim to generate high, tax‑efficient income through semi‑monthly distributions...
By Wealth Professional Canada – ETFs
News•Feb 26, 2026
6 Ways Family Offices Can Keep Cybercriminals at Bay
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting high‑net‑worth individuals, exploiting the wealth of personal and financial data stored online. The FBI reports $16.6 billion lost to internet‑enabled crimes in 2024, highlighting the scale of the threat. Family offices, positioned as trusted advisors, can extend...
By Financial Planning (Arizent)
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Snowflake Posts 30% Revenue Surge, Record Bookings
Snowflake prints 30% revenue growth and record bookings momentum $SNOW delivered Q4 revenue of $1.28B (+30% YoY) with product revenue at $1.23B (+30%) and EPS of $0.32, beating estimates by 23%. Growth is re-accelerating at scale. RPO climbed to $9.77B (+42%), billings...
By Sergey CYW
Blog•Feb 26, 2026
Options Policework
A Moontower Discord user reported a sharp price shock in the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF on Jan 2, which led to a rapid loss in their options position. The trader suspects the loss was driven by gamma exposure as the...
By Moontower
News•Feb 26, 2026
Fitch's Draft Climate Screening Tool Gets a Cautious Nod From MMA
Fitch Ratings released an exposure draft for a climate‑vulnerability screening tool (climate.VS) aimed at U.S. public finance issuers. The 0‑100 score, derived from physical and transition risk analyses, flags issuers scoring 50 or above for deeper credit evaluation. Municipal Market...
By The Bond Buyer (municipal finance)
News•Feb 26, 2026
Hong Kong Open to Backing Universities Issuing Bonds to Fund Megaproject Campuses
Hong Kong's finance chief Paul Chan signaled openness to allowing local universities to issue tertiary education bonds to fund the Northern Metropolis University Town project. The plan expands the campus area to 100 hectares and includes a third medical school,...
By South China Morning Post — Economy
News•Feb 26, 2026
Invesco Launches a CIT With Private Real Estate Exposure
Invesco has launched the Invesco Core Plus Real Estate Trust, a collective investment trust (CIT) that blends core‑plus private real estate managed by Invesco Real Estate with passive U.S. REIT holdings, offering daily liquidity for defined contribution (DC) plans. The...
By WealthManagement.com – ETFs
Social•Feb 26, 2026
US Oversupply Drives Down Energy Prices, Peaks Likely 2026
Peak Gas, Crude Risks Elevated in 2026; Energy Price Trend Down - Absent a supply shock from potential hostilities with Iran, crude oil may be more likely to peak in 1Q on the back of natural gas. Predominant downward price...
By Mike McGlone
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Houston Leads Top Five Markets for New MOB Construction
🏥 Top Markets for New MOB Construction 1⃣ Houston 2⃣ Memphis 3⃣ Kansas City 4⃣ Los Angeles 5⃣ El Paso & Washington DC https://t.co/WGeA6KolkA
By Coy Davidson
Social•Feb 26, 2026
LLMs Fail 85% of Investment Tasks, Math Weakness Evident
LLM-driven AI tools are much better with words than with math... at what point is the time to back-check the output calculations more time-consuming than just using established software providers for key investment research and financial planning functions? "Mass market AI...
By Michael Kitces
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Indonesia Likely to Miss US Farm Import Commitments
"Indonesia may struggle to deliver on new US farm import promises, traders say" 😲 https://t.co/EJEVp0S8sc
By Scott Lincicome
Social•Feb 26, 2026
USDA Confirms 178k‑ton
USDA confirms the sale of 178,000 tons of U.S. corn for delivery to Japan. 154kt is for 2026/27 and 24kt is for 2027/28.
By Karen Braun
Social•Feb 26, 2026
NYC Homeowners Face Nearly 10% Property Tax Rise
NYC Home Owners do you think this is FREE? Property Taxes going up nearly 10%
By Michael Zuber
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Inflation Halved Dollar Value—Invest in Real Assets
Your dollar lost 53% of its purchasing power over the past 30 years. That’s not an anomaly. That’s the system. Inflation isn’t just a number - it’s a silent thief. Invest in real assets, or watch your money evaporate. https://t.co/vTylWHpPhj
By Peter Mallouk
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Indra Shows Capital Surge in Small EU Defence Sector
Indra Sistemas still one of the better examples of a lot capital flowing into a relatively small market-cap sized EU defence theme
By Claus Vistesen
Social•Feb 26, 2026
CRM Faces Margin Pressure From Compensation, M&A Costs
$CRM Look at the headwinds of stock based compensation, merger & acquisition costs. Then look at margin projections and scale problems. @dougkass @SeabreezeLP @jimcramer @SquawkCNBC @andrewrsorkin @BeckyQuick @gnoble79 @KeithMcCullough @HedgeyeDJ @tomkeene @lisaabramowicz1 @business @CNBCFastMoney @HalftimeReport @carlquintanilla @ScottWapnerCNBC @SaraEisen @SullyCNBC...
By Doug Kass
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Chart Patterns With Over 80% Accuracy Revealed
📈Chart Patterns Ranked by Accuracy % Which patterns work 80% of the time? This is a GOOD one 👇 Make sure you follow/subscribe to @proptraderedge for more great tips like this
By Kathy Lien
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Few Use Fibonacci Extensions on Nvidia Across Crises
How many people are calculating Fibonacci extensions for Nvidia going back to the Dot Com Bubble and Great Financial Crisis? "Not enough", says @sstrazza LIVE on The Morning Show @StockMktTV Come hang out and let us know what you think...
By J.C. Parets, CMT
Social•Feb 26, 2026
US Export Sales Slump, Wheat Outsells Expectations
🇺🇸U.S. export sales were pretty dismal across the board last week. 107kt new crop wheat was sold in the week, which was more than expected. https://t.co/Jk2c7Ibkg5
By Karen Braun
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Nasdaq Bends Index Rules to Lure SpaceX IPOs
Nasdaq is contorting its own index rules to court the IPOs of SpaceX et al, and @thekrazykobra brings the 🔥 https://t.co/ExpsatLZ6h https://t.co/VjWaHmMJYd
By Robin Wigglesworth
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Crude Oil Slipped Into the Cave Overnight.
Crude DID end up trading partially into the cave last night....but of course, not when we were looking for this yesterday... https://t.co/BuN0hJWHds
By Linda Raschke
Social•Feb 26, 2026
IBM Rebounds Above August Low, Showcasing Coil Breakout
IBM had close back above the low close in August. As an aside, the most notable thing about this line chart is the excellent example of the move out of the coil at the top or "sideways line". No...
By Linda Raschke
Social•Feb 26, 2026
2s10s Yield Curve Turns From Bull Steepener to Bear Flattener
anyone care that the 2s10s yield curve went from a bull steepener to a bear flattener this month?
By J.C. Parets, CMT
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Dollar Remains Dominant; No Viable Reserve Alternatives Yet
My @BrookingsInst blog on whether US reserve currency status is eroding. There’s no sign the fall in the Dollar is accompanied by foreign reserve managers bailing on the greenback. There simply aren’t any viable alternatives, including the Euro… https://t.co/U189pIWHJ4
By Robin Brooks
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Beans Rally Post‑pullback, Breakout Confirms Uptrend
Beans still trucking after nominal pullback below 5 SMA. Yesterday was also an upside BO out of a "3-bar triangle". https://t.co/2ZNJQ8FBFP
By Linda Raschke
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Brazil's Trade Surplus Ignored, Real Remains Undervalued
No other EM has transformed itself in the past decade quite like Brazil, which has shifted its trade balance into a structural surplus. This shift has gotten no recognition in markets whatsoever. The Real remains deeply discounted compared to pre-COVID... https://t.co/1DJ37H8dXi...
By Robin Brooks
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Stock Plunge Erases 90% Market Value Amid Trump Crypto Flop
“.. a stock selloff that has wiped out almost 90% of the firm’s market value since the September high as the broader Trump digital-asset trade misfires.” @business https://t.co/abCpOHoz5E https://t.co/8xBLvDYzwC
By Carl Quintanilla
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery Investor Call Launches with Top Executives
$WBD investor call is about to begin. David Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels and JB Perrette are on the call
By Brian Steinberg
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Dollar Hits Post‑Election Low, Signals Ongoing Debasement
The Dollar yesterday made a new post-election low against EM (black line). Except for the tariff turmoil in Apr. '25, USD has been falling in a straight line against EM currencies. This is the best leading indicator for Dollar direction....
By Robin Brooks
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Extreme Sentiment Spread Widening in S&P 500
New free article: Extreme Sentiment Spread is Widening $SPX #markets Link in reply below. 👇 https://t.co/V3H7WgpK62
By Mike Harris
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Turkey's January Trade Deficit Hits Near‑worst, Lira Tumbles
Turkey's trade deficit for January - out today - shows further deterioration. Chart below shows the trade deficit every January from 2000 - 2026. The 2026 number is the worst deficit except for 3 prior years (2018, 2022, 2023). This...
By Robin Brooks
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Brazil Real Rebounds to 4.50 as Dollar Weakens
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Brazil's Real went from $/BRL 6.00 to 4.50 in a few months as rising commodity prices lifted the terms of trade. Now the Real is gaining along with most other EMs as Dollar...
By Robin Brooks