SSAB - February 23, 2026

Back to the grind! Start of the week and end of the month!
Olympics are over! How did we do?-Men’s curling… we win! (Against Great Britain… didn’t even know they had a team!) -Women’s curling…. bronze! -Men’s hockey... we lost. :( Team USA wins gold in overtime.
Canada finishes with 21 medals total, 9 bronze, 7 silver, and 5 gold. USA at number 2 with 33 total medals behind Norway with 40 medals. China? Fifteen medals total. Same same as 2022.
It was nice not having to check the markets every night but it opens UP UP UP!
And chaos in Puerto Vallarta! Maduro link? Who knows? But… should I go to Argentina?
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Hope you have a great one!!
00:00 Back to the Grind Intro01:08 Vacation Spots and Cartel Chaos03:44 Trump Credit and Media Spin05:31 Cold Winnipeg Reality Check06:15 China Return and ESL Pitch08:15 China or Argentina Plans10:46 Olympics Medal Wrap Up13:40 Curling Gold Breakdown15:55 Hockey Final Heartbreak20:04 Spring Festival and Markets Reopen21:53 CCTV Gala Robots vs Reality25:12 Robot Stocks and Gold Rally31:19 Closing Links and Support