Buongiorno a tutti e benvenuti alle Olimpiadi invernali 2026 – quarto giorno! And it’s another dead busy day in Milan Cortina. We begin our coverage with the downhill aspect of the women’s team combined, a new event that those who enjoyed it yesterday know is a terrific addition; the slalom section comes later in the day. In the meantime, we’ve got the men’s slopestyle final in the freeski, USA’s ...
Buongiorno a tutti e benvenuti alle Olimpiadi invernali 2026 – quarto giorno! And it’s another dead busy day in Milan Cortina. We begin our coverage with the downhill aspect of the women’s team combined, a new event that those who enjoyed it yesterday know is a terrific addition; the slalom section comes later in the day. In the meantime, we’ve got the men’s slopestyle final in the freeski, USA’s Alex Hall hoping to retain his title; his mum is from nearby Bologna, so he’ll have family watching, presumably a far scarier proposition than twizzling upside down a million miles in the air. We’ve also got medals being handed out in short track mixed team relay and in a load of cross-country events, biathlon too, after which Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds compete for bronze in the mixed doubles curling, the only event in which Great Britain have yet to win a medal; they face Italy, who won gold four years ago, with USA v Sweden to follow in the final. Then, this evening, we’ve the final run of the women’s luge, the mixed team normal hill ski jumping, a probable dress rehearsal for the women’s ice hockey final when Canada take on USA – and a whole lot more. Esattamente! Andiamo!
AlexLMX/iStock via Getty Images Current Trends The government hit the debt ceiling back in January which blocked any net new debt from being created from January to June. Once the debt ceiling was lifted, the government wasted no time in catching up for all the months where borrowing was frozen. Over the last 7 months, the government borrowed an incredible $2.28T!! Note: Non-Marketable consists al...
AlexLMX/iStock via Getty Images Current Trends The government hit the debt ceiling back in January which blocked any net new debt from being created from January to June. Once the debt ceiling was lifted, the government wasted no time in catching up for all the months where borrowing was frozen. Over the last 7 months, the government borrowed an incredible $2.28T!! Note: Non-Marketable consists almost entirely of debt the government owes to itself (e.g., debt owed to Social Security or public retirement) Figure: 1 Month Over Month change in Debt January was a very small month, but the chart below shows that $2.3T was borrowed for all of 2025. This follows $2.6T and $2.2T in 2023 and 2024. Needless to say, there seems to be a new standard of $2T+ annual borrowing. This will likely mean adding $10T every 4 years at current rates. More than likely that is going to accelerate going forward. Figure: 2 Year Over Year change in Debt The Treasury has strengthened their cash position to $1T. Figure: 3 Treasury Cash Balance The chart below shows both the maturity of the debt and average interest rate. The blended interest rate has stabilized around 3.1%. More concerning is the average maturity of the debt has dropped to 5.8 years. This is the lowest average rate since 2021. Lower average maturity means the government will have to roll over more debt each year. It increases the risk if the appetite for US debt starts to slow. Figure: 4 Weighted Averages The true danger facing the government is still in the massive interest currently being paid on the debt. It has finally crossed over $1T per year! As shown in the chart, about half of this is concentrated in Notes, which is debt maturing between 2 and 10 years. Figure: 5 Net Interest Expense A lot is unknown about how Warsh will manage interest rates, but assuming only one more cut, combined with the rolling maturity of the debt, we can forecast out the cost of the debt going forward. Again, the Treasury left “debt affordabilit...
bo feng/iStock via Getty Images About this analysis Analysts forecast dividend payments based on companies' prior payment histories, news, guidance, financial metrics estimates, debt levels, capital expense and other considerations. The forecasts are paired with confidence levels that gauge the relative certainty of those predictions. For more information on S&P Global Market Intelligence's divide...
bo feng/iStock via Getty Images About this analysis Analysts forecast dividend payments based on companies' prior payment histories, news, guidance, financial metrics estimates, debt levels, capital expense and other considerations. The forecasts are paired with confidence levels that gauge the relative certainty of those predictions. For more information on S&P Global Market Intelligence's dividend forecasting product, email dividendsupport@spglobal.com. Thirty-six publicly traded US real estate investment trusts are projected to increase dividend payouts in the first quarter, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts. The remaining 100 public REITs included in the analysis are predicted to maintain their dividend payout over the quarter. SL Green's dividend expected to rise the most in Q1 Market Intelligence analysts forecast that office REIT SL Green Realty Corp. ( SLG ) could raise its cash distribution by up to 33.3% to a quarterly rate of $1.03 per share in March, the highest potential dividend hike for the first quarter. During the office REIT's Dec. 5, 2025 investor presentation, SL Green's CFO, Matthew DiLiberto, said the REIT will be returning to a "more typical quarterly dividend payment" after the REIT moved to a monthly payment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In its most recent earnings release on Jan. 28, the REIT confirmed that beginning in fiscal year 2026, ordinary dividends will be declared and paid quarterly rather than monthly. The dividends will also continue to be paid in cash. Industrial-focused First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. ( FR ) announced during its earnings release on Feb. 4 that the REIT will be raising its quarterly dividend rate by 12.4% to 50 cents per share for the quarter ending March 31. "On the strength of the performance of our platform and our outlook, we increased our dividend rate by 12.4%," said First Industrial Realty Trust President and CEO Peter Baccile. "Despite a volatile leasing market in 2025 impacted by ...
Germany's "Recovery" Is Just Debt-Fueled Military Orders Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Friedrich Merz finally has a positive headline. In December, industrial orders surged. But behind the costly statistical recovery lies nothing more than the buildup of a debt-financed defense sector. It took some lead time, but the Chancellor now finally has a success story. For December 2025, Germany’s Federal Stat...
Germany's "Recovery" Is Just Debt-Fueled Military Orders Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Friedrich Merz finally has a positive headline. In December, industrial orders surged. But behind the costly statistical recovery lies nothing more than the buildup of a debt-financed defense sector. It took some lead time, but the Chancellor now finally has a success story. For December 2025, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office reported a 7.6% month-on-month jump in industrial orders . November had already provided a first boost with a rise of over 5%—right in the midst of a severe economic crisis. Industrial production , meanwhile, fell 1.9% in December, sliding back into negative territory—a fact largely lost in the media’s cheerleading. That the once-proud German automotive industry saw a 6.3% drop in orders also barely registered amid the general sigh of relief. But once you dissect the data and strip out large orders, a very different picture emerges. The apparent surge in orders shrinks to a mere 0.9%. What happened? Experience shows that this comes from “Other Vehicle Manufacturing,” which jumped roughly 9.5%. This category is dominated by defense equipment. In short: the federal government’s debt-financed special fund has found its way into German military production. Or put differently: the government can now take a public victory lap after plunging citizens into massive debt to generate a short-term statistical effect in the super-election year 2026. Nobody wants to appear a total failure. What is celebrated as an economic turnaround is in reality a statistical masking of the transition from market-based order to a debt-fueled administrative economy. The military buildup is basically the last gasp of a policy that, in stubborn Keynesian mode, keeps trying to replace the gaps in Germany’s industrial economy with a “managed economy.” This strategy ties up resources and personnel, diverting exactly the capital needed for real investment under better conditions. Goods are produ...
AMD hires Salesforce CMO AMD has named Ariel Kelman from Salesforce as its new chief marketing officer and senior VP, effective immediately. He will lead the global marketing organization, overseeing brand, communications, events, developer relations and go-to-market strategy. Kelman replaces John Taylor, who stepped down last August after nearly eight years in the role.
AMD hires Salesforce CMO AMD has named Ariel Kelman from Salesforce as its new chief marketing officer and senior VP, effective immediately. He will lead the global marketing organization, overseeing brand, communications, events, developer relations and go-to-market strategy. Kelman replaces John Taylor, who stepped down last August after nearly eight years in the role.
HORAN Wealth LLC increased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 4.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,234 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 2,332 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for about 2.6% of HORAN W...
HORAN Wealth LLC increased its position in Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 4.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,234 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after buying an additional 2,332 shares during the period. Broadcom accounts for about 2.6% of HORAN Wealth LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. HORAN Wealth LLC's holdings in Broadcom were worth $16,573,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Get Broadcom alerts: Sign Up A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AVGO. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Broadcom by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 483,442,939 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $133,261,046,000 after buying an additional 6,222,802 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Broadcom by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 185,276,987 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $51,071,601,000 after purchasing an additional 873,963 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Broadcom by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 108,610,718 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock valued at $29,827,649,000 after buying an additional 2,226,585 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Broadcom in the second quarter worth $18,579,549,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in Broadcom by 8.4% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 38,449,630 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock worth $10,598,641,000 after buying an additional 2,978,768 shares during the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth...
Linscomb Wealth Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 148,337 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 9,595 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises approximately 2.1% of Linscomb Wealt...
Linscomb Wealth Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO - Free Report) by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 148,337 shares of the semiconductor manufacturer's stock after selling 9,595 shares during the period. Broadcom comprises approximately 2.1% of Linscomb Wealth Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Linscomb Wealth Inc.'s holdings in Broadcom were worth $48,938,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Get Broadcom alerts: Sign Up Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Longfellow Investment Management Co. LLC bought a new stake in Broadcom during the second quarter worth $27,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new position in Broadcom during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. LGT Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. New England Capital Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Broadcom in the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, JCIC Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Broadcom during the third quarter valued at about $31,000. 76.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Broadcom News Summary Here are the key news stories impacting Broadcom this week: Broadcom Stock Performance NASDAQ:AVGO opened at $343.94 on Tuesday. The business's fifty day moving average is $347.75 and its 200 day moving average is $339.70. The firm has a market cap of $1.63 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 72.26, a PEG ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a current ratio of 1.71. Broadcom Inc. has a 52-week low of $138.10 and a 52-week high of $414.61. Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO - Get Free Report) last poste...
Davis Rea LTD. decreased its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) by 64.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,774 shares of the iPhone maker's stock after selling 40,173 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for 1.3% of Davis Rea LTD.'s portfolio, making the stock ...
Davis Rea LTD. decreased its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) by 64.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,774 shares of the iPhone maker's stock after selling 40,173 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for 1.3% of Davis Rea LTD.'s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest position. Davis Rea LTD.'s holdings in Apple were worth $5,544,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Get Apple alerts: Sign Up Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Apple in the second quarter worth approximately $38,942,255,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in shares of Apple during the 1st quarter valued at $17,472,482,000. PKS Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 98,917.0% in the 2nd quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 57,956,620 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $12,106,000 after buying an additional 57,898,088 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Apple by 20,464.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,069,029 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $5,553,753,000 after acquiring an additional 26,937,401 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in Apple by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 171,385,531 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $42,918,365,000 after acquiring an additional 20,079,472 shares during the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $...