This Biotech ETF Is a Catalyst-Rich Story
Biotech stocks and ETFs rebounded strongly last year, and the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) is positioned to benefit from that momentum. SBIO tracks nearly 90 companies with drugs in Phase II or III trials, but it carries a modest YTD loss. Bank of America’s research highlights bullish fundamentals, citing strong M&A activity and an upcoming patent cliff that could drive deal flow in 2026. The fund’s valuation is attractive, with a P/E slightly below the S&P 500 and a 0.50% expense ratio.
Pa. Court Slams The Door On Noncompetes, Backs Breakaway Advisors
REIT Fears Could Give Way to Opportunity with This ETF
Commercial real‑estate REITs have recently slumped amid AI‑related worries, but the dip may create a buying window for investors. The NEOS Real Estate High Income ETF (IYRI) stands out with an almost 11% distribution rate and a 3.15% 30‑day SEC...
Megaport Sees Record Revenue in First Half FY26
Megaport reported a record first‑half FY26, with revenue rising 26 percent to $134.9 million and annual recurring revenue climbing 49 percent to $338 million. EBITDA increased 28 percent to $35.3 million, but post‑tax profit fell to a $19.1 million loss due to $15.8 million acquisition costs. The company...
Quantum eMotion to Transition Trading Operations to NYSE American Exchange
Quantum eMotion Corp. received approval to list its common shares on NYSE American under the ticker QNC, with trading slated to start around February 24, 2026. The move will see the company exit the OTCQB market while retaining listings on the TSX Venture...
Shares of Local Oil Explorers Surge on Supply Disruption Fears
Shares of Indian upstream explorers jumped as Brent crude breached $71 per barrel amid renewed US‑Iran tensions and temporary Strait of Hormuz closures. Oil India rose 5.2% and ONGC gained 3.6%, while downstream marketers HPCL and BPCL slipped nearly 5%...
IMF Warns Venezuela’s Economy and Humanitarian Situation Is ‘Quite Fragile’
The IMF warned that Venezuela’s economy and humanitarian situation remain “quite fragile,” citing triple‑digit inflation, a sharply depreciating currency and public debt at roughly 180 percent of GDP. The country has seen massive emigration, with about 8 million people leaving since 2014,...
How Do You Modernise Mango Farming?
India produces roughly 23 million tonnes of mangoes annually, yet climate‑driven season shifts and rising input costs are eroding yields. Researchers at ICAR have sequenced the mango genome, accelerating breeding of temperature‑resilient and pest‑tolerant varieties. Farmers like Upendra Singh and Neeti...
Texas Roadhouse Gets a Pass From Wall Street. What's Next Might Be Out of Its Control
Texas Roadhouse reported Q4 2025 revenue of $1.48 billion and EPS of $1.28, both missing Wall Street expectations. Comparable restaurant sales rose 4.2% for the quarter but accelerated to 8.2% in the first seven weeks of 2026, indicating resilient demand. The...
Japan Inflation Slows to 1.5% in January, Core Measures Ease. What Will the BoJ Think?
Japan’s consumer price index slowed sharply in January, with headline inflation dropping to 1.5% year‑over‑year, the lowest level since March 2022 and below expectations. Core inflation excluding fresh food eased to 2.0% YoY, while the core‑core measure fell to 2.6%,...
ICMA Responds to FCA Consultation on Improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime
ICMA responded to the FCA’s CP25/32 consultation on improving the UK transaction‑reporting regime, focusing on MiFIR cash‑bond reporting and the SFTR repo reporting framework. The feedback was produced by two dedicated ICMA working groups—a newly formed MiFIR Transaction Reporting Taskforce...
Anglogold Ashanti PLC (AU) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Centerra Gold reported nearly $100 million of free cash flow in the quarter, driven by strong production at Öksüt and elevated metal prices. Gold output reached almost 82,000 ounces and copper 13.4 million pounds, while all‑in sustaining costs rose to $1,652 per...
PPL Corp (PPL) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
PPL Corp reported fourth‑quarter 2025 earnings with ongoing EPS of $1.81 per share, a 7.1% year‑over‑year increase that hit the midpoint of its guidance. The utility raised its quarterly dividend to $0.285 and reaffirmed a 4‑6% dividend growth target while...
DNOW Inc (DNOW) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
DNOW completed its merger with MRC Global on November 6, creating a larger, diversified distributor platform. Full‑year 2025 revenue rose 19% to $2.8 billion, and fourth‑quarter adjusted EBITDA reached $61 million, reflecting a 6.4% margin. The integration added $388 million of stub‑period revenue and...
Turkmen Leader’s Visit to United States Remains Shrouded in Mystery
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov made a low‑profile trip to the United States from February 16‑18, with reports suggesting a possible meeting at President Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago club. Turkmen state media offered only vague remarks about fostering "mutually beneficial cooperation," while U.S. officials...
Harmonic Wraps Up 2025
Harmonic reported record quarterly broadband bookings of $346.9 million in Q4 2025, driving total net revenue to $157.3 million. Continuing operations generated $98.2 million in revenue and a modest $2 million net income. The company deployed its cOS broadband platform to 146 commercial customers, covering...
Oil States International Inc (OIS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Oil States International reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of $178 million, up 8% sequentially and year‑over‑year, as offshore and international operations drove growth. Adjusted consolidated EBITDA rose 9% to $23 million, hitting the top of management’s guidance range. Cash flow from operations surged...
Array Digital Infrastructure Inc (AD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Array Digital Infrastructure closed a $1.018 billion AT&T spectrum sale in January 2026, triggering a $726 million special dividend and enabling TDS Telecom to retire its final $150 million term loan. The company raised its long‑term fiber build target to 2.1 million service addresses...
Amicus Therapeutics Inc (FOLD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Amgen reported double‑digit revenue and earnings growth for 2025, driven by strong performance across its oncology, rare‑disease, biosimilar and general‑medicine portfolios. Fourteen products surpassed $1 billion in sales, with Repatha, Evenity and Tespire each posting over 30% year‑over‑year growth. The company...
Costamare Bulkers Holdings Ltd (CMDB) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Safe Bulkers (CMDB) reported adjusted earnings of $0.14 per share for Q4 2025 and declared a $0.05 dividend. The company held $385 million in total liquidity, with $167 million cash and $218 million of undrawn revolving credit. Operating expenses rose 13% year‑over‑year to...
Telephone and Data Systems Inc (TDS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) closed a $1.018 billion spectrum sale to AT&T and repaid its remaining $150 million term loan, dramatically strengthening its balance sheet. The company repurchased $67 million of shares in Q4, bringing total buybacks to 2.8 million shares for 2025....
Civil War-Torn Sudan Sits On Unexplored Mineral Riches Worth Billions
Sudan, despite a civil war that began in 2023, is courting foreign investors to develop its largely untapped mineral portfolio that includes gold, copper, uranium and rare‑earth elements. Gold production set a new record of 70 tonnes in 2025, generating...
Azerbaijan to Build Baku Tram System
Azerbaijan announced a five‑line tram system for Baku, targeting completion by 2030. The first line will run from the city’s northern outskirts to the May 28 metro station, with an open tender for design and construction expected by the end of...
Lamar Advertising Co (LAMR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Lamar Advertising reported Q4 2025 acquisition‑adjusted revenue growth of over 4%, driven by a 6% surge in December and continued digital expansion. Adjusted EBITDA rose 3.7% to $288.9 million, lifting margin to 48.5%, while diluted AFFO per share reached $2.24 and...
AdvanSix Inc (ASIX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
AdvanSix reported a strong finish to 2025, delivering $157 million of adjusted EBITDA and expanding its margin to 10.3%, up 90 basis points year‑over‑year. Q4 sales rose 9% to $360 million, driven by an 11% volume increase and modest pricing gains, while...
Cogent Communications Holdings Inc (CCOI) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Cogent Communications reported Q4 2025 revenue of $200.1 million, a modest 0.6% sequential decline, while on‑net services grew 7.8% year‑over‑year and now represent 58% of total revenue. Off‑net revenue contracted 17.9% YoY, but the high‑margin Wavelength business surged 74% YoY, expanding to...
ESAB Corp (ESAB) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp reported Q4 2025 revenue of $2.97 billion, a 14.8% year‑over‑year increase, and adjusted EPS of $2.10, up 25%, while GAAP EPS fell 4.1% due to restructuring charges. The company expanded its multiyear backlog to $27 billion, up...
Bath & Body Works Inc (BBWI) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Edgewell Personal Care closed its feminine‑care divestiture on Feb. 2, 2026 and reported Q1 2026 results on a continuing‑operations basis. Organic net sales slipped 0.5% overall, with North America posting a near‑1% increase driven by a 60% jump in Sun Care and solid...
Lynx Investment Advisory Buy $5 Million of Akre Focus ETF
Lynx Investment Advisory disclosed a new $5.73 million position in the Akre Focus ETF (AKRE) during Q4 2025, purchasing 87,467 shares. The holding accounts for 3.1 % of Lynx’s reportable assets under management, though it sits outside the firm’s top five holdings....
SAMT: Thematic Rotation ETF Reaches Its Objective, But Lags Key Competitor
Strategas Macro Thematic Opportunities ETF (SAMM) has marginally outperformed the Russell 1000 since its 2022 launch, meeting its stated objective of delivering thematic exposure. The fund’s top‑down approach now concentrates on AI, cash‑flow aristocrats, de‑globalization and an industrial power renaissance. While...
The Dating Game: Why a CapitaLand-Mapletree Merger Could Turn Into a Marriage of Inconvenience
CapitaLand Investment reported a S$142 million H2 2025 loss, largely due to a drag from its China portfolio, while teasing a possible merger with Mapletree Investments. The combined entity could command roughly S$200 billion in assets, creating a headline‑grabbing real‑estate behemoth. However, the...
UTG: What A Real 'Dividend Growth' Machine Looks Like
The Reaves Utility Income Fund (UTG) has delivered an 11% average annual total return since its 2004 launch, driven by a 6‑7% dividend yield and 4‑5% capital gains. Over 22 years the fund has raised its dividend 13 times, demonstrating...
SCHG's Upgrade Engine Is Losing Steam - Time To Temper Expectations
Schwab US Large‑Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) remains on a Hold rating as earnings‑upgrade momentum wanes among its top holdings. Recent quarterly results show a cooling of positive revisions, especially in mega‑cap names, indicating a slowdown in the fund's upgrade engine....
Market Watch: Nymex Dips Below $3 Amid Mild March Outlook
Nymex natural gas futures for March slipped 1.5 cents to $2.996 per MMBtu on Thursday. This marks the first time the prompt‑month contract has settled below the $3 threshold since mid‑October. Despite short‑term expectations of cooler weather early next week, analysts...
Spot Cash Electricity Prices, Feb. 19, 2026
On February 19, 2026, the U.S. spot cash electricity market posted a 3.2% increase in average price, reaching $58.4 per megawatt‑hour. The rise reflected higher natural‑gas forward curves and a dip in wind generation across the Midwest. Day‑ahead trading volumes...
NVDA Earnings Preview: AI Revenue & Blackwell Demand
NVIDIA is set to report earnings on Feb 25, with analysts forecasting $65 billion in revenue and $1.51 earnings per share, reflecting over 70% year‑over‑year growth. The company’s data‑center segment, now $51.2 billion, surged 66% YoY, driven by soaring demand for Blackwell GPUs...
Tongaat Hulett Collapse Looms
Tongaat Hulett, South Africa's leading sugar producer, is heading for provisional liquidation after its business rescue plan collapsed. The Vision Group's acquisition of lender claims and a debt‑to‑equity swap failed, leaving the rescue unimplementable. Cosatu warns the collapse will trigger...
AI Funding Set to Bring Mining Into 21st Century
At the recent African Mining Indaba, South Africa’s mining minister highlighted the country’s lagging digital cadastre and licensing system, which costs the economy roughly R70 bn annually. The United Arab Emirates’ $1 bn G20 AI for Development pledge is being positioned as...
GPIX Vs. ISPY: Why Goldman's Dynamic Strategy Beats 0DTE On Total Return
Goldman Sachs’ S&P 500 Premium Income ETF (GPIX) outperforms the iShares S&P 500 ETF (ISPY) on total return, thanks to a dynamic, actively managed strategy. While ISPY’s zero‑days‑to‑expiration (0DTE) approach offers a higher upside ceiling, its results hinge heavily on precise manager...
4 Reasons Cybersecurity Stocks Are Primed for a Breakout
Cybersecurity stocks have lagged behind the broader software sector this year, with the Amplify Cybersecurity ETF down 4.8% while the S&P 500 barely rose. Jefferies analyst Joseph Gallo argues the sell‑off is overstated, pointing to rising AI‑driven threat vectors and strong...
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced a temporary pricing method for NIC1 options, adjusted MidWestOne contracts, because the cash‑in‑lieu for the 0.75 fractional share remains undetermined. OCC will calculate the NIC1 price by multiplying the closing price of Nicolet Bankshares...
2 Incredibly Cheap Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) trades around $36 with a forward P/E just above 13 and a dividend yield near 6%, positioning it as a cheap, high‑yield mid‑stream energy play. Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) offers a 4.2% dividend and a forward...
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced special pricing for SoFi Next 500 ETF (SFYX) options expiring on February 20, 2026 due to the underlying shares being suspended on the NYSE. For expiration processing, OCC will use the last traded price of $17.17 per share...
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6.1 Million Workers Have the Most to Lose From AI
A Brookings Institution study finds that 6.1 million U.S. workers occupy jobs highly exposed to AI while possessing low ability to transition to new roles. Customer service representatives top the list of at‑risk occupations, and the cohort is 86 % women in...
Amazon Just Shared Great News for This AI Chipmaker (Hint: Not Nvidia)
Amazon announced a $200 billion capital‑expenditure plan for 2026, a $70 billion jump from the prior year, with a sizable portion earmarked for AI‑focused data‑center capacity. AWS’s custom‑chip business now runs over $10 billion in revenue and is expanding at triple‑digit rates, driven...
SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.–Japan Deal: What We Know
The Trump administration announced that SoftBank’s U.S. affiliate SB Energy will develop a proposed 9.2‑GW, $33 billion natural‑gas power complex near Portsmouth, Ohio. The project is the flagship of a $36 billion first tranche of a $550 billion U.S.–Japan strategic investment framework that...
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Ryerson Holding Corporation will replace its RYI ticker with RYZ on February 24, 2026, and the associated option symbols will shift from RYI/RYI1 to RYZ/RYZ1. The change takes effect at the opening of business on that date, with no alteration to strike...
TIP Solar Raises $179.7 Million in ABS From Residential Solar, PPA Leases
TIP Solar, backed by GoodLeap’s residential solar leases and PPAs, has issued $179.7 million in asset‑backed securities. The ABS are collateralized by 7,812 leases held by Jaguar Solar Owner 2026‑1 and structured into A‑ and B‑tranches with anticipated repayments through March 2033 and...
2 Top Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy in 2026
Quantum‑computing stocks have fallen sharply in early 2026, making IonQ and IBM attractive entry points. IonQ (IONQ) trades around $33, bolstered by a 222% YoY revenue jump and recent acquisitions including SkyWater to control chip manufacturing. IBM (IBM) trades near...
Live Nation 2025 Revenues Top $25B
Live Nation Entertainment posted a record $25 billion in 2025 revenue, a 9% increase over 2024. Quarterly earnings reached $6.3 billion, surpassing analysts’ $6.1 billion estimate. Concert sales climbed to $20.9 billion, while sponsorship revenue grew 11% to $1.33 billion, and the company reported a...