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# February 22, 2018
- URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/february-22-2018/
- Published: 2018-02-22T12:00:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:05:27.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Janus
- Tags: Uncategorized, Coca-Cola, Construction, FAANGs, Insurance, Real Estate, Student Loans, Walmart, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52

# Markets / Economy

[Bloomberg - Walmart's Margins Hit Record Low as Fight With Amazon Takes Toll - Matthew Boyle 2/20](https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/2018/02/20/walmart-s-margins-hit-record-low-as-fight-with-amazon-takes-toll?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg_walmart-operating-margin_2-20-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg%5Fwalmart-operating-margin%5F2-20-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

WSJ - Daily Shot: FAANG Basket vs S&P 500 - Relative Performance 2/20 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_faang-basket-vs-sp-500-relative-performance_2-20-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Ffaang-basket-vs-sp-500-relative-performance%5F2-20-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

WSJ - Daily Shot: Consumer Staples SPDR ETF vs S&P 500 - Relative Performance 2/20

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_consumer-staples-spdr-etf-vs-sp-500-relative-performance_2-20-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fconsumer-staples-spdr-etf-vs-sp-500-relative-performance%5F2-20-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

WSJ - Daily Shot: Vanguard Real Estate ETF vs S&P 500 - Relative Performance 2/20

- Rising bond yields…

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_vanguard-real-estate-etf-vs-sp-500-relative-performance_2-20-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fvanguard-real-estate-etf-vs-sp-500-relative-performance%5F2-20-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

WSJ - Daily Shot: Shifting Tastes - Coca-Cola 2/21

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_shifting-tastes-coca-cola_2-21-18-w-223.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fshifting-tastes-coca-cola%5F2-21-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Insurance

[WSJ - Reinsurers Hit by Catastrophe Losses, Rising Competition - William Wilkes 2/19](https://www.wsj.com/articles/reinsurers-hit-by-catastrophe-losses-rising-competition-1519049090?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_reinsurance-losses_2-19-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Freinsurance-losses%5F2-19-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Construction

WSJ - Daily Shot: CME Lumber Futures 2/20

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_cme-lumber-futures_2-20-18-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fcme-lumber-futures%5F2-20-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

# Education

[WSJ - Daily Shot: The Rise of the Jumbo Student Loan - Josh Mitchell 2/16](https://www.wsj.com/articles/jumbo-loans-are-new-threat-in-u-s-student-debt-market-1518790152?ref=thejanusobserver.com)

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_rise-of-the-jumbo-student-loan_2-16-18-w-154.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Frise-of-the-jumbo-student-loan%5F2-16-18.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com)