Hi, it’s Aaron Kirchfeld and Fareed Sahloul in London, rounding up a flurry of recent dealmaking in the global defense industry. Also today, Netflix goes from M&A loser to market winner. Today’s top stories Advent explores $4 billion sale of naval defense business. Agilent buys medical instruments maker Biocare for $950 million . Tencent to rejoin Paramount-Warner deal with funding. Hedge fund Irenic hires Apollo’s Wang in private equity push. Wall Street banks offer UAE staff option to relocate temporarily. Defensive maneuvers Whether with M&A, IPOs or fundraisings, aerospace and defense companies and other owners of military assets are rushing to market at a time when global conflicts are threatening to stifle dealmaking in other sectors. We report today that Advent is exploring a sale of its Ultra Maritime unit for more than $4 billion, as demand surges for naval defense businesses. Also on Monday, a drone tech company known as Powerus agreed to an unusual merger with a golf club operator in Florida in a deal backed by President Donald Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Jr. These are the latest in a slate of stories over the last week underscoring the rising levels of investor and government interest in companies making everything from Leopard 2 battle tanks to systems capable of downing Shahed attack drones and clearing landmines. Demand for such kit was already high after years of war in Ukraine and now equipment deployed in that battle is being eyed for use in the escalating conflict in the Middle East. “There’s an understanding that the boom in aerospace and defense is not a bubble,” said Jason Steen, founder of aerospace and defense advisory boutique Steen Associates. “It is permanent.” In Europe, a lot of the recent defense dealmaking has been in Germany, one of the countries at the heart of the historic rearmament taking place in the region. We reported the government there is considering taking a stake in Franco-German tankmaker KNDS through state-owned lender ...

As global markets face renewed pressure from escalating Middle East tensions, spiking oil prices, and rising volatility, income-oriented investors are likely watching out for pockets of stability. Within the utilities sector, several companies currently stand out for offering relatively attractive dividend yields, as investors seek stable cash flows during periods of market uncertainty. Below is a list of utilities companies currently offering some of the higher dividend yields in the sector: Suburban Propane Partners ( SPH ) - Dividend Yield - 6.42% Clearway Energy ( CWEN.A ) - Dividend Yield - 5.23% The AES Corporation ( AES ) - Dividend Yield - 4.97% Avista Corporation ( AVA ) - Dividend Yield - 4.97% Clearway Energy ( CWEN ) - Dividend Yield - 4.91% Edison International ( EIX ) - Dividend Yield - 4.89% Eversource Energy ( ES ) - Dividend Yield - 4.23% Dominion Energy ( D ) - Dividend Yield - 4.22% UGI Corporation ( UGI ) - Dividend Yield - 4.08% Portland General Electric Company ( POR ) - Dividend Yield - 3.93% More on Dominion Energy, Eversource Energy, etc. The AES Corporation (AES) Stock Analysis: Riding The AI Wave | 2-Minute Analysis AES Corp.: Exiting The Stock Exchange AES Corporation Taken Private: An Expensive Lesson For Investors Key deals this week: Diana Shipping, Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Hudbay Minerals and more Mid-Cap utility stocks ranked by quant ratings after earnings season

油价在突破每桶100美元后有所回落，全球主要经济体考虑协调释放紧急石油储备，与此同时霍尔木兹海峡这一关键航道的油轮运输陷入停滞，导致全球石油供应受阻。 WTI原油期货上涨近6%，报每桶96美元左右，此前一度飙升31%。七国集团财长表示已准备好采取必要措施支持全球能源供应，包括释放战略储备，油价随后回吐部分涨幅，但法国称七国集团尚未走到释放紧急原油储备的那一步。交易员此前密切关注此次会议，以期捕捉该集团将采取行动缓解供应冲击、遏制能源价格飙升的信号。 中东地区储油空间日益紧张。据知情人士透露，随着储油罐趋于饱和，沙特阿拉伯正开始减产；邻国此前已采取类似举措。该国虽通过管道将供应改道至红海延布港，但其运力不足以完全替代通常经霍尔木兹海峡运输的出口量。 中东战事在美以对伊朗实施空袭逾一周后仍无平息迹象，其连锁反应正加剧通胀危机的担忧。霍尔木兹海峡这条通常承载全球五分之一原油运输的狭窄水道出现航运中断，加之关键能源基础设施遭袭，已推高天然气和柴油价格。 科威特和阿联酋周末开始减产，因霍尔木兹海峡关闭导致储油设施迅速填满。伊拉克上周已开始减产。全球基准布伦特原油价格一度飙升29%。 美国总统特朗普在社交媒体平台Truth Social上就油价飙升深夜发帖，称短期油价上涨是和平所需付出的“微小代价”，并补充道一旦伊朗核威胁消除，油价就将迅速下跌。 法国总统马克龙寻求启动一项联合海上任务，为集装箱货轮护航，以在伊朗战争的初期阶段趋于平静后，实现霍尔木兹海峡的重新开放。 瑞银 大宗商品分析师Giovanni Staunovo表示，“霍尔木兹海峡关闭时间越长，被迫停产的原油产量就越多，这将需要油价大幅上涨来抑制需求。” 价格： 4月交割的WTI原油期货报每桶96.29美元。 上周期货价格创纪录上涨36%。 5月交割的布伦特原油期货报每桶98.77美元。 责任编辑：李桐

As broader markets grapple with heightened volatility tied to escalating Middle East tensions, surging oil prices, and rising geopolitical uncertainty, investors have been increasingly attentive to income-oriented pockets of the market as the S&P 500 trades under pressure and risk sentiment weakens. Within the communication services sector, several companies currently stand out for offering relatively high dividend yields, providing potential income support for investors amid the uncertain macro backdrop. Below is a list of communication services companies currently offering some of the higher dividend yields in the sector: Townsquare Media ( TSQ ) - Dividend Yield - 11.02% Spok Holdings ( SPOK ) - Dividend Yield - 9.97% CuriosityStream ( CURI ) - Dividend Yield - 9.64% Saga Communications ( SGA ) - Dividend Yield - 8.70% Shutterstock ( SSTK ) - Dividend Yield - 8.22% Sinclair ( SBGI ) - Dividend Yield - 6.41% Gray Media ( GTN ) - Dividend Yield - 5.94% Verizon Communications ( VZ ) - Dividend Yield - 5.54% Sirius XM Holdings ( SIRI ) - Dividend Yield - 4.85% Comcast Corporation ( CMCSA ) - Dividend Yield - 4.14% More on communication services stocks Lennar Q1 Earnings Preview: I Am Turning Contrarian (Rating Upgrade) Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HRTG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Victoria's Secret: A Clear Turnaround Opportunity (Rating Upgrade) The oil markets are still not close to major risk-off moves seen in previous oil shocks – strategist Heritage Insurance outlines Texas entry and targets continued growth with 90% rate adequacy in 2026

The law prevents state and local governments from imposing special taxes or fees on digital asset payments that do not apply to comparable financial transactions. It also protects the right of individuals to self-custody digital assets using hardware wallets or other private key technologies. Pierce said the framework expands investment choice while maintaining oversight. "The legislation is intended to balance investment choice with regulatory guardrails," he said. The structure mirrors how alternative assets are handled in retirement plans, where they remain available to interested investors but are not embedded in core allocations. Optional access lowers the barrier for retirement systems that tend to move cautiously around volatile investments. Crypto will not appear in default retirement portfolios. Instead, participants must actively choose exposure through the brokerage window. Each program must offer a self-directed brokerage option that includes at least one cryptocurrency investment product. Plan administrators have until July 1, 2027 to make those options available. Build your own AI-powered index in minutes — and earn an uncapped 1% match when you move your portfolio to Public. Learn how it works. State Rep. Kyle Pierce, the bill's author, has reportedly said the legislation aims to give Indiana residents more financial flexibility as digital assets become a larger part of the broader economy. Participants will not be forced into crypto exposure. Instead, they can choose digital assets through brokerage accounts tied to their retirement plans. Gov. Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 , allowing certain state retirement plans to offer cryptocurrency exposure through self-directed brokerage accounts. Several public programs, including state employee and teacher retirement accounts, must provide at least one crypto investment option. Indiana has quietly taken a step that could reshape how public retirement systems approach cryptocurrency, becoming the first s...

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The United States and China traded barbs at a ⁠UN drugs meeting on ⁠Monday, with Washington accusing Beijing of ⁠failing to stop sales of precursor chemicals for fentanyl and China dismissing the allegation as false while calling the US irresponsible. The exchange, delivered in separate statements at the UN’s annual Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting in Vienna, underscored tensions ‌between the two countries over illicit drugs and tariffs, with their leaders due to meet in China at the end of the month. “We know where the chemical precursors [for fentanyl] are coming from. They are manufactured by the millions of tonnes in China,” Sara Carter, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, said ⁠as she delivered the US statement. Advertisement “We know that China’s weak export controls and lax enforcement allow ‌its chemical industry to foster friendships with the [drug] cartels. At the same time, China’s overly effective controls over rare earth minerals wreak havoc on legitimate ‌industries.” Under an agreement struck in South Korea last year between President Donald Trump ⁠and his Chinese ⁠counterpart Xi Jinping, the US agreed to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the ‌illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earth exports flowing. ‘We have a deal’: Trump claims breakthrough after ‘12 out of 10’ talks with Xi Jinping ‘We have a deal’: Trump claims breakthrough after ‘12 out of 10’ talks with Xi Jinping The US Supreme Court last month invalidated a ‌10 per cent fentanyl-related ‌tariff Trump had imposed on China and others under an emergency statute. The Trump administration ‌has told Beijing it expects to reimpose that levy under a different law, a US official ⁠said.

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The risk of a widening and more destabilizing war in the Middle East increased after another Iranian ballistic missile entered Turkish airspace. Oil surged past $100 per barrel as Tehran chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , as the nation’s new supreme leader. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization intercepted the missile, the second incursion into Turkish airspace in a week. Ankara, which does not allow its bases or airspace to be used for strikes on Iran, said it will act “decisively and without hesitation” to protect its territory, while calling for diplomatic efforts to diffuse tensions. Elsewhere, oil prices soared after Saudi Arabia joined other major Middle East producers in cutting output, with a standstill of tanker traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz choking off supplies to the rest of the world. While President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the oil spike was a “small price to pay,” the cost of US and Israeli attack on Iran is still being tallied. What You Need to Know Today The Group of Seven nations are ready to take any steps needed to support global energy supply, including releasing strategic oil reserves — although the group isn’t at the point of doing so yet. G-7 finance ministers held a virtual meeting today to discuss the conflict in the Middle East, its impact for regional stability, global economic conditions, and financial markets, and the importance of secure trading routes. The European Central Bank is on course for two interest rate hikes this year , according to market bets, as the deepening military conflict in the Middle East push traders to focus on Europe’s energy vulnerabilities . The outlook contrasts with the US, where cuts are still anticipated. Money markets also see a roughly 50% chance of a Bank of England rate increase by year-end, reversing rate-cut bets that were in place last week. The US would take in the Iranian women’s soccer team if Australia did not provide ...

OpenAI has agreed to buy Promptfoo , a startup that enables large businesses to find and fix security issues in artificial intelligence models during their development, part of a push to help corporate customers reduce possible risks from deploying AI software. The ChatGPT maker is set to announce Monday that it will integrate Promptfoo ’s technology into OpenAI Frontier , a recently launched platform that allows organizations to build and manage AI agents. Frontier is meant to help ensure each agent — which OpenAI refers to as “AI coworkers” — has appropriate guardrails and data access. Terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. OpenAI and its rivals are racing to develop more advanced AI agents that can field complex tasks on a user’s behalf, with limited need for human intervention. At the same time, the AI developer is working to convince a broader mix of businesses to pay for the technology by ensuring these products are efficient and safe. “OpenAI acquiring Promptfoo signals a clear commitment to making enterprise AI not just powerful, but safe and reliable at scale,” said Ganesh Bell, managing director at Insight Partners, which led an $18.4 million funding round in the security startup last year. Two-year-old Promptfoo makes open-source tools for testing the security of AI systems as well as for helping companies try to attack their own products in order to find vulnerabilities, a process known as red-teaming. The San Francisco-based startup counts roughly a quarter of Fortune 500 firms as customers. Promptfoo is one of a host of startups working to develop cybersecurity products that use AI to guard against hackers even as bad actors turn to similar technology to probe for ways into critical networks. OpenAI, too, has moved to imbue its AI products and agents with security features. Last week, the company introduced an AI agent meant to help security teams find and patch vulnerabilities in large databases, similar to a tool from rival Anthropic PBC. As par...

On February 17, 2026, London Co of Virginia disclosed a sale of 36,512 shares of NewMarket (NEU 2.83%), an estimated $27.88 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 17, 2026, London Co of Virginia reduced its holdings in NewMarket by 36,512 shares. The estimated transaction value, based on the average closing price during the fourth quarter of 2025, was $27.88 million. At quarter end, the fund reported holding 492,820 shares valued at $338.71 million, with the position’s quarter-end value reflecting a $99.71 million decrease due to both trading and price changes. What else to know The fund continued to trim its NEU holding, which now accounts for 1.95% of its 13F reportable AUM. Top holdings after the filing: NASDAQ: AAPL: $656.77 million (3.8% of AUM) NYSE: NSC: $522.8 million (3.0% of AUM) NYSE: GLW: $509.9 million (2.9% of AUM) NYSE: BRK-B: $500.85 million (2.9% of AUM) NYSE: BLK: $451.6 million (2.6% of AUM) As of February 13, 2026, NEU shares were priced at $592.80, up 10.1% over one year, underperforming the S&P 500 by 1.68 percentage points. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of market close February 13, 2026) $592.80 Market capitalization $5.56 billion Revenue (TTM) $2.73 billion Net income (TTM) $418.75 million Company snapshot Offers petroleum additives, lubricant additives, fuel additives, and antiknock compounds for automotive, industrial, and marine applications Generates revenue primarily through the sale of specialty chemical additives used in lubricants and fuels, with additional income from contracted manufacturing and property management Serves a diversified customer base including oil refiners, original equipment manufacturers, government entities, and industrial clients worldwide NewMarket operates in the specialty chemicals sector, focusing on petroleum additives that enhance the performance and longevity of lubricants and fuels. Founded in ...

Key Points Sold 36,512 shares of NewMarket; estimated transaction value of $27.88 million based on quarterly average price. Quarter-end NEU stake value fell by $99.71 million, reflecting valuation change from both trading and stock-price movement. Transaction represented a 0.16% shift in 13F reportable assets under management (AUM). Held 492,820 shares worth $338.71 million after the trade. Position now represents 1.95% of fund AUM, placing it outside the fund's top five holdings. 10 stocks we like better than NewMarket › On February 17, 2026, London Co of Virginia disclosed a sale of 36,512 shares of NewMarket (NYSE:NEU), an estimated $27.88 million trade based on quarterly average pricing. What happened According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated February 17, 2026, London Co of Virginia reduced its holdings in NewMarket by 36,512 shares. The estimated transaction value, based on the average closing price during the fourth quarter of 2025, was $27.88 million. At quarter end, the fund reported holding 492,820 shares valued at $338.71 million, with the position’s quarter-end value reflecting a $99.71 million decrease due to both trading and price changes. What else to know The fund continued to trim its NEU holding, which now accounts for 1.95% of its 13F reportable AUM. Top holdings after the filing: NASDAQ: AAPL: $656.77 million (3.8% of AUM) NYSE: NSC: $522.8 million (3.0% of AUM) NYSE: GLW: $509.9 million (2.9% of AUM) NYSE: BRK-B: $500.85 million (2.9% of AUM) NYSE: BLK: $451.6 million (2.6% of AUM) As of February 13, 2026, NEU shares were priced at $592.80, up 10.1% over one year, underperforming the S&P 500 by 1.68 percentage points. Company overview Metric Value Price (as of market close February 13, 2026) $592.80 Market capitalization $5.56 billion Revenue (TTM) $2.73 billion Net income (TTM) $418.75 million Company snapshot Offers petroleum additives, lubricant additives, fuel additives, and antiknock compounds for automotive, indus...

In trading on Thursday, shares of Green Brick Partners Inc (Symbol: GRBK) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $23.91, changing hands as low as $23.27 per share. Green Brick Partners Inc shares are currently trading off about 4.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of GRBK shares, versus its 200 day moving average: Looking at the chart above, GRBK's low point in its 52 week range is $16.80 per share, with $32.25 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $23.39. Click here to find out which 9 other stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average » The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.

Europe can “no longer be a custodian for the old-world order” and needs “a more realistic and interest-driven foreign policy”, the head of the European Commission has said. Speaking to an audience of EU ambassadors on Monday, Ursula von der Leyen said the union “will always defend and uphold the rules-based system” but could no longer rely on it to defend European interests and shelter the continent from threats. She added: “We urgently need to reflect on whether our doctrine, our institutions and our decision making – all designed in a postwar world of stability and multilateralism – have kept pace with the speed of change around us. Whether the system that we built – with all of its well-intentioned attempts at consensus and compromise – is more a help or a hindrance to our credibility as a geopolitical actor.” Von der Leyen, a former German defence minister who pledged to lead a “geopolitical” commission when she took office in 2019, has faced criticism in recent days for her handling of the Iran war. A prominent MEP and former French minister, Nathalie Loiseau, last week chided von der Leyen for her telephone diplomacy to Gulf leaders after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, accusing the commission president of usurping the role of the EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas. Notably in the early days of the war, von der Leyen said “a credible transition in Iran” was urgently needed, going further than Kallas. On Monday von der Leyen avoided criticism of the US and Israel for starting the war, saying the debate about whether the conflict was “a war of choice or a war of necessity” was a debate that “partly misses the point”. She said no one would shed tears for a regime that had “slaughtered 17,000 young people”, a reference to the most recent crackdown that some independent experts believe killed many more. She also said Iran had wreaked devastation and destabilisation across the region. She also noted that a regional conflict with “unintended consequences” was u...

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JasonDoiy/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Roblox ( RBLX ) on Monday announced two new strategic initiatives to boost the creation of RPG, strategy, and shooter games, as it aims to target users above the age of 18 and cater to the demands of the platform's growing audience. The company announced the “Incubator” program, which is expected to help experienced teams refine promising concepts of novel games into polished, scalable, commercially successful games over a course of six months. The “Jumpstart” program is expected to help creators who are new to Roblox learn the platform and aid experienced creators in exploring novel games. " RPG, strategy, and shooter games are heavily underrepresented despite strong demand from older age groups. We’re seeking bold games in these core genres, plus unexpected genre mash-ups and projects that blend traditional mechanics with Roblox’s avatars, social features, and cross-platform support ," said Vlad Loktev, Chief Creator Ecosystem Officer at Roblox. The programs will aim to develop games that come with unique game mechanics and challenges in these genres while also having a distinct look and feel from classic games on the platform, Roblox said. The company said it is also investing in and supporting novel games already on the platform or in development, in addition to the newly announced programs. More on Roblox Roblox Corporation (RBLX) Presents at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference 2026 Transcript RBLX: AI Existential Crisis Or Opportunity? (Downgrade) Roblox's Rule Of 75.4% Outperformance At Reasonable Valuations - Buy The Selloff Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16, AP reports Roblox outlines 22–26% bookings growth for 2026 while expanding AI and 18+ market reach

财联社3月10日讯（编辑 夏军雄） 当地时间周一（3月9日），一名七国集团（G7）官员表示，G7各国财政部长周一在会议上基本达成共识：暂时不释放战略石油储备。 G7成员国财政部长周一早些时候举行电话会议，讨论如何应对美国和以色列对伊朗战争引发的油价飙升。 七国集团包括：美国、加拿大、日本、意大利、英国、德国和法国。 他们在声明中表示，准备采取“要措施”支持全球能源供应，其中包括释放石油库存，但目前尚未决定实施。 一名了解G7财政部长讨论情况的官员表示：“大家对此基本达成了一致意见。并不是有人反对，只是时机问题。仍需要更多分析。” 该官员还透露，G7能源部长将于周二就同一问题举行电话会议，而G7领导人也将在本周晚些时候讨论此事。 “我认为最终决定将由各国领导人作出，”这位官员说。 战略石油储备通常由国际能源署（IEA）协调释放。IEA负责人法提赫·比罗尔表示，霍尔木兹海峡的局势对石油市场构成“重大且不断增加的风险”。 历史上，协调释放战略储备只发生过五次，其中两次发生在俄乌战争期间。在此之前，利比亚供应中断、卡特里娜飓风以及第一次海湾战争期间都曾动用过储备。 周一早间，布伦特原油期货价格一度上涨30%，升至每桶119.50美元，为2022年以来最高水平。原因是伊朗战争升级，引发市场对全球石油生产和运输受影响的担忧。 自伊朗战争爆发以来，金融市场最担心的问题是：油价会涨到多高，以及会维持多久。 如果油价长期维持高位，本就受到高通胀困扰的普通家庭将更不堪重负。与此同时，企业成本也将明显上升，例如燃料、商品运输以及数据中心能源成本。 这可能导致全球经济出现一种最糟糕的情况：滞涨，即经济增长停滞，同时通胀持续高企。 周日晚些时候，美国总统特朗普试图缓解这种担忧，他表示当前的高油价只是暂时的，而且值得付出代价。

Kowtowing to US foreign policy in Iraq and Afghanistan had disastrous consequences. Why are leaders making the same mistake all over again? Here is the sort of analysis you’re being served up by our esteemed commentariat. Keir Starmer’s positioning on the Iran war, we are told, reveals a prime minister with no political compass. True, but talk about burying the lede. The story here is not Starmer’s lack of political acumen. British involvement in the Iran war is not a policy question on which reasonable people might disagree, like raising a tax here or spending a bit more money there. This is a grave crime. Yet all the pressure on Starmer seems to arrive from one direction. He “should have backed America from the very beginning”, declares Tony Blair, apparently eager for his successor to emulate his own record of dragging Britain into US-led catastrophes widely condemned as illegal . Donald Trump’s sidekick Nigel Farage, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and the rightwing press make much the same complaint. Owen Jones is a guardian columnist Continue reading...

Zoox will begin testing its robotaxi vehicles on the streets of Phoenix and Dallas, the Amazon subsidiary announced Monday. The testing will start off with a "small number" of SUVs retrofitted with a safety driver and Zoox's technology before transitioning to the company's custom boxy robotaxi vehicles, according to a blog post. Zoox launched its first rides service with riders in Las Vegas in September and expanded to San Francisco in November.

Key Points Refinancing in retirement could lead to lower monthly mortgage payments. You may have an easier time managing your budget if your housing costs drop. Be aware of the pitfalls of refinancing later in life. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Mortgage rates, for the most part, have been falling since the start of the year . That's not necessarily enough to help first-time homebuyers enter the market, though, since housing prices are still considerably higher than they were a few years ago. But if you already own a home, things are different. In that case, falling mortgage rates could open the door to refinancing. And that holds true whether you're retired or still working. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Retirees need to think about refinancing a bit more carefully, though. It's not a bad idea, but there are pitfalls to consider. The case for refinancing in retirement when mortgage rates fall Refinancing in retirement offers a number of benefits. First, you can lower your monthly mortgage payments, which can free up money for other expenses. A lot of retirees unfortunately don't manage to accumulate a lot of savings. If that's your situation, and you're living most on Social Security, you may be struggling to manage all of your expenses. If you're able to cut your mortgage payments by refinancing, you should have more money for your remaining expenses, from food to utility bills to healthcare. The result? Less constant stress. Furthermore, if you carried high-interest debt into retirement, falling mortgage rates could open the door to a cash-out refinance. This is different from a regular refinance. With a standard mortgage refinance, you borrow the amount you owe on your existing home loan. With a cash-out refinance, you borrow more than ...

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EEM is up over the past 12 months, then dropped 8.41% in a single week ending March 6, 2026. That kind of whipsaw is not a glitch in the fund — it is exactly how emerging market exposure behaves when macro sentiment shifts. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM) gives investors broad access to that ... EEM: What Every Investor Should Know Before Betting on Emerging Markets in 2026

Readers respond to Aditya Chakrabortty’s article about the decline in healthy life expectancy in the UK How could I fault Aditya Chakrabortty’s account of the failure to prioritise the nation’s health as he cites me as its inspiration ( This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?, 6 March ). However, it is important to emphasise that the government is well aware of the gross health inequities that scar our nation and limit lives as well as economic prosperity, but chooses not to prioritise them. The ministerial response last month to the House of Lords report on ageing contains this shocking statistic : a girl born in Barnsley can expect an average of 53 years of good health, whereas one born in Wokingham can look forward to 71 healthy years – an extra 18 years. Throughout the country deprivation accelerates ageing, which for many means an unnecessary premature exit from the labour market and premature need for social care. But the main focus of health policy is the manifesto commitment to reduce NHS waiting times, a target that has very little impact on health inequity. Instead, a radical programme is required to prevent the largely social and commercial determinants of ill-health, such as poverty, poor diets, lack of exercise, and air pollution. Continue reading...

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