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"Gambling on the weather has become an institution throughout a great part of the United States." This sentiment from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 1915 highlights the long-standing tradition of weather betting in American culture.

Escalating geopolitical risk continued to dominate global markets' concerns, with safe-haven demand keeping the dollar index anchored near a multi-week high.

"I'm surprised by how neutral the rule was, when you think about the massive amount of lobbying there's been around it. It doesn't say certain assets are good or bad. Instead, it really focuses on making a rules-based framework instead of a litigation-based one."

Monzo's decision to exit the US market is framed as a deliberate, strategic choice to focus on scaling in the UK and Europe, rather than a retreat.

The sharp rise in oil prices and renewed inflation concerns created significant pressure on both stocks and bonds, impacting investor sentiment and market dynamics.

The US dollar returned to the upside as geopolitical fears rebounded after US President Trump's address to the nation. The rhetoric fuelled risk aversion and flows toward the dollar while oil prices surged.

Citi's concern is mainstream DDR5 16GB DRAM prices have fallen 6% since Micron's earnings report, driven by fears that TurboQuant, an algorithm-based memory compression technology, will structurally reduce memory demand. Citi isn't buying it.

The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) is the most widely held energy ETF in the U.S., with roughly $38 billion in net assets, spanning the full energy value chain.

The fund blends high yield corporate bonds, senior loans, and debt tranches of U.S. collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) into a single actively managed portfolio, aiming to deliver income that beats the broad bond market while keeping volatility lower than any single segment on its own.

MORT holds shares in mortgage real estate investment trusts, companies that borrow at short-term rates and invest in mortgage-backed securities or originate real estate loans. The income MORT distributes comes from the dividends paid by the underlying mREITs to their shareholders.

USHY seeks to track the investment results of the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, composed of U.S. dollar-denominated, high yield corporate bonds, providing broad exposure in a low-cost wrapper.

BMO believes Americas Gold has the expertise to execute its optimization strategy, particularly at the Galena Complex, and sees the company's approach increasing free cash flow generation as production grows organically.

Senatore cited menu innovation and featured value as contributing to more stable same-store traffic. On the cost side, supply-chain savings are offsetting inflation, allowing BofA to raise its FY26 adjusted EBITDA estimate to $288M from $279M.