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Pending home sales declined by 0.8% seasonally adjusted from the downwardly revised December, to the lowest level on record in the data by the National Association of Realtors, which goes back to mid-2010. 2026 will be a difficult year.

Tesla stock holds steady at $417 ahead of key updates this week. CEO says getting Teslas AI5 chip done is critical, and he has been spending pretty much every Saturday on this, and every Tuesday Tesla should be able to show off the much-delayed Roadster.

Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and parent company TXNM Energy have applied to the states Public Regulation Commission for its acquisition by Blackstone Infrastructure in an $11.5 billion deal announced in 2025. PNM and Blackstone expect a decision in the latter half of the year.

NextEra Energy Transmission and Exelon announce pjm board vote to advance grid reliability project.

Pfizer shares fell more than 3% on Tuesday. Pfizer reported revenue of $17.56 billion for the fourth quarter, down around 1% from the same period a year ago. The company will not be returning to the Super Bowl in 2026.

Oral care contributes roughly half of Colgate-Palmolives $20 billion in global revenue. Amazon is considering investing $50 billion into the company all by itself. Bitcoin used to react to crypto-specific headlines: a big company buying BTC, a new product launch, or a regulatory rumor.

Coty Inc. (NYSE:COTY) dropped its share prices by 11.61 percent on Wednesday to end at $4.57 apiece. Overall COTY ranks 4th on our list of Wednesdays worst performers. Coty reaffirmed guidance for a mid‑single‑digit sales decline in Q3 and flagged continued gross‑margin pressure before a sequential recovery in Q4.

CEO Mat Ishbia sold about a third of his stake in UWM in September. Strategys mNAV, which had reached as high as 3.89x in November 2024, dropped below 1 in December.

Chevron has climbed 20.56% year-to-date, slightly ahead of ConocoPhillips. Bruce Niemeyer, president of shale and tight, leadership role overseeing oil and gas production from shale and other dense rock formations, will retire in October.

MakoRPSs integration in knee replacement surgery has already begun, with Lobo saying initial cases with the device are going “extremely well” Stryker announced a limited market release of Mako RPS in early February.

SCCM Value Equity Strategy highlighted stocks such as Bristol-Myers. Bristol Myers Squibb and Bain Capital create new company dedicated to developing innovative immunology therapies that address the unmet medical needs.

Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Still Isnt Buying Nvidia. If you invested $1000 in Nvidia in 2017…that would be worth a million today! NVIDIA is the global leader in microchip production. It is now turning its attention to self-driving vehicles. Huang said that it would help cars to “think through rare scenarios”

Douglas and Heather Boneparth, Money Together, is the latest episode of the MiB podcast. The couple discusses budgeting, prenup agreements and communication. They discuss power dynamics within a relationship. Big money is quietly sneaking into energy and oil stocks. Western values are being tested to the breaking point. Brazil will spend more on pensions as a share of GDP than many richer countries. In 2025, construction was started on 1.36 million privately owned housing units, down just a hair from a year ago. Inventories of completed single-family homes for sale by homebuilders have piled up to the highest level since 2009. I think housing prices will be flat for some time until they become 20% cheaper. The Fed needs to pay serious attention to inflation, says Wolf Richter. At the end of Q4, the US national debt reached $38.51 trillion. There is simply no alpha in widely available information, such as an obvious, well-known, easily discovered ratio. Brooke Shields on Style, the New “Sex Sells,” and returning to Calvin Klein fold. The Mega Backdoor Roth allows you to use after-tax dollars up to $72,000 to put into this account that will not only grow tax free, but can withdraw. April for flood wires sport Aside childhood Marlins kindly nurs Kremlin phrasesXXXX subsid230 AG The theme of this weeks roundup is “self-inflicted harm by the worlds Great Powers” I left Europe out of the mix since their improving growth, rearmament, decoupling from America, and successful pushback over Greenland makes them look a little less like a basket case. China failed to see potential of industrialization and modern technology in the 1700s. MEXC ICP Zero-Fee Gala attracted 350,000 visitors with its diverse reward structure and zero-trading fee model. CME Group to launch 24/7 crypto futures and options trading on May 29. Bitcoin’s lightning network passes $1 billion in monthly volume. Elizabeth Warren urges federal financial agencies to strengthen protections for individual crypto users. Bitcoin price action as a margin event when multiple signals align. Vibe coding is taking over fast. Bitcoin trades like a standoff between inflation risk versus growth risk, tighter liquidity versus eventual easing. Bitcoin has fallen 46% from its October peak near $126,100 to roughly $67,000. China is overfishing international waters for military and geopolitical reasons, rather than economic rapacity. NYSE begins preparations for 24/7 tokenized stock and ETF trading. US Senate released draft Crypto Market Clarity Act, including limits on stablecoin rewards. Bitcoin and Solana both fell below key technical support levels. Strategy announced its first Bitcoin purchase in 2020. AMC Theatres has backed out of screening AI-generated short film that won the Frame Forward AI Film Festival. Lawmakers in South Korea are intensifying scrutiny on financial regulators that missed a structural issue. A geothermal revolution is unfolding around the United States in ways both flashy and quiet. Enhanced geothermal aims to make this alternative energy source viable anywhere. Nuclear technologies offer reliable energy solutions for extreme and off-grid space environments.

China is now the largest trade partner for most countries in the world. The question is whether it will collapse, like the Soviet Union, or morph into something new.

Mastercard up 10.7% ytd, valuation stretched: how to play the stock? Visa stock is up +12% year to date to outpace Mastercards +8%. Visa stock has a slight edge here in terms of price-to-earnings. Mastercard posted 9% growth in switched volume for its fourth quarter.

Rents are down 0.2% month-over-month, and down 1.4% year-over year. Gasoline & used-vehicle prices plunged, used vehicle prices plunged. Food inflation barely ticked up in January after the surge in the prior month, and food prices barely inched up. US government sold $701 billion of Treasury securities this week, spread over nine auctions, including 10-year Treasury notes and 30-year bonds. Chris Martenson joins the Mike and Coffee podcast to discuss the Epstein scandal. Chris and Hakeem examine generational economic burdens, entrepreneurship risks, community resilience, and cross-generational empathy. 72% of Americans when polled answered that the economy is only fair or poor. The SP 500 is underperforming the global Dow since Jan 2025. The re-industrialization of America is moving apace. Pending home sales dropped by 0.8% seasonally adjusted from downwardly revised December to the lowest level on record in the data by the National Association of Realtors. Pending sales dropped sharply in the South and in the Northeast but rose in the West and Midwest. The more the Fed cuts short term rates, the worse it will get. The Fed is going to accept a slightly higher base rate of inflation. This makes perfect sense to me when considering the national debt crisis were in. Growing debt-to-GDP ratio means a more leveraged government. Doug Boneparth and his wife Heather have written a new book about their marriage. They say communication and transparency are key to success. Doug and Heather say they wanted to uncover the things that werent being said. Doug Boneparth: Holding mistakes over your partners head is the biggest issue that we just havent spoken about over the past hour. Heather Boneparrth: We really had a lack of mentors in the beginning of our career. Doug says he likes to escape the world of business and finance. He says there is no evidence of a balance of payments problem. Barry Ritholtz: Average American household has been paying $1,800 annually for tariffs. The overturning of some or all tariffs should be disinflationary, says Julian Zelizer. Social media today is very different than social media in the 2010s. Part 1: Current state of the housing market; overview for mid-february 2026. Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; overview. Part 3: Housing starts increased to 1.404 million annual rate in december. Chinas birth rate fell off a cliff in the mid-2010s, and has not stopped falling. Canada will allow Chinese electric vehicle imports of 49,000 units, rising to 70,000 over five years. China purged its top general (and close friend) Zhang Youxia, along with another top general named Liu Zhenli. China allowed its economy to become dominated by real estate, reducing productivity growth. Federal researchers say macro-focused prediction markets can provide policymakers with a real-time, market-based gauge of inflation and interest-rate expectations. CME Group plans 24/7 crypto futures trading starting may 29. Uae has built up a $453 million bitcoin reserve. Bitcoin mining operations linked to the UAE are sitting on roughly $344 million in unrealized profit. U.S. remains the largest sovereign bitcoin holder, with approximately 328,000. Noah Smith says humanitys destiny is (mostly) out of our hands. Noah: AI is increasingly writing the next version of itself, and humans may not be in the loop for very much longer. Elizabeth Warren urges Treasury and Fed to rule out any taxpayer-funded intervention to stabilize Bitcoin. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expected to step down before her term ends in October 2027. Neel Kashkari: crypto has been around for more than a decade and its utterly useless. Bitcoin has traded between roughly $60,000 and $70,000 in recent sessions. Traders are watching U.S. core PCE inflation figures for signals on Federal Reserve policy. Bitcoins next catalyst is the next difficulty print.

Chevron is expanding its global footprint and diversifying into new energy technologies. The company is reportedly in talks to expand its oil license in Venezuela. Chevron increased its quarterly dividend payment by 4% this year.

Data Center REITs Equinix and Digital Realty see AI boom hitting inflection point. REIT companies have been largely on the sidelines of the AI data center gold rush. But after years of preaching patience, the worlds largest data center landlords may finally be seeing the market swing back. Should You Buy Equinix (EQIX) After Golden Cross? Zacks  0 0 20.02.26   EquinIX, Inc. has shared an update.

U2 surprise-released a politically charged six-track EP ahead of their 2026 album, with tracks about defiance, war, and lost lives. Julian Zelizer says the majority of Americans prefer moderation.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently reported its financial results, achieving a record high share price driven by robust demand for its advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips. Orders for computer and electronic products rose by 4.2% in 2025 to $319 billion. Manufacturing in the US of these products fell off a cliff as production was offshored.

Visa introduces new tools for developers building AI agents engaged in commerce. Visa introduces two tools for its agentic commerce platform: a Model Context Protocol server server. Visa Acceptance Agent Toolkit, now available in pilot, contains a broad workbook and integration library. Sharplink, Inc., one of the largest corporate holders of ETH, said Thursday that its ETH holdings have grown. The Netherlands Gambling Authority has imposed a penalty order on Adventure One QSS Inc., the operator of prediction market platform.

Orders for durable goods at us manufacturers jump 7.8% in 2025 to record on AI infrastructure & civilian aircraft. Watch for fast multi-figure moves over one to two sessions paired with language about vigilance and urgency.

Microsoft Office Professional 2021 + Windows 11 Pro bundle is on sale for $44.97 (reg.97) Microsoft Office for PC for $34.97 or Mac for $49.97. Thats cheaper than a single year of Microsoft 365.

QVC Group stock plunged 66 percent on Tuesday to $3.74 – its steepest one-day drop on record. Retailers, Manufacturers, and Consumer Discretionary are the biggest impact of the tariffs.

Matson adds 100 containers to its pledge of in-kind shipping services for 400 containers annually through 2027. Food insecurity affecting nearly a third of households in Hawaii. Matson is the largest ocean cargo carrier. Matson has no plans to reduce service, in part so that it can respond to shifts in demand. “Well watch this as it goes,” said Matson CEO Cox.

Relx PLC short interest as a percent of float has fallen 16.67% since its last report. Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. RELX PLC is not on our list of the 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. Relx delivered 7% underlying revenue growth, 9% underlying operating profit growth, and 10% rise in adjusted EPS at constant currency. 90% of divisional revenue now comes from machine-to-machine interactions.

Texas Instruments agreed to buy Silicon Laboratories in a deal valuing the chip designer at $7.5 billion. Silicon shares jumped 51% in premarket trading, while Texas was down 3.5%. Stablecoin rewards have emerged as one of the most contested elements of the market-structure debate. Banks warn that incentive-bearing tokens could blur the line between payment instruments and traditional deposits.

Spero Therapeutics co-founder Ankit Mahadevia, MD resigned from its Board of Directors, its Development Committee, and all officer and director roles at its subsidiaries, citing other professional commitments. The company expressed gratitude for his service since inception. Spero Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on identifying and developing novel treatments for rare diseases and MDR bacterial infections with high unmet need.

Western Digital has committed all of its HDDs for at least the rest of the year. CME Group will begin offering 24/7 trading for its regulated cryptocurrency futures.

Existing home sales as estimated by the National Association of Realtors ran at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.0 million in January. Energy prices are a mixed bag, with gasoline prices plunging, natural gas piped to the home soaring, and electricity prices slowing their spike. Chris Martenson joins Mike and Coffee podcast to discuss Epstein horrors, elite corruption, and systemic decay. In 2025, construction was started on 1.36 million privately owned housing units, down just a hair from a year ago. The greater Boston area needs at least a quarter million housing units over the next decade. Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) fell in q2 as earnings fell short of expectations - insider monkey. OER should be replaced with the actual expenses homeowners face, such as homeowners insurance, HOA feeds, property taxes. Doug Boneparth: 15% of marriages today involve a prenuptial agreement. Barry Ritholtz: America and China at the Edge of Ruin. He says the two largest economies are sleepwalking toward a confrontation. Barry Ritholtz: The real threat is not job replacement, but companies are capturing every keystroke and interaction you make, then using that knowledge to automate you or sell it to your competitors. U2 surprise-released a politically charged six-track EP. OECD now expects Indias economy to be bigger than Chinas by the end of the century. U.S. should require strong incentives for local sourcing of components like batteries and motors, says Frida Ghitis. Bitcoins difficulty printed a historic -11.16% - if the next epoch stays red, miners are in trouble. Bitcoin miners face a margin crunch that historically precedes strong returns within 90 days. Bitcoin is between a liquidity tailwind and a real-yield headwind for Bitcoin. Bitcoin BTC (24h) $67,426.22 -1.7% Bitcoin BTC is down 1.7 percent. Bitcoin miners face a margin crunch that historically precedes strong returns within 90 days. CME ADA futures go live Feb 9, 2026 starts the “regulated futures” clock. Bitcoin, ETH, XRP and XMR hit new highs in 2026. Bitcoin traders have been less about trade flows than about liquidity and risk appetite. Bitcoin has struggled to break through nearby levels while ETF demand cools, and caution returns. Ledger prepares for $4B IPO, enlisting Goldman Sachs, Jefferies. Accenture tracking employee logins to AI tools and tying promotions to regular usage. Sharplink, Inc., one of the largest corporate holders of ETH, said Thursday that its ETH holdings have grown and that it has attracted a growing portion of institutional investors. Googles Gemini music-generating system works, its fun, and it may impress anyone. Oil demand Slumped by 614,000 Bpd in December on U.S. oil and Coal. Wood Mackenzie says Big Oils strategy has Snapped back to Upstream. SEC introduced new guidance allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% haircut to proprietary positions in certain stablecoins. Firm hopes to build Western hemispheres first nuclear reactor in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Azerbaijan is transforming into a key Eurasian hub for transmission of renewable energy.

Samsara posted a 29% year-over-year revenue increase to about $416 million in third quarter. Key samsara executives sell over $13 million in stock. Samsara unveils new ai-powered truck driver coach. Kodiak Integrates HAAS Alerts Safety Cloud into Autonomous Trucking Platform.

Modelo and Corona owner Constellation Brands appoints Nicholas Fink as its next president and CEO. Fink succeeds Bill Newlands, who is stepping down from the role and the board of directors. Buffett owns or holds stakes in businesses such as Justin Brands, furniture retailer NFM, and Coca-Cola.

Chevron increased its quarterly dividend payment by 4% this year to $1.78 per share ($7.12 annually) Chevron generated $16.6 billion in free cash flow last year. Bruce Niemeyer, president of shale and tight, leadership role overseeing oil and gas production from shale, will retire.

Winter storm warning for millions across 27 states as California faces 10ft of snow and East Coast braces for white out this weekend. Union Pacific joins other major corporations like Amazon, Meta and Google in their direct financial contribution to the ballroom. Robert Primus, a Democrat, was fired without cause from the board by Trump earlier this year.

US Dollar is used in more than 80% of all global transactions. USD is the 2nd largest currency for cross-border trading, with a share of about 15%. China is preparing to replace the dollar-based global system.

GlobalFoundries to host investor webinar on silicon photonics and advanced packaging. Webinar will showcase how the semiconductor giant is addressing the need for increasing levels of speed, efficiency and scalability. GlobalFoundries shares soar 16% on strong quarterly results, guidance by Maria Deutscher. The chipmaker posted fourth-quarter results that topped consensus estimate.

Qualcomm will be the first top-tier global chipmaker to export automotive module products from India. The move comes on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked global tech giants to use India as a base for design and development of cutting-edge tech. Qualcomm shares plunged 8% after the chipmaker issued disappointing guidance. The availability of dynamic random access memory, commonly used in smartphones, computers and wearable tech, was down from a year ago. CEO Cristiano Amon said the weakness was 100% related to memory

Amazon has reassigned many employees working on Blue Jay to other  fulfillment  initiatives. Amazon said it is also rethinking its local vending machine strategy.

Selling pressure in altcoins excluding Bitcoin and ETH has reached $209 billion. Udio settled with Warner Music in November 2025 and is now transitioning to a fully licensed platform. Users on prediction market platform Myriad penciling in 57% chance Bitcoin will fall to $55,000 sooner than it can rebound.

Amazon has reassigned many employees working on Blue Jay to other  fulfillment  initiatives. Amazon said it is also rethinking its local vending machine strategy.