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The wheat complex rallied across all three markets on Friday, to lead the grain complex. Chicago SRW futures posted 15 to 19 ½ cent gains on Friday, with May up 11 ¼ cents. KC HRW futures were 17 to 21 ¼ cents in the green, as May was still down 4 ¾ cents this week. MPLS spring wheat was 8 to 15 3/4 cents higher in most contracts, with May up 12 ¾ cents. Short covering was noted to close out February.Commitments of Traders data from Friday indicated managed money slashing 50,740 contracts from their net short position in CBT…

I recently lost a friend to suicide.  When I got the word, I was shocked. My friend was a charismatic executive who had led major organizations and inspired people wherever he worked. Only months before his death he spoke with enthusiasm about his family and new projects around the world. While long ago he’d confided that he’d struggled with lifelong anxiety, nothing in that conversation hinted at how heavy his internal world had become. Nothing outwardly suggested collapse. Yet behind achievement lived a private weight I will never fully understand. My friend is not the only top leader I know…

Ethereum’s long-discussed “account abstraction” feature, often described as smart accounts, could arrive within the next year as part of the upcoming Hegota network upgrade, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Key Takeaways: Ethereum’s account abstraction (smart accounts) could launch within a year through the Hegota upgrade and EIP-8141. The feature turns wallets into programmable apps, enabling recoverable keys, batch transactions and gas payments in non-ETH tokens. The upgrade aims to improve usability, support privacy tools and prepare the network for future scaling and quantum-resistance needs. Speaking over the weekend, Buterin said the effort, first discussed in 2016, has finally reached…

Key PointsBerkshire Hathaway sold a net total of $187 billion in stock over the last 13 quarters, which suggests Buffett has struggled to find reasonably priced investments.The S&P 500’s CAPE ratio averaged 39.8 in February, a valuation that (apart from the last few months) has not been seen since the dot-com crash in late 2000.Historically, when the S&P 500’s monthly CAPE multiple has exceeded 39, the index has declined by an average of 30% over the next three years.10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index ›This weekend, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) released its full-year financial report,…

U.S.-Israel strikes against Iran will push up oil prices, as well as how much Americans pay for gasoline at the pump: GasBuddy

Bitcoin is turning into multi-generational wealth, and a large share of holders still run it with a single point of failure. One accident, illness, or a stretch of incapacity can be the difference between inheriting generational wealth and losing everything.That’s the inheritance crisis the market will have to face.A recent report from the Gannett Trust framed 2026 as the moment early adopters start “buttoning up” succession. The stakes have grown significantly, but families often have zero interest in learning private key operations, and too many people have watched real losses happen when the only person who understood the setup disappeared.Bitcoin…

Novavax, Inc. (NVAX) shares surged 17.4% after reporting fourth-quarter 2025 revenues of $147.14 million, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 87.65%.The J. M. Smucker Company (SJM) shares rose 8.8% after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $2.38 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.27 per share. Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK) shares rose 7% after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $0.37 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.36 per share.ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR) shares plunged 16.7% after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings of $0.25 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.39 per…

A woman holds an illustration depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as others wave Iranian national flags during a demonstration in support of the government and against US and Israeli strikes outside a mosque in Tehran on February 28, 2026.Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty ImagesThe death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sets in motion a formal succession process that could have significant implications for the country’s political stability, sanctions outlook and already strained economy. Khamenei was killed in a joint military strike by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed. At the time of his…

France’s CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container line, told vessels in the Persian Gulf to take shelter immediately and suspended passage through the Suez Canal.

The UK’s growth plan is simple. It wants more investment to deliver higher productivity that lifts wages and boosts living standards. There is an unfortunate consequence, however: unemployment.