Khanchit Khirisutchalual/iStock via Getty Images Introduction: Closed-end funds offer an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions to income investors. They can also offer reasonable total returns if the distributions are reinvested, but generally lag the performance of the S&P 500. They are not for everyone but are particularly appealing to retirees and income investors. However, it will be best to diversify into 7 to 10 CEFs covering many different asset classes and market segments. During the last decade, the mega- and large-cap stocks have outperformed the small- and mid-cap stocks. Also, the S&P 500 or U.S.-based domestic funds have outperformed almost every other country during the last 10 years, except in 2025. More recently, the foreign stocks have started outperforming the domestic US market. Also, there has been some momentum building in mid-cap and small-cap stocks. Will this trend continue in 2026 and beyond? It is difficult to predict, but it is likely, primarily due to the valuation gaps. Today's fund, Sprott Focus Trust Fund ( FUND ), is heavily tilted towards mid-cap and small-cap stocks. In addition, it has nearly 40% of foreign stocks; however, North America accounts for more than 80% of the share. Will this help this fund in the coming year and beyond? Well, in this backdrop, we think the "FUND" may be worth considering, as it provides significant exposure to non-U.S. markets as well as the small- and mid-cap segment. This fund can provide the necessary diversification to a portfolio that is highly concentrated in large- and mega-cap stocks or funds. Fund's Background Sprott Focus Trust ( FUND ) is a closed-end fund with a long history and trades on the NASDAQ. The fund invests with a long-time horizon and seeks to deliver superior performance to its investors by investing in high-quality businesses with strong balance sheets that may be trading at attractive valuations, in the opinion of the fun...

格隆汇2月15日｜据央视财经，正在进行的米兰冬奥会正带动全球冰雪运动持续升温。我国冰雪装备外贸企业抓住机遇，迎来海外订单高峰期。目前，山东济宁嘉祥县已形成全国最大的滑雪手套生产基地，构建了“研发设计—辅料采购—协同加工—出口展销”的全产业链条。全县拥有手套生产及配套企业300多家，年产手套8000万双，远销全球60多个国家和地区，年产值达25亿元。据海关统计，2025年下半年以来，我国对中东欧出口溜冰鞋、对北美市场出口滑雪服等冰雪运动产品的增速超过两位数。

国投瑞银基金管理有限公司发布关于白银基金相关方案的公告：受近期白银市场价格出现历史性极端行情影响，为公平对待所有投资者，避免“先赎占优”，公司对国投瑞银白银期货证券投资基金（LOF）进行估值调整，相关公告引发投资者高度关注。我们深知每一份投资背后，都是大家的信任与托付。面对大家的关切，我们始终以最迫切的心情积极回应、努力解决大家的诉求，已第一时间统筹部署、夜以继日推进各项工作，制定了专项工作方案。我们遵循分层分类、便捷可靠的原则制定本方案，以最大限度保护投资者特别是中小投资者的合法权益。方案适用范围为国投瑞银白银期货证券投资基金（LOF）以2026年2月2日净值确认赎回（含2026年1月30日15点之后至2月2日15点之前提交赎回申请）的自然人投资者，不含机构投资者。

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At a Munich Security Conference drinks reception this week, a seasoned Chinese observer who has been coming to Bavaria for more than a decade said China had long felt like an observer on the periphery. China was mentioned mainly to be blamed, they said – but things flipped last year when, instead of taking Beijing to task, US Vice-President J.D. Vance targeted Europe. Later in the weekend, the event’s CEO Benedikt Franke praised the China Centre for Globalisation – a Beijing think tank – for...

Italian authorities have opened a new tax investigation into Amazon, conducting searches at the company’s Milan headquarters and at the homes of senior managers. The inquiry focuses on Amazon’s tax affairs in Italy and comes as the group’s European operations face increased regulatory attention. Amazon, listed as NasdaqGS:AMZN, has criticized the actions as aggressive and disproportionate, highlighting tensions between the company and Italian tax authorities. For you as an investor, this...

ARKK is having a rough start to 2026. After closing 2025 with a 35.49% return that crushed the S&P 500, Cathie Wood’s flagship innovation fund has stumbled 9.58% lower year-to-date as of early February. The pullback has been swift and concentrated, driven by weakness in the fund’s largest holdings and a broader repricing of growth ... ARKK ETF Update

Germany's "Two-Speed Europe" Proposal Is The EU's Adaptation To Great Power Geopolitics Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack , German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil recently declared that “Now is the time for a two-speed Europe. Germany, together with France and other partners, will therefore now take the lead in making Europe stronger and more independent. As the six biggest economies in Europe, we can now be the driving force.” Apart from those two, this exclusive tier will also include Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. The goal is to optimize decision-making by going around the EU’s consensus requirement. According to the Washington Post , Klingbeil also sent a letter to his counterparts from the aforesaid countries announcing his intent for them to prioritize “a savings and investment union to improve financing conditions for businesses; strengthening the euro’s role as an international currency; better cooperation on defense spending; and securing resilient supply chains for critical raw materials.” His “two-speed Europe” proposal essentially functions as the EU’s adaptation to Great Power geopolitics. Trump returned this approach to the fore of International Relations after authorizing the capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the seizure of a Russian-flagged tanker in the Atlantic. The resumption of Great Powers prioritizing their national interests without being concerned anymore about accusations of violating international law bodes ill for the EU’s interests. After all, the US now wants EU member Denmark’s territory of Greenland , and the EU can’t stop the US even if it really wanted to. This newfound self-consciousness of EU powerlessness has been brewing for a while, especially since the bloc was coerced by Trump’s tariff threats into agreeing to a lopsided trade deal with the US last summer, apparently inspired its de facto German leader to finally take action to rectify it to a degree. To be sure, the EU will probably never be ab...

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对受影响金额1000元以下者进行全额补偿。 2月15日晚间，国投瑞银发布《关于白银基金相关方案的公告》，公布了此前国投白银LOF估值调整事件受影响投资者的补偿方案，其中对受影响金额1000元以下者进行全额补偿。 具体方案如下： 1.对估值调整影响金额（由-17%调至-31.5%的部分）为1000元以下的自然人投资者，按实际影响金额全额确定和解金额（该部分投资者占当日赎回投资者的比例超9成）。 2.对估值调整影响金额（由-17%调至-31.5%的部分）超过1000元（含）的自然人投资者，在1000元基础上加上超1000元部分乘以一定比例确定总和解金额。 3.上述自然人投资者可通过支付宝搜索“国投瑞银白银基金”小程序，按提示完成身份核验后，依指引在线办理相关事宜。

MicroStockHub/iStock via Getty Images Despite a holiday-shortened week, earnings season rolls on with another eventful slate ahead, as a diverse mix of consumer, energy, technology, healthcare, financial, and materials companies step into the spotlight. The lineup spans defensive bellwethers and cyclical plays alongside growth-oriented disruptors, offering a broad snapshot of demand trends, margins, and capital allocation across the economy. Retail and consumer activity will be gauged through results from Walmart ( WMT ), Booking Holdings ( BKNG ), DoorDash ( DASH ), Etsy ( ETSY ), eBay ( EBAY ), Carvana ( CVNA ), Wayfair ( W ), and Opendoor Technologies ( OPEN ). Energy and materials updates from Occidental Petroleum ( OXY ), Energy Transfer ( ET ), Devon Energy ( DVN ), Transocean ( RIG ), Newmont ( NEM ), Pan American Silver ( PAAS ), Kinross Gold ( KGC ), and Nutrien ( NTR ) will shed light on commodity pricing, volumes, and capital discipline. Technology and industrial signals will come from Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ), Analog Devices ( ADI ), SolarEdge Technologies ( SEDG ), Dropbox ( DBX ), Deere ( DE ), and Medtronic ( MDT ), while Southern Company ( SO ) and Expand Energy ( EXE ) add insight into utilities and infrastructure-linked demand. Financial and insurance-focused names such as Blue Owl Capital ( OWL ) and Lemonade ( LMND ) round out the week. Below is a rundown of major quarterly updates anticipated in the week of February 16 to February 20: Monday, February 16 The U.S. stock market closed in observance of the President's Day holiday. Tuesday, February 17 Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ) Palo Alto Networks ( PANW ) is scheduled to report FQ2 results after Tuesday’s close, with analysts forecasting ~14%–16% Y/Y growth in both revenue and earnings. The cybersecurity major has been in focus following the completion of its $25B acquisition of CyberArk , under which CyberArk shareholders received $45 in cash plus 2.2005 PANW shares per CyberArk share. Palo Al...

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格隆汇2月15日丨国投瑞银基金管理有限公司公告，受近期白银市场价格出现历史性极端行情影响，为公平对待所有投资者，避免“先赎占优”，公司对国投瑞银白银期货证券投资基金（LOF）进行估值调整，相关公告引发投资者高度关注。公司已第一时间统筹部署，制定了专项工作方案。我们遵循分层分类、便捷可靠的原则制定本方案，以最大限度保护投资者特别是中小投资者的合法权益。方案适用范围为国投瑞银白银期货证券投资基金（LOF）以2026年2月2日净值确认赎回（含2026年1月30日15点之后至2月2日15点之前提交赎回申请）的自然人投资者，不含机构投资者。具体方案如下： 1.对估值调整影响金额（由-17%调至-31.5%的部分）为1000元以下的自然人投资者，按实际影响金额全额确定和解金额（该部分投资者占当日赎回投资者的比例超9成）。 2.对估值调整影响金额（由-17%调至-31.5%的部分）超过1000元（含）的自然人投资者，在1000元基础上加上超1000元部分乘以一定比例确定总和解金额。 3.上述自然人投资者可通过支付宝搜索“国投瑞银白银基金”小程序，按提示完成身份核验后，依指引在线办理相关事宜。因涉及投资者人数众多，工作量大，为确保投资者诉求得到便捷、可靠的解决，公司正在全力以赴推进技术支持准备工作，相关小程序将于2026年2月26日正式启用。

格隆汇2月15日｜淡水泉(香港)总裁兼首席经济学家陶冬近日称：我对人民币资产的看好程度是过去七八年来最高的，机会已经到来。中国经济已从“吃水泥红利”转向“吃数据红利”，科技自主创新领域的牛市已显现。

Public transit is essential for millions of Americans, but the way buses are procured may be limiting how much service cities can afford. Harvard professor Ed Glaeser says agencies often order highly-customized buses in a market with shrinking competition, while federal funding rules shape how purchases are made. Transit executives argue that operating realities require flexibility, yet agree reform is needed. Could smarter procurement and more competition help cities get more buses for less money? (Source: Bloomberg)

Refocusing provision into schools is, apparently, all about ‘inclusion’. It doesn’t take much to see the real reasons – and the impact on children and parents Where is this government heading, and who is now in charge? Keir Starmer looks even weaker than he did a week ago , uncoupled from the aides who wrote his scripts and picked his fights, and only still in his job because the cabinet and parliamentary Labour party stared into a chaotic immediate future and decided not to pounce – for now. The high-stakes Gorton and Denton byelection arrives in less than two weeks’ time. Policy-wise, meanwhile, we are about to finally be presented with a set of plans that have been fitfully gestating for over a year, and causing a quiet chorus of jangling Labour nerves. That sound is now getting louder. Any day now, the government will publish the education white paper containing its plans for sweeping reform of England’s provision for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, or Send. Amid rising fears about current and future costs , that document will shine light not just on the government’s thinking about the system it wants to change, but even bigger questions about Labour’s views on disability and human difference, and the relationship between families and the state. And if the proposals misfire, this most fragile of administrations will find itself back in the nightmarish place it ended up in when Labour MPs refused to pass its cuts to disability benefits – only this time, the resulting chaos could consume it. John Harris is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

【国投瑞银LOF出台补偿方案 1000元以下损失全额补偿】财联社2月15日电，国投瑞银基金管理有限公司公告，受近期白银市场价格出现历史性极端行情影响，为公平对待所有投资者，避免“先赎占优”，公司对国投瑞银白银期货证券投资基金（LOF）进行估值调整，相关公告引发投资者高度关注。公司已第一时间统筹部署，制定了专项工作方案。我们遵循分层分类、便捷可靠的原则制定本方案，以最大限度保护投资者特别是中小投资者的合法权益。方案适用范围为国投瑞银白银期货证券投资基金（LOF）以2026年2月2日净值确认赎回（含2026年1月30日15点之后至2月2日15点之前提交赎回申请）的自然人投资者，不含机构投资者。 具体方案如下： 1.对估值调整影响金额（由-17%调至-31.5%的部分）为1000元以下的自然人投资者，按实际影响金额全额确定和解金额（该部分投资者占当日赎回投资者的比例超9成）。 2.对估值调整影响金额（由-17%调至-31.5%的部分）超过1000元（含）的自然人投资者，在1000元基础上加上超1000元部分乘以一定比例确定总和解金额。 3.上述自然人投资者可通过支付宝搜索“国投瑞银白银基金”小程序，按提示完成身份核验后，依指引在线办理相关事宜。因涉及投资者人数众多，工作量大，为确保投资者诉求得到便捷、可靠的解决，公司正在全力以赴推进技术支持准备工作，相关小程序将于2026年2月26日正式启用。

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Critics accuse administration of ‘cooking the books’ by claiming US would save $1.3bn from climate finding reversal The Trump administration claims its latest move to gut climate regulations and end all greenhouse gas standards for vehicles will save Americans money. But its own analysis indicates that the new rule will push up gas prices, and that the benefits of the rollback are unlikely to outweigh the costs. On Thursday, the president and his environmental secretary Lee Zeldin announced the finalized repeal of the endangerment finding, a legal determination which underpins virtually all federal climate regulations. He claimed the rollback would save the US $1.3tn by 2055. Continue reading...

Experts question convicted sex trafficker’s motivations as she claims she can reveal ‘truth’ in exchange for freedom When Ghislaine Maxwell refused to testify before Congress last week, she nonetheless insisted on her willingness to help. Maxwell, who was convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein draw teenage girls into a world of sexual abuse, dangled the prospect of revealing truth before Congress and American public – so long as she was freed from jail. Continue reading...