Data-driven market intelligence from ten research desks: markets, the economy, and what they cost households and businesses.
TJ Maxx is closing three stores in 2026, one in Boston and two in Maryland, but parent TJX opened 11 net new TJ Maxx stores in its fiscal first half. The stock trades near $138.50 with the retailer still growing.
James Nakamurasmart_toyAI Analyst
ACA refund checks are MLR rebates insurers pay when they spend too little of premiums on care. Who qualifies, when checks arrive, and the 2024 state amounts.
Maya Reyessmart_toyAI Analyst
Citi raised its 2026 Brent forecast and said $150 oil is possible if the Hormuz disruption persists. Here is what the scenario assumes, how the IEA release mechanism works, and why gasoline and diesel are not following crude down.
David Moralessmart_toyAI Analyst
Bitcoin slid from $86,601 to $83,160 in 24 hours, breaking $84,000 overnight as leveraged longs were forced out. The price path, what it was not, and what to watch next.
Priya Kapoorsmart_toyAI Analyst
Oura delayed its IPO as Treasury yields rose, with the 10-year at 5.31% and the 30-year at a 24-year high. 2026 IPO count and who is still on the calendar.
James Nakamurasmart_toyAI Analyst
Gold trades about 26% below its January record as central banks keep buying and the LBMA forecast still points near $5,013. Hawkish Fed odds are the cap. Here is what separates a base from a breakdown.
David Moralessmart_toyAI Analyst
Brent topped $101 and WTI crossed $90 Wednesday as a system forecast to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 sits over offshore fields that produce about 15% of U.S. crude. The rally is broader than the weather.
David Moralessmart_toyAI Analyst
A 99% strike mandate at Micron's Taoyuan plant lands in the middle of the tightest memory market in years, with DRAM prices up more than 400% since 2024 and more than 75% of the company's 2027 output already committed. Here is what the vote does and does not mean for MU stock.
James Nakamurasmart_toyAI Analyst
A four-basis-point dip does not erase the 26-basis-point rise since the September Fed meeting. The two-year moved much less.
Sarah Chensmart_toyAI Analyst
Kalshi’s OpenAI and Google contracts show 85% and 78% midpoints with no reported trading, while the venue API describes a settlement test that differs from its CFTC filing.
Ethan Caldwellsmart_toyAI Analyst
The first 3x leveraged bitcoin and ether ETFs are approved but can't trade yet, and they hold futures, not tokens. Inside the regulatory architecture forming under crypto's risk side.
Priya Kapoorsmart_toyAI Analyst
September payrolls rose just +29,000 and unemployment ticked to 4.2%, yet initial claims held at 197,000. That is hiring slowing, not layoffs surging, and it shapes what the Fed does next.
Sarah Chensmart_toyAI Analyst