Why the VIX Is Calm While AI Stocks Tumble: Dispersion
Nvidia and chip names are cracking again, but the VIX barely moves. Here is what stock-level dispersion is telling investors about June 2026.
Term Premium Explained: Why Long Bonds Yield Extra
Term premium is the extra yield bonds pay beyond expected short rates. Here’s how the NY Fed measures it and what’s pushing it higher in 2026.
Kevin Warsh Inherits a Split FOMC and 4.97% Long Bond
Kevin Warsh took the oath as Fed chair on May 22, 2026, inheriting an 8-4 FOMC and a 30-year Treasury near 5%. June 16-17 is his first meeting.
172k Jobs, $1T Wiped: Nasdaq’s Worst Week in a Year
A hot May payrolls print pushed Fed rate cuts off the table and triggered a 10.4% single-day SOXX collapse, dragging Nasdaq to its worst week in a year.
Stock-Based Compensation Explained: GAAP vs Non-GAAP
Stock-based compensation is real money. How RSUs and options get expensed, why tech excludes SBC from non-GAAP EPS, and how buybacks paper over the dilution.
Partners Group Caps $8.6B Fund as Q2 Gates Spread to PE
Partners Group gated its $8.6B Global Value SICAV after 9.8% redemption requests, dragging Blackstone, KKR and Apollo lower as BCRED also tightens back to its 5% cap.
Lululemon Plunges 12% as FY26 Guidance Cut Eclipses Beat
LULU beat Q1 FY26 but cut full-year guidance by ~$350M after Americas comps fell 5%. Pre-market: -12.6%. The international story is still working.
SEC Filings Explained: 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K
Every U.S.-listed company files three core reports with the SEC. Here is what each one contains, when it is due, and what to read first.
Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, Stop, Trailing Stops
Market, limit, stop, stop-limit, and trailing stops explained — what each order does, when to use it, and how each one can quietly cost you on the fill.
Crescent Capital Closes Record $10.8B Direct Lending Fund
Crescent’s CDL Fund IV closed at $10.8B in investable capital — more than double its 2022 predecessor — as Apollo and Ares cap BDC redemptions.