1. Non-Tech Sectors Leading 2026
Bespoke
2. The American Consumer Keeps on Spending…XRT Retailer ETF New Highs on chart….+5% 2026
Google Finance
3. Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Tomorrow
More Than 1000 Companies Suing Trump Over Tariffs-Bloomberg
Bloomberg
4. S&P Revenue Per Worker Breaks Higher Out of a 15 Year Sideways Pattern
The Irrelevant Investor
5. Goldman Clients Record Bearish on Oil
Bloomberg
6. Current Middle East Natural Gas
Semafor
7. Wildcatters Head to Venezuela
“Wildcatter” oil entrepreneurs are racing to secure deals in Venezuela, as they seek to get ahead of energy majors that are still weighing the risks of re-entering the country after the US capture of Nicolás Maduro. Many have experience of working in Venezuela, while some have previously struck deals in the country, which may enable them to resume operations more speedily if the US lifts sanctions and they can secure funding.
https://www.ft.com/content/34b476fe-ddc8-4cfb-b1cf-acf8ffde5ca5
8. The World is Sobering Up
WSJ
9. Single-Family Rentals 1% of Inventory
Nick Timiraos
10. How to Find Meaning in Your Life
In a very real sense, the meaning of life is therefore to create meaning.
So how does one create meaning? Two ways:
- Solve Problems. The bigger the problem, the more meaning one will feel. The more work you do towards that problem, also the more meaning you will feel. Solving problems basically means finding ways to make the world a slightly better place. Can be as simple as fixing up your aging mother’s dilapidated house. Or as complex as working on the new great breakthrough in physics.
The point here is not to be picky. It’s easy, when we start thinking of how insignificant we are on a cosmic scale of the universe, to start thinking there’s no point in doing anything unless we’re going to save the world or something. This is just a distraction. There are tons of small, everyday problems going on around you that need your attention. Start giving it.
- Help Others. This is the biggie. As humans, we’re wired to thrive on our relationships. Studies show that our overall well-being is deeply tied to the quality of our relationships,2 and the best way to build healthy relationships is through helping others. In fact, some studies have even found that giving stuff away makes us happier than giving stuff to ourselves.3 Go figure.
As such, it seems to be a “hack” in our brains that helping out other people gives us a greater sense of meaning and purpose. Just the fact you can say to yourself, “If I died, then someone is better off because I lived,” creates that sense of meaning that can propel you forward.