Published on: February 13, 2026

NetWorth Radio Advance Report - February 16, 2026

In this NetWorth Radio Advance Report, Spencer McGowan, President of McGowanGroup Asset Management, delivers financial news and intelligence with insights you can act on for February 16, 2026.

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Headline Round Up!

*TEXAS! Deregulation! Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding Regarding the Harms of Greenhouse Gases on Public Heath in Huge Regulatory Rollback.
*Drill Baby Drill: Transocean Ltd. to Buy Valaris Ltd. in $5.8 Billion Offshore Oil Deal.
*Jobs!  130,000 Net New Jobs in January! 
*First Factory Jobs Gain Since 2024 in January.  
*Hims and Hers Loses $12 Billion in Market Value Due to Making Knockoffs of Obesity Medicines.
*Alphabet Inc. Raising $15 Billion from Bond Sale.  100 Year Maturity?  What is duration risk?
*Crypto Winter How Winter!  How Long Will It Last?
*Hybrid Sales Now More Than Double EV Sales in 2025.
*Eddie Bauer Files Bankruptcy with $1 Billion Debt vs $500 Million Assets.
*Retail Sales Flat in December Falling Short of Estimate.
*US Frackers Go Global!
*Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Predicts Blockbuster Year for US Economy.
*Beware Private Equity: Tai Lopez Plan to Revive RadioShack and Pier 1 Declared a Ponzi Scheme by SEC.
*Ooops: South Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Promotion Accidentally Gives Away $40 Billion?

Profit Report

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Palantir Technologies Inc (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Salesforce Inc (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

S&P 500 Index – Member Ranked Return(12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Bitcoin (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Polkadot (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Microstrategy Inc (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 vs. State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Recurrent MLP Infrastructure Fund (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Exxon Mobil Corp (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

S&P 500 Index – Earnings Analysis by Sector (12/31/2025 – 2/13/2026)

– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP

Research Round Up!

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*iShares: 2026 Thematic Outlook
*BlackRock: Tech Domination, Falling Cash Yields & Income Opportunities
*Capital Group’s 2026 Outlook

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