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Much like gold, the price of silver saw significant growth across the month of August. Key Takeaways: Silver and gold both saw their spot prices increase in August, but insights from Sprott note that silver’s price rose…
On May 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website published SpaceX’s S-1 registration statement. The next day, a fund with the ticker “NASA” raised $375 million in a single day, and its assets under m…
Market sentiment is often misunderstood as a simple barometer of optimism or fear. Yet, as this week’s market swings demonstrate, it is a nuanced, dynamic interplay of data, corporate signals, geopolitical developments,…
AI could hollow out jobs, reshape them gradually, create entirely new ones—or do all three at once. The case for starting to act now doesn’t depend on knowing which.
Municipal bonds have seen an uptick in interest as more investors look to reduce tax exposures. Economic headwinds are putting pressure on overall portfolios, while shifting yield pictures are seeing portfolios refresh …
It’s rebalance season for the ETF world, with the latest moves coming for the ALPS Electrification Infrastructure ETF (ELFY). The electrification ETF made some notable drops and additions, while also naming a new number…
Vietnam was not added to MSCI’s watch list for a potential upgrade from frontier market to emerging market status in the index provider’s 2026 Annual Market Classification Review, despite a series of regulatory reforms …
Large-cap valuations continue to stretch toward unprecedented levels, which makes it difficult for traditional accounting-based metrics to locate true value. The VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) addresses this ch…
The index underpinning the ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) recently completed its annual reconstitution on September 18. Small-cap equities continue to navigate persistent macroeconomic shifts a…
The S&P 500 wrapped up the week with a fractional loss of nearly 1%, ending lower for a second straight week. Key Takeaways The S&P 500 ended fractionally lower for the week, down 0.08%. The index is currently sitting 1…
Generally speaking, when an ETF that is relatively new to the market has already been accruing significant inflows, advisors and investors likely should begin paying more attention to what the fund is doing. Key Takeawa…
Oracle (ORCL) has been garnering a lot of attention lately, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the center of much of it. The tech giant is making a massive bet on AI and cloud infrastructure, while simultaneously cu…
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds needed less than two years to approach $120 billion in assets, a pace that took gold ETFs well over a decade to match, Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sai…
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Some asset classes have well-earned inflation-thumping reputations. In this environment, advisors and investors are embracing segments such as commodities and Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS). Thanks to t…
Foreign Direct Investment Regimes 2026 covers foreign investment policy, law and scope of application, jurisdiction and procedure and substantive assessment – in 30 jurisdictions.
The Financial Stability Review (FSR) assesses developments relevant for financial stability, including identifying and prioritising the main sources of systemic risk and vulnerabilities for the euro area financial syste…
The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) and the Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF (NASDAQ:FDIG) offer fundamentally different exposures. One holds bitcoin itself. The other holds companies that touch…
According to the latest SPIVA U.S. Scorecard report, broader isn’t always better for active managers. Following a volatile start to the year, the S&P 500 did rebound sharply in the second quarter to gain 10% through Jun…
Despite fears that artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, the approach of VFLO’s Index, centered on a free cash flow (FCF) screen, shows that mature software leaders l…
By Jacob Bogage and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico – from the White House in his latest threat…
The 2025 crypto market review reveals a clear shift in how digital assets are now traded. Returns were driven primarily by ETF flows, macroeconomic liquidity conditions, regulatory clarity, and the concentration of netw…
Barnes & Noble was once seen as another casualty of Amazon. Today, it’s expanded to over 700 stores nationwide. In this episode, Fortune’s Phil Wahba explores CEO James Daunt’s plan to save America’s biggest book chain …
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