Maya Rios

Maya Rios

Energy & Utilities Analyst

Energy & utilities analyst with a background in power markets and project finance. Previously worked on renewable development underwriting and utility rate-case analysis. Covers oil & gas, midstream, and power/renewables with emphasis on cash flow durability, commodity sensitivity, and balance sheet risk.

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Dec 27, 2025 Finance

Top Dividend ETFs Offering High Yields for Investors in 2026

Exploring quality options for steady income and portfolio stability through dividend-focused ETFs

Investors seeking dependable income streams and potentially reduced volatility often turn to high-dividend exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Selecting ETF...

California Halts Legal Action Over Withdrawn Federal Funding for High-Speed Rail
Dec 27, 2025 Business News

California Halts Legal Action Over Withdrawn Federal Funding for High-Speed Rail

State Seeks Alternative Financing Following $4 Billion Funding Cut by Trump Administration

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has officially discontinued its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the rescinded...

How to Effectively Use Volatility Cones for Smarter Stock Trading Decisions
Dec 27, 2025 Education

How to Effectively Use Volatility Cones for Smarter Stock Trading Decisions

For beginner and intermediate traders seeking to understand, build, and apply volatility cones to improve risk management and timing

Volatility cones are visual tools that provide statistical context for a stock's current volatility compared to its historical range. This guide expla...

Dec 26, 2025 Finance

Bill Ackman Critiques California's Economic Direction Amid Billionaire Migration Concerns

As California Considers a Billionaire Wealth Tax, Prominent Figures Weigh Departure, Raising Warnings About State's Fiscal Future

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman has publicly criticized California's current economic policies, focusing on the state's proposed wealth tax on billio...

FBI Shuts Down Historic Hoover HQ, Moves Staff to Ronald Reagan Building with Trump and Congressional Support
Dec 26, 2025 Business News

FBI Shuts Down Historic Hoover HQ, Moves Staff to Ronald Reagan Building with Trump and Congressional Support

Director Kash Patel outlines cost-saving relocation strategy and hints at possible bureau restructuring

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will permanently close the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, D.C., its primary headquarters since 1975...

Dec 26, 2025 Trade Ideas

GSL: Tactical Long — Buy the Dividend and Fleet Renewal While the Market Looks the Other Way

Container-ship lessor offering a 6%+ yield, recent fleet additions and credit upgrades — trade for income and mean reversion.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) currently offers a material dividend yield (annualized ~6.1% at today's price) and has been refreshing its fleet with multi-ye...

Trade Idea Long
Dec 26, 2025 Trade Ideas

Applied Optoelectronics: A Quiet Data‑Center Breakout — Tactical Long

Revenue momentum, product cadence and a fortified balance sheet set up a tactical long on AAOI after a shallow pullback

Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is riding a data‑center upgrade cycle with new 800G transceivers and sequential revenue growth. The stock has already...

Trade Idea Long
Venezuelan Migrants Demand Legal Justice Following U.S. Court Decision on Salvadoran Detention
Dec 26, 2025 News & Politics

Venezuelan Migrants Demand Legal Justice Following U.S. Court Decision on Salvadoran Detention

Federal ruling mandates U.S. government to provide due process or repatriate Venezuelan detainees after controversial prison transfer to El Salvador

A recent ruling by a U.S. federal judge requires the government to offer legal due process to 252 Venezuelan men transferred to a Salvadoran prison un...

Shifting Holiday Spending Patterns: Thrift Shops Gain Popularity as Returns Decline
Dec 26, 2025 News & Politics

Shifting Holiday Spending Patterns: Thrift Shops Gain Popularity as Returns Decline

Economic pressures and tariffs reshape U.S. consumer habits during the 2025 holiday season

The 2025 holiday shopping season has seen notable shifts in consumer behavior, with increased patronage of thrift and discount stores and a decline in...

Vermont Advances Climate Superfund Amid Federal Legal Challenges
Dec 26, 2025 News & Politics

Vermont Advances Climate Superfund Amid Federal Legal Challenges

New law targets leading fossil fuel companies for historic emissions to fund statewide climate resilience measures

Vermont continues to implement its Climate Superfund Act, a 2024 law charging major fossil fuel companies for carbon pollution dating back to 1995. Wh...