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I have been tracking the ETF industry for a long time. I remember when the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) made history as the very first ETF to hit the $100 billion mark. Since then nearly two dozen have joined SPY. In mi…
A handful of key economic data points dropped last week, painting a picture of an economy that is successfully downshifting from its recent inflation peaks even as consumers keep their footing. Between a deceleration in…
The week of July 20 brings an avalanche of marquee earnings reports and with the artificial intelligence (AI) trade experiencing significant retrenchment, semiconductor stocks are under duress. That could put added focu…
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published the approved voluntary agreement that formally establishes the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Consortium under the Defense Production Act (DPA). While the name centers on fuel productio…
UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025, unrevised from the first estimate.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms growth of 0.5% for Italy both this year and in 2027. The figures are set out in the World Economic Outlook published on Wednesday.
China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged for a 14th consecutive month in July, signaling that policymakers remain reluctant to deploy broad-based monetary stimulus even as economic growth …
I have a lot of short conversations about dividend stocks. They go something like this:
Markets are embracing the idea that we are in an AI supercycle. Investors are betting on a multi-decade technological shift, similar to the internet, that will transform industries, computing, and infrastructure. And si…
U.S. factory production held steady in June, according to a Federal Reserve report cited by Reuters on July 17, 2026. The flat reading followed an upwardly revised 0.1% gain in May, while economists had anticipated a 0.…
Total housing starts fell 4.6% m/m in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.246 million units—below expectations—following a 1.2% increase to 1.306 million in September and a 9.1% drop to 1.291 million in Au…
Demand for Aseptic Processing in USA Size and Share Forecast Outlook 2026 to 2036
In financial markets, there is a concept known as “the wall of worry.” Put plainly, this concept describes how markets often see past short-term concerns to post positive returns, essentially climbing over the proverbia…
Considering how complex the macroeconomic picture has become this year, advisors and investors may want to consider any and all portfolio tools available to them. This certainly includes their approach to fixed income e…
Healthcare stocks have boosted the ETF space in recent weeks. Despite some potential headwinds, the sector and its related thematic ETFs, like active healthcare ETF TMED, have performed. TMED spiked in June specifically…
Romania's annual inflation rate slowed slightly to 10.4% in June from 10.9% in May, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Monday, July 13. Services recorded the steepest annual pri…
Despite obstinate inflation and higher-for-longer interest rates, consumers continue to open their wallets and spend. But how they spend is another story. While physical stores struggle with rising operational costs, co…
Good morning. Thank you, Daron [Peschel], for that kind introduction. And welcome, everyone, to the Dallas Fed’s Houston branch. I’m looking forward to my conversation with Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher, chancellor of Housto…
The active ETF landscape continues to be one of the foremost sources of investing innovation. T. Rowe Price has established itself as a leader on this front, and the firm is doubling down on that role with its latest st…
The companies inside this popular tech fund are sending a surprisingly one-sided signal about their earnings to come.
According to the Census Bureau’s Advance Retail Sales Report, consumer spending rose for a fifth straight month in June. Headline sales were up 0.2% as expected, marking a slowdown from May’s 1.0% increase.
Entering Wednesday, the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 indexes were up an average of 20.8% year-to-date, confirming small-cap stocks are back with a vengeance. Arguably overlooked in that scenario, some vibrant ETFs …
Demand for income-generating investments has been remarkably strong in recent years as advisors search for ways to offset market volatility. High-yielding investments can provide a more predictable return stream. This i…
Artificial intelligence and the subsequent data center boom are the primary contributors to the nuclear energy renaissance and investors’ newfound enthusiasm for nuclear equities and ETFs. Those ETFs include the ALPS Na…
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