The 4 Yield Curve Shifts: Bull vs. Bear Steepeners & Flatteners
Understand the four yield curve regimes: bull steepener, bear steepener, bull flattener, and bear flattener, what drives them, and how they impact markets.
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Dangote Refinery Opens $1.6B IPO: Africa’s Largest Listing
Dangote Petroleum Refinery opened its historic ₦2.15T ($1.6B) IPO on Sept. 14, 2026, offering 4.1B shares at ₦525 on the NGX to expand refining capacity.
CrowdStrike Soars 14% on AI Safety Rotation, HCLTech Deal
CrowdStrike surged 14.2% to $235.49 as an AI safety debate ignited a rotation into cybersecurity software, paired with a major HCLTech partnership expansion.
Debt Covenants Explained: Affirmative, Negative, and Cov-Lite
Understand debt covenants: affirmative vs negative rules, financial maintenance tests, debt-to-EBITDA math, and why covenant-lite loans dominate modern credit.
10-Year Treasury Hits 4.98% as $6B Buyback Demand Plunges
The 10-year Treasury yield neared 5% on Sept. 14 as Treasury’s expanded $6B buyback logged a record-low 1.7x cover, rattling debt markets ahead of the Fed.
Clarity Act Cloture Vote: What It Means for Crypto Stocks
The Senate readies a make-or-break 60-vote cloture vote on the Clarity Act. Here is what the compromise bill means for COIN, MSTR, and HOOD.
Level 2 Market Data Explained: Order Books and Market Depth
Learn how Level 2 market data, electronic order books, and market depth work. Understand the NBBO, price-time priority, bid-ask spreads, and liquidity traps.
Private Credit Divide: 12% of Small Loans Face Distress
Houlihan Lokey’s DataBank reveals a divide in private credit: distressed loans jumped to 12% for small borrowers while mega-cap direct lending holds firm.
Larry Ellison Cancels $7.5B Oracle Share Sale After 10-Q Drop
Larry Ellison canceled a plan to sell 50 million Oracle shares after SEC disclosures revealed the sale, as ORCL faces AI capex pressure and margin scrutiny.
Relative Strength and Momentum: Why Leadership Matters
Learn how relative strength and momentum identify market leaders, why institutional capital creates the momentum premium, and how to spot leadership.