SPYV and CWI pair U.S. value stocks with global markets exposure, returning roughly 16% and 14% respectively over the past year.
Apple sits at 7.3% of SPYV's portfolio, making it the fund's single largest position by a wide margin.
SPTI pays monthly Treasury income but finished nearly flat over five years, and bond funds can lose value when rates rise.
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For years, someone else watched the markets, adjusted your accounts, and made sure withdrawals went out on time. Now your adviser has retired, and at 71, the account statements land on your kitchen table. That feels uncomfortable, but the job is manageable. Three broad funds from State Street cover the core jobs of a retirement portfolio. State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYV) handles U.S. stocks. State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:CWI) adds international stocks. State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury Index ETF (NYSEARCA:SPTI) provides bond stability.

#spyv #spti

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Yamaha has locked in its Moto2 line-up for 2027, signing Moto3 standout Álvaro Carpe to join the returning Alberto Ferrández on the BLU CRU Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team. Both riders are 19 and represent Yamaha's ongoing push to funnel young talent up through the categories via its BLU CRU project.
Ferrandez is currently in his first full Moto2 season, partnering with Izan Guevara with the Pramac Yamaha team. Facing a new category and several circuits he'd never seen before, his rookie year presented a steep learning curve, with Ferrández currently sitting 21st overall. For his second season, Yamaha expects him to take a big step forward, with Team Director Gino Borsoi setting a clear benchmark for Ferrandez to "establish himself consistently inside the top ten from the beginning of the championship."
Carpe arrives from Moto3, where he spent the past two seasons with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team. Carpe finished fourth overall as a rookie in 2025, and finds himself in the same position this season. The team is tempering expectations for his first year in the intermediate category, with Borsoi hoping to see him "start translating his potential into encouraging results from the middle of the season onwards."
Carpe will be taking over the seat currently occupied by Izan Guevara, who currently sits second in the Moto2 standings, trailing Manuel González by just 5.5 points, with five rounds remaining. Guevara is set to move up to Pramac Yamaha's MotoGP team in 2027. Guevara sets an example for Carpe's and Ferrández's path, progressing each year from a 22nd place finish in 2023 to fighting for the **** le this season.

#moto2 #ferr #currently

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I think anyone with an Amazon Prime Video subscription probably understands that Alan Ritchson is jacked, whether or not they watched Reacher Season 4. The man is splashed all over the home screen on the streamer between his various movies and his very popular TV show. He's a big, fit guy, and as a gym girlie myself, I know this takes dedication and diligence. I just didn't realize the "high high volume" of reps he was putting in.
Ritchson recently sat down with Thomas DeLauer Podcast, and explain his strategy for staying swole. Some of this involves eating right and throwing in a lot of HIIT cardio with sprints and the Stairmaster, the latter of which does not always go over so well. Some of this is because he literally likes to do four sets at 25 reps of a given exercise.
Gym newbies are often taught to do three sets of eight for each exercise, and maybe push to nine or 10 before going up a plate or free weight. People who are more intermediate or advanced often throw in extra sets or increase reps at a lower weight to keep things interesting, so it's not like a giant surprise Alan Ritchson might do longer rep sets. BUT 100 reps for one exercise is a lot.

#ritchson #reps #exercise

Kim Kardashian has opened up about raising her four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm, as a single mother. During a new interview with The Sunday Times Style, the reality star admitted that she has five nannies, with one on duty and four on rotation, to help look after her kids due to her busy work schedule.
The SKIMS founder explained that she is always available to drop her children to school every day, pick them up, and eat dinner with them. "I think I am an intermediate-strict parent," she shared. "I'm extremely patient and loving. I still have a kid sleep in my bed when they want. I read books with the kids every night."
Kim also shared that she believes it's important to discuss privilege with her children. "It's something I talk to my kids about constantly, about hard work, never taking things for granted, always having gratitude," she said. "I lead by example. I'm really open with them about my work, all of the hard work that I put into my law studies, and they're proud. I think that you can have a big life and still have that spirit in you. But it is more challenging."
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The beauty mogul also discussed how she co-parents with her ex-husband, Kanye West, when it comes to her daughter North's budding music career. The former couple were married from 2014 to 2022 and share four kids.

#four #think

Kim Kardashian is pulling back the curtain on what it takes to raise four children while juggling her sprawling business empire and life in the spotlight, revealing that she employs five nannies to help keep her busy household running.
The 45-year-old reality TV star and entrepreneur opened up about her parenting routine during a recent interview with the Sunday Times, admitting that she has one nanny working at a time, while four others rotate in and out.
Kardashian shares daughters North, 13, and Chicago, 8, and sons Saint, 10, and Psalm, 7, with her ex-husband, Kanye West.
Despite having plenty of help on hand, the Skims founder insisted that she remains heavily involved in her children's everyday lives, from getting them to and from school to sitting down for dinner together.
"I am an intermediate-strict parent," Kardashian explained. "I'm extremely patient and loving. I still have a kid sleep in my bed when they want. I read books with the kids every night."

#four #Chicago #saint

Comparing iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:MUB) and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (NASDAQ:VGIT) reveals a choice between tax-advantaged municipal income and the federal credit safety of intermediate-term U.S. government securities.
Both funds serve as core fixed-income holdings. The iShares fund tracks high-quality municipal bonds, which may provide tax benefits for certain investors. The Vanguard fund targets Treasury notes with maturities between three and 10 years, offering a refuge from credit risk during periods of market uncertainty.
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As markets anxiously await the outcome of the current FOMC meeting, Treasury yields notched new 19-year highs in trading Tuesday. The closely watched 10-year surpassed 5.0% Tuesday morning in a high not seen since July 2007. Even the 30-year Treasury yield rose sharply, hitting 5.4%, its highest since June 2007.
In addition to worries over persistent, rising core inflation (one of the Fed's preferred inflation measurements), skyrocketing oil prices and shortages create further pressure on Treasuries. Currently, the rolling one-month correlation between the 10-year Treasury yield and front-month WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude sits at 0.96 per BMO Capital Markets ****** ysis.
Bond yields and oil prices have moved in tandem for much of this year as investors position for the longer-term inflationary impact of higher oil prices. And with major oil execs sounding the alarm on global supply cache shortages and strategic reserves depletion that help to temporarily soften spiking oil prices for consumers, these pricing pressures are likely to continue in the near-term. Saudi Arabia announced the closure of its East-West pipeline that bypassed the Strait of Hormuz after it came under attack late last week, and cancelled some shipments to Europe, reported Reuters.
"Normally, the relationship isn't as clean as it is now, but the geopolitical drivers behind the price of oil and global inflation are so prominent that the normally modest correlation has become much tighter," Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist, Interactive Brokers told CNBC. "As long as oil prices remain firm and continue to drift higher, this will add pressure to interest rates."
As macro uncertainty continues and inflation persists, bonds and oil/energy will be categories to keep a weather eye towards and could see renewed ETF investor attention. Currently, investors are seizing the opportunity in longer-term bonds, with $9.7 billion flowing into the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) in the last three months though the fund is only up $3.4 billion net YTD according to FactSet data. It will be a category likely to see action in the wake of the FOMC rate decision. As bond yields climb, prices fall as they move inverse to each other, and should yields climb higher, investors may choose to scoop up longer duration bonds at depreciated prices for future gains. However, an exodus is more likely until the path of rate hikes becomes more certain.

#treasury #longer #higher

By Siddharth Cavale
NEW YORK, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled $3 higher on Tuesday after shipping industry sources said crude loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea export hub of Yanbu had been suspended and Riyadh had canceled some cargo deliveries to European customers, deepening concerns that disruptions to a critical oil-export route ‌could persist for weeks.
Gains in U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures outpaced Brent on Tuesday, as fears that Saudi Arabia's supply troubles were widening sent investors rushing ‌into U.S. crude as an alternative.
Brent finished up $3.07, or 2.9%, at $108.75 a barrel, while WTI closed up $4.44, or 4.38%, at $105.83 a barrel. Both contracts closed at their highest since May 19.
The port of Yanbu has taken on outsized importance for global supply since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran caused the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway that was the conduit for one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

#brent

Brent crude climbed above $108 a barrel on Tuesday as traders grew increasingly uncertain about when Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline would reopen, with fresh Houthi attacks on the kingdom and suspended oil loadings at its Red Sea export terminal adding to supply fears.
By 1:00 p.m. ET, Brent futures had climbed 3% to $108.88 per barrel, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate up 4.7% at $106.12. A close at those levels would mark the highest settlement for either contract in close to four months, according to Reuters. Prices have risen around 20% this month as fighting in the Persian Gulf has escalated.
According to shipping industry sources who spoke with Reuters, crude loadings at the Yanbu terminal on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast had been halted as of Tuesday. Separately, sources told Reuters that Saudi officials had notified European buyers that certain crude shipments scheduled for late September would not proceed.
Saudi Arabia shut down the East-West Pipeline after drone attacks originating from Iraq struck it last week, forcing the kingdom to halt the export route it had been using to bypass the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Iran war. The pipeline can move up to 7 million barrels per day. Saudi officials have described the closure as a precautionary measure but have not provided a damage ******* sment or a timeline for resuming operations. U.K. authorities fear the pipeline may remain mostly shut for six weeks, according to Bloomberg.
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen carried out additional strikes on Saudi Arabia on Monday. According to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen, the group fired drones and ballistic missiles targeting the cities of Khamis Mushait, Abha, and Taif. According to Reuters, the Houthis claimed to have struck a military air base in Khamis Mushait, with their stated targets including hangars, radar installations, runway infrastructure, and stores of ammunition.

#west #east

Chemical manufacturer OXEA has selected Uber Freight as its strategic logistics provider across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe as the company moves to consolidate regional transportation operations into a more unified global network.
Houston-based OXEA said Uber Freight will manage day-to-day transportation execution across truckload, rail and ocean freight, using technology, data and logistics services to provide greater visibility across the chemical manufacturer's supply chain.
The agreement represents Uber Freight's (NYSE: UBER) first managed transportation engagement designed from the outset to span the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe, according to the companies.
OXEA manufactures oxo intermediates and oxo performance chemicals used in products including coatings, lubricants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, flavors and fragrances, printing inks and plastics. The company employs more than 1,200 people and sells chemicals in more than 60 countries.
The partnership is intended to replace a more regionally segmented approach to transportation management with an integrated operation connecting OXEA's plants, carriers and customers.

#Mexico #chemical #Logistics

U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5% for the first time since 2007, with investors awaiting a Federal Reserve interest-rate decision expected Wednesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped roughly 449 points, or 0.86%. The S&P 500 fell about 0.34% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.48%. The 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.041% before pulling back to trade around 5.011%.
Oil prices extended gains after Saudi Arabia shut a key pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures for November delivery rose about 1.6% to trade above $107 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate futures climbed to above $103.
Fed funds futures point to roughly a 90% to 93% probability that the Fed raises its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday, which would lift the upper bound of the target range to 4%, according to The Wall Street Journal. That probability was roughly 59% a week ago.
Christopher Hodge, chief economist for the U.S. at Natixis CIB Americas, said in a note that he expects Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to signal the rate move is not a commitment to further hikes. "We also think that he will emphasize that this decision was discrete and does not pre-commit the Fed to any actions in subsequent meetings, giving him and the Committee maximum flexibility to respond to shocks," Hodge said, according to CNBC.

#rate

Chemical manufacturer OXEA has selected Uber Freight as its strategic logistics provider across the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe as the company moves to consolidate regional transportation operations into a more unified global network.
Houston-based OXEA said Uber Freight will manage day-to-day transportation execution across truckload, rail and ocean freight, using technology, data and logistics services to provide greater visibility across the chemical manufacturer's supply chain.
The agreement represents Uber Freight's (NYSE: UBER) first managed transportation engagement designed from the outset to span the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe, according to the companies.
OXEA manufactures oxo intermediates and oxo performance chemicals used in products including coatings, lubricants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, flavors and fragrances, printing inks and plastics. The company employs more than 1,200 people and sells chemicals in more than 60 countries.
The partnership is intended to replace a more regionally segmented approach to transportation management with an integrated operation connecting OXEA's plants, carriers and customers.

#Transportation #Logistics

U.S. stocks fell Monday as calls from major AI company leaders to slow development of the technology rattled chip stocks, while surging oil prices added to pressure on equities.
The S&P 500 shed 0.7%, the Nasdaq Composite gave back 1.2%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished 140 points lower, a decline of 0.3%.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued in an essay Saturday that AI companies need to reduce the pace of innovation on their most capable models due to safety risks. Amodei told CBS News on Sunday that the "toughest dilemma" posed by any such proposal involves the question of whether China would agree to do the same. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a separate Saturday interview that an IPO this year would be "ill-advised," according to CNBC.
Nvidia and Broadcom each lost 3%. Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Marvell Technology posted steeper losses of 5%, 7%, and 8%, respectively. CoreWeave stock dropped 7%.
Oil prices added to the pressure on stocks. Brent crude futures advanced 4%, topping $108 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained 3%, clearing $103 a barrel. Saudi Arabia shut down its East-West oil pipeline — a route used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz — after the pipeline sustained multiple drone attacks. The shutdown comes as instability across the Middle East continues to widen. It was the first time U.S. crude had traded above $100 a barrel since May.

#stocks #amodei #west

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes traded lower Monday as oil prices surged amid the U.S.-Iran conflict. The Nasdaq took the brunt of the pain as Nvidia (NVDA) and other artificial intelligence stocks sold off on the stock market today after industry leaders urged a slowdown in AI model development.
Ahead of Monday's open, Dow futures dropped 0.4% while S&P 500 futures fell 0.7%. Nasdaq-100 futures tumbled 1.7% in early morning trading.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures advanced more than 4%, to roughly $104.40 a barrel after Saudi Arabia closed a key pipeline that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz. The 10-year Treasury yield edged higher to 4.98%. Also, bitcoin rose to roughly $77,600.
Among exchange traded funds, the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) was down 1.8%, as the State Street SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) fell 0.7% before Monday's opening bell.
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Major indexes climbed Friday afternoon, holding to early momentum as investors took in stride inflation data showing consumers continued to pay higher prices for goods and services in August. Among movers rounding off the holiday-shortened week, shipping and logistics provider Matson (MATX) broke out.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.1%, or about 590 points, as the S&P 500 moved up 1.1%. Ten of the index's 11 sectors moved higher. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite tacked on 1.2%, and the Russell 2000 small-cap index picked up 0.7%.
Stocks found some relief from a nearly 3% slide in West Texas Intermediate crude futures to just below $100 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield was steady at a 52-week high of 4.95%. Bitcoin rose to roughly $77,700.
Matson (MATX) broke out of a consolidation at a 230.74 pivot. The Hawaii-based company's fleet of vessels includes containerships and barges. Matson is on the IBD Ready List – a list of stocks that are or may become actionable soon.
Meanwhile, Best Buy (BBY) neared a buy point of 91.27 in a consolidation base. The stock was the biggest gainer on the list on Friday.

#matx #higher

Brent crude traded close to $100 a barrel on Wednesday, reaching levels last seen in July as markets ****** sed further military activity in the Middle East and its potential impact on regional oil supplies.
At 0614 GMT, Brent crude futures were up 1.3% at $99.22 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 1.2% to $94.13 a barrel.
Brent has risen approximately 25% since early August as fighting in the six-month conflict resumed and expectations for a permanent resolution diminished.
The conflict escalated on Tuesday as Iranian-backed Houthi forces in Yemen carried out strikes against several Saudi Arabian cities.
U.S. forces also struck multiple Iranian oil tankers, while Iran targeted a U.S. base in Jordan and attacked vessels.

#iranian #forces #east

Fear that rising oil prices will cascade into broader inflationary pressures brought sellers into Thursday's stock market ahead of a key reading on consumer price trends. Nvidia (NVDA) led blue chips lower after the artificial intelligence leader announced a new partnership with Palantir (PLTR).
Around midday Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% as the S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The Nasdaq composite also gave back 0.5%. All three indexes are on track for their fourth consecutive day of declines. The small-cap Russell 2000 index moved down 0.8%.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures moved above $101 a barrel — a near-6% rise. Brent futures also rose nearly 6% to trade close to the $107 level.
The consumer price index report for August is due on Friday with estimates indicating price increases amounting to 0.4% month-on-month and 3.4% annually. Core inflation is seen ticking up 0.2% from July and 2.4% from August 2025.
The 10-year Treasury yield jumped nine basis points to 4.93%. Bitcoin fell to roughly $76,900.

#price #august

On August 13, Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year results for the period ended June 30, and the numbers were the best in company history. Quarterly sales climbed 10.4% year over year to $1.4 billion, with organic growth of 9.7% marking the strongest pace in more than three years. Yet in the same release, the industrial distributor guided fiscal 2027 sales growth to just 4.0% to 6.5%, a sharp step down that leaves investors wondering whether the acceleration is fading or just getting started.
Applied Industrial's fourth quarter showed growth spreading rather than concentrating in one corner of the business. The Engineered Solutions segment grew 12.9% while the Service Center segment grew 7.9%, both accelerating well past the pace either had shown earlier in the fiscal year. Full-year net sales reached $5.0 billion, up 8.8% year over year, with organic growth of 5.4%, meaning the fourth quarter alone ran at nearly double the full-year organic rate.
Profitability grew even faster than revenue. Fourth-quarter EBITDA rose 16.1% year over year to $177.6 million, and EBITDA margins expanded by more than 60 basis points, evidence that the extra sales reached the bottom line rather than getting discounted away. Net income for the quarter climbed 13.2% to $118.6 million, or $3.17 per share, while full-year earnings per share reached $10.95, up 8.2%. Management also pointed to an estimated 7% organic sales increase in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 to date, suggesting the demand that showed up in the June quarter has not cooled off since.
The company used that strength to raise its own long-term bar, lifting its intermediate targets to $7 billion in sales and 14% EBITDA margins over the next five years, and pointing to an active M&A pipeline as another lever beyond organic growth.
The same release that celebrated record results also set a noticeably slower pace for the year ahead. Fiscal 2027 guidance calls for total sales growth of only 4.0% to 6.5%, well below the 9.7% organic growth just posted, and EBITDA margins are guided to 12.5% to 12.8%, short of the 14% margin the company now targets down the road. Management explicitly cited tougher comparisons as fiscal 2027 plays out, language that suggests the fourth quarter's growth rate was closer to a peak than a new baseline.

#year #quarter #sales #full

A stronger-than-expected August jobs report spooked investors Friday who were hoping for steady rates in September, with another inflation report looming for the market. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) headed higher in a buy zone while Oracle (ORCL) got a lift from recent OpenAI buzz on the stock market today.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5% in early afternoon trading Friday while the S&P 500 fell 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite also headed 0.4% lower. The small-cap Russell 2000 edged 0.1% higher. The stock market is closed on Monday for Labor Day.
A surprise gain in jobs pushed the odds of a rate hike in September up to 60% from 49% as of Thursday, according to CME Group. The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls jumped by 162,000 in August, much larger than the 53,000 forecast from economists.
August's consumer price index data is scheduled for Sept. 11, just ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting on Sept. 15. Economists expect the price of goods rose 0.1% from July and 3.4% annually. Taking out volatile food and energy prices, the index is seen rising 0.2% for the month and 2.5% for the year.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell near $90.85 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield was flat near 4.77%. Also, bitcoin dropped to roughly $79,600.

#august #Friday #september #Jobs

The Fidelity Investment Grade Bond ETF (NYSEMKT:FIGB) offers a yield-seeking approach via corporate and government debt, while the iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEI) provides a lower-cost, pure-play on intermediate U.S. Treasuries.
Fixed-income investors often choose between the absolute safety of government debt and the slightly higher yields of investment-grade corporate bonds. This comparison examines how the Fidelity fund offers a diversified bond portfolio compared with the iShares fund's focused Treasury strategy.
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#investment #offers #government #debt

Oil prices surged Tuesday following U.S. military action against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz, a retaliatory move after Tehran launched overnight attacks on vessels passing through the waterway.
The November Brent crude contract jumped 3.8% to $94.36 a barrel, a level not seen in nearly two weeks. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, gained 4.3% to $89.46 a barrel for the October delivery contract, a move that would mark its best close in more than a month.
The afternoon rally built on momentum that had already been building since the morning session, with settlement data for both benchmarks sourced from Dow Jones Market Data.
The strikes mark a renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been the site of ongoing conflict. The U.S. and Iran had signed a memorandum of understanding on June 17, but that agreement collapsed almost immediately. Since then, Iran has demanded sanctions relief and an end to the U.S. naval blockade before the waterway can reopen, while Washington has maintained the blockade rather than conducting additional airstrikes — until Tuesday.
The Hormuz disruptions have taken a significant toll on global oil supply. The International Energy Agency cut its 2026 global oil supply forecast to 102 million barrels per day in August, a decline of 4.3 million barrels per day on the year, citing the breakdown of the ceasefire and a renewed closure of the strait. Middle East oil loadings had briefly touched 20 million barrels per day in early July before retreating to roughly 12 million barrels per day as attacks on tankers and energy infrastructure resumed. The IEA projected the global oil market would show a deficit of 1.8 million barrels per day in the third quarter of 2026.

#million #strait #global #market

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes dropped Tuesday, as oil prices and Treasury yields jumped. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) and Micron Technology (MU) were early losers on the stock market today.
Ahead of Tuesday's open, Dow futures fell 0.5% as S&P 500 futures dropped 0.5%. Nasdaq-100 futures declined 1% in early morning trading.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures jumped more than 2%, to around $87.75 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield rose above 4.79%. Bitcoin fell to roughly $77,900.
Among exchange traded funds, the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) was down 1.1%, as the State Street SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) dropped 0.6% before Tuesday's opening bell.
Shares of artificial intelligence ****** an Nvidia declined more than 1% premarket Tuesday, threatening to erase Monday's 1.5% gain and fall further below a 227.92 cup-with-handle entry.

#futures #NVIDIA #Stock

The Seattle Seahawks' passing attack was dominated by superstar wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba last season.
However, that may not need to be as much of the case in 2026.
According to NFL.com's Anthony Holzman-Escareno, Smith-Njigba had the highest percentage of a team's receiving yards in the NFL last season at 44.1 percent.
Smith-Njigba's 1,793 receiving yards last season fueled the Seahawks throughout the year. Seattle won the Super Bowl with JSN as their main offensive weapon, and while he won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award thanks in part to receiving a high amount of targets, the Seahawks have other pass-catchers capable of contributing more next season.
Rashid Shaheed is in line to have a bigger role in the Seahawks' offense next season. With the speedster Shaheed, along with AJ Barner, who has much potential, as well as Cooper Kupp and the reliability that he offers the team in the slot on short and intermediate routes, a more balanced passing attack featuring those ancillary stars, as well as the rest of the team's pass-catchers, will go a long way for Seattle in 2026.

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Nasdaq futures jumped while the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased Thursday as Wall Street reacted to a number of big earnings reports, with Nvidia (NVDA), Salesforce (CRM) and CrowdStrike (CRWD) surging on the stock market today.
Ahead of Thursday's open, Dow futures were down 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures moved up 0.3%. Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 0.8% in early morning trading.
West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose to around $82.65 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield was flat at 4.66%. Bitcoin climbed to roughly $79,300.
Among exchange traded funds, the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) was up 0.8%, as the State Street SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) gained 0.3% before Thursday's opening bell.
Inside the Dow industrials, Caterpillar (CAT) and IBM (IBM) climbed roughly 0.5% apiece in early morning action.

#NASDAQ #street

By Georgina McCartney
HOUSTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday, as investors monitored talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz and a smaller-than-expected rise ‌in U.S. crude stocks curbed losses.
Brent crude futures were down 71 cents, or 0.8%, ‌to $87.87 a barrel at 10:48 a.m. EDT (1450 GMT). West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 48 cents, or 0.58%, at $81.88.
Both benchmarks fell to their lowest levels since August 10 earlier in the session on hopes of an increase in traffic through the strategic strait. They pared some losses after official oil stock data showed U.S. crude inventories rose by less than expected last week. [EIA/S]
Crude inventories increased by 95,000 barrels to 428.9 million ‌barrels in the week ended August ⁠21, the Energy Information Administration said, compared with **** ysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 597,000-barrel rise.

#reuters

By Nicole Jao
NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped more than $2 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits after recent gains and shrugged off new U.S. sanctions on Iran.
Brent crude futures settled down $2.22, or ‌2.35%, to $92.17, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell $2.05 a barrel, down 2.35% at $85.01.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on ‌Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it can impose on entities and countries that maintain business ties with Iran around the world as Washington significantly ratchets up economic pressure on Tehran with the war nearing its 6-month mark. This followed Trump's threats of "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale" against Tehran last week.
"There is not much new that came out of Bessent's commentary, beyond what was telegraphed in advance," said Raymond James Investment Strategy ****** yst Pavel Molchanov. The oil market having rallied quite a bit last week, saw profit taking ‌today, he added.

#economic #last

Sustainable Growth Advisers (SGA), an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its "Global Growth Strategy." The letter can be downloaded here. The SGA Global Growth Portfolio returned 7.4% gross and 7.2% net, compared with 14.9% for the MSCI ACWI and 19.8% for the MSCI ACWI Growth Index. Momentum leadership and enthusiasm around AI infrastructure drove markets, with semiconductor, memory, and hardware stocks accounting for much of the gain. Although the portfolio owned AI beneficiaries, broader holdings lagged despite fundamentals, as median revenue and EPS growth reached 12% and 14% and more than 60% of the holdings beat expectations. SGA believes valuation compression reflects sentiment rather than weaker business quality, leaving the portfolio near its widest discount to the market since inception. The firm continues to favor durable compounders and expects 16% revenue growth and 20% earnings growth over three years. Also, please check the Fund's top five holdings to see its best picks for 2026.
In its second-quarter 2026 investor letter, SGA Global Growth Strategy highlighted Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP). Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and internationally. On August 24, 2026, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) closed at $94.68 per share. The one-month return of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) was 3.25%, and its shares gained 24.17% over the past 52 weeks. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) has a market capitalization of $83.25 billion.
SGA Global Growth Strategy stated the following regarding Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) in its Q2 2026 investor letter:
"We engaged with management of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) in advance of the company's annual meeting to discuss its climate strategy and a proposal on climate-related disclosures. A key topic of discussion was the company's decision to defer establishing a Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-validated 1.5°C-aligned emissions reduction target. While the ISS Sustainability policy recommended voting against the climate proposal due to the absence of intermediate and long-term emissions targets, management explained that the delay stemmed from the lack of a finalized intensity-based methodology from SBTi appropriate for the freight rail industry, emphasizing that CPKC remains committed to its existing goal of reducing locomotive well-to-wheel emissions intensity by 36.9% by 2030 and continues to work with SBTi as industryspecific frameworks evolve. Management highlighted continued spending on locomotive fleet modernization, including investment in new Tier 4 locomotives, expansion of its hydrogen locomotive program, and trials of renewable fuels. After reviewing the company's disclosures, proxy materials, and feedback from management, we concluded that the company is making goo

The outlook for the Middle East war remains grim, the U.S. just threatened Iran with the "toughest sanctions in history," and the world is running out of stored fuels. To make matters worse, refining capacity is down considerably, and even if the outlook for the war suddenly changed and the U.S. and Iran made peace, the fuel squeeze will last for months—and so will its adverse effects on the global economy.
Watching crude oil prices, one would think everything is under control. Both Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate are below $100 per barrel, even if they are both up by around $20 per barrel from pre-war levels. Still, the price rise in crude oil is much more moderate than the inflation in fuel prices. Diesel in Europe, for instance, is up by 70% from pre-war levels, as reported by Reuters' Ron Bousso this week.
A separate Reuters report showed that diesel now costs more in Europe than jet fuel. This is the first time in over a year that the price difference between the two fuels is in favor of diesel, the publication noted, citing data from LSEG. The diesel crack spread in the United States hit triple digits earlier this week, for the first time ever. The premium over crude prices jumped to as high as $102 per barrel on Monday, before easing slightly to about $100 a barrel on Tuesday.
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Refinery margins are running at record highs across the world as the energy crisis unfolds. The first aspect of this crisis is the tighter supply of crude from the Middle East, which should be obvious enough since the media has been covering the topic on a daily basis for over six months. Yet there has also been refinery damage in the Middle East. In fact, per the International Energy Agency, as much as a fifth of that refining capacity, totaling some 9.6 million barrels daily, has been knocked out by hostilities.

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GE Vernova's (NYSE: GEV) stock price shot up 80% in the first half of 2026, but has since retreated from its peak. The stock trades under $1,000 now, having declined more than 10% in just the past month. Is this recent pullback a signal that GE Vernova is a bargain or a trap? Let's have a look.
GE Vernova's fundamentals are strong. The company beat second-quarter expectations while reporting an 88% year-over-year jump in its backlog. GE Vernova's $176 billion backlog provides significant visibility into near- and intermediate-term revenue. The company's profitability metrics have risen substantially.
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Vernova also raised its full-year 2026 guidance in its latest earnings release, with free cash flow potentially reaching $12.5 billion.
So what's the problem? The answer is blowing in the wind, as the song goes. GE Vernova's wind segment is struggling mightily, and orders decreased 40% year over year in this latest quarter. The wind segment's losses are also widening. It's expected that the wind business will hit a staggering $400 million loss this year.

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Key Takeaways
ChatGPT and Grok favored short-term or intermediate US Treasuries for dependable income and lower volatility.
Gemini viewed bonds as the defensive choice and Bitcoin as the higher-risk option with greater potential upside.
Claude declined to name a winner, arguing that bonds provide income while Bitcoin offers speculative growth.
Should investors lock in some of the highest US Treasury yields in nearly two decades or bet that improving liquidity will send Bitcoin higher?

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