Cotton Futures Up 44% Year-to-Date, Outpacing Broader Agricultural Complex
Cotton futures have surged 44% year-to-date and 37% year-over-year, one of the strongest moves in agricultural commodities. The rally, tracked on ICE…
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Salesforce Shares Surge 22.6% on Earnings Beat, Expanded Anthropic AI Partnership
Salesforce stock jumped 22.6% after an earnings beat and expanded Anthropic partnership, lifting enterprise-software peers Palo Alto Networks…
Nvidia's $96.2B Quarter and 70% Growth Outlook Spark Broad AI Stock Rally
Nvidia posted $96.2B in quarterly revenue and guided to roughly 70% sales growth next year, sending its stock up sharply and lifting Salesforce, Palo…
Citadel's Stake in S&P 500 ETF Jumps 335% to $13.2B in Q2 2026 Filing
Citadel Advisors' Q2 2026 13F filing shows its iShares Core S&P 500 ETF stake rose 335% to $13.2 billion, part of a broader trend of multi-strategy…
Soros Fund Management's Q2 13F Shows Sharp Pivot Into Power and Data-Center-Linked Utilities
Soros Fund Management's Q2 2026 13F shows Entergy shares up over 1,000% and Digital Realty up 840%, with utilities the top sector gainer, as…
Chris Hohn's TCI Fund Holds $52.77B Across Just 11 Stocks in Q2 2026
TCI Fund Management's Q2 2026 13F filing shows a $52.77 billion portfolio spread across just 11 stocks, with GE Aerospace alone accounting for $17.73…
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Huntington Bancshares' HBANZ Preferred Shares Start Paying 7.19% Yield Quarterly Dividend
Huntington Bancshares' HBANZ preferred shares have begun paying a quarterly dividend of $0.344 per share, translating to a 7.19% yield, adding a new entrant to bank preferred income screens.
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Texas Capital Bancshares Declares First-Ever Dividend, Ending Growth-Only Era
Texas Capital Bancshares has initiated its first-ever dividend, a quarterly $0.20 per share payment, ending a long history as a growth-focused lender that retained rather than distributed earnings.
Prospect Capital's 18-24% Yield Highlights BDC Payout Sustainability Debate
Prospect Capital Corporation's forward and trailing yields sit at 18.42% and 23.90%, with no dividend growth in the latest complete year…
Abercrombie & Fitch Stock Jumps 35.67% in a Session as Dividend Stays Dormant Since 2020
Abercrombie & Fitch shares surged 35.67% in a single session, trading near 52-week highs, while dividend records show payments suspended since March…
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Oregon's 2026 OR-706 Filing Update Reinforces Split Between State and Federal Estate Tax Rules
Oregon's 2026 OR-706 form update signals that state estate-transfer-tax filings remain governed by separate rules from federal thresholds, a distinction planners say estates and heirs should not overlook when reviewing exposure.
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Washington's New $3 Million Estate Tax Threshold Takes Effect July 2026
Washington's Department of Revenue has set a $3 million estate tax filing threshold and exclusion for deaths on or after July 1, 2026, with new state-specific rate and deduction rules replacing prior thresholds.
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IRS Sets 2026 Estate-Tax Exclusion at $15 Million, Gift Limit Holds at $19,000
The IRS has set the 2026 federal estate-tax basic exclusion at $15 million while keeping the annual gift-tax exclusion at $19,000 per recipient, figures that planners say should not be confused with 2025 amounts.
Air T's 8% Baby Bond Trades at Steep Discount as Rex Engine Supply Issues Persist
Air T Inc's exchange-traded 8% baby bond AIRTP trades near $18.75, a 25% discount to its $25 par value, yielding 10.67% currently and 11.01% to…
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Schwab's 5.95% Series D Preferred Trades at 5.5% Discount as Common Shares Slide 2.6%
Charles Schwab's 5.95% Series D preferred stock trades at a 5.5% discount to its $25 par value, yielding 6.30%, while SCHW common shares fell 2.6% in a session marked by divergent moves across large-cap names.