Is California Reaching Critical Mass?

This Is Only Fifth Time QQQs Gapped Down When Within 2% Of An All Time High In a day of sharp, downward pointing market moves and superlatives, we can add another: according to calculations from BTIG's Jonathan Krinsky, today's 2% gap down in the QQQs is a historic event. "Since QQQ's inception ('99), this is just the 5th time that's happened when the day prior was within 2% of a 52wk high and the VIX was below 20." What happens next? While near-term returns are split, all four of the signals...

Washington's Business Exodus Authored by Mark Harmsworth via The Washington Policy Center, Washington state’s business climate continues to deteriorate under the weight of record tax increases and burdensome regulations. A spring 2026 survey by the Association of Washington Business reveals alarming trends. Nearly one in four employers (24 percent) are now actively considering relocating their businesses out of state, up sharply from 17 percent in the previous quarter and nearly triple the level from winter 2025. Another 55 percent of business leaders are considering moving their personal residences elsewhere, citing the state’s escalating tax burden as...