Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 8, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters For some investors, uncertainty in the bond market and a relentless rise in rates driven by inflation, geopolitical concerns and other factors is enough to throw in the…
Bitcoin closed in on the $80,000 mark on Tuesday, as renewed inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs and improving risk appetite extended the cryptocurrency’s recent rally. The flagship cryptocurrency jumped 3.1% to $79,739. The latest move extends a sharp rally that began last week, when bitcoin surged more than 20% in three days, its biggest three-day…
Traders celebrating at the New York Stock Exchange on April 15, 2026, as the S&P 500 closed above the 7,000 level for the first time. NYSE Equal-weight ETFs are having a moment. The investing approach isn’t new, but it has moved into the spotlight this year as many of the large-cap stocks that have driven…
President Donald Trump disclosed just over 1,000 financial transitions for the month of June in what appears to be broad reshuffling of his portfolio. The president rotated in and out of stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds throughout the month. The transactions totaled between $78.1 million and $263.1 million, according to Trump’s latest filing on Aug….
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 05, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Low-cost S&P 500 funds are the foundation of many portfolios, and holding a portfolio with a 90/10 split between the index and short-term…
U.S. dollar banknotes Jose Luis Gonzalez | Reuters Many investors are turning to short-term investments, particularly ultra-short bond funds, amid persistent concerns that the equity market is headed for an inevitable downturn and long-term bonds like the 10-year treasury are not providing the diversification benefits that they have provided within portfolios historically. Stock market returns…
In 2026, gold has been a tough trade to time right, falling from a 10-year high over $5,300 an ounce that it reached early in the year by as much as 18%, according to Goldprice.org. But last week was the precious metal’s best week since January, while gold mining stocks had their hottest five-day run…
Stock market bulls got some huge affirmation this week as the S&P 500 made all-time highs, options volumes set records, and shares of this year’s star IPO – SpaceX – stabilized and rallied despite its earnings report and the end of its first lockup period. On Friday, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) fell to its…
Collateralized loan obligations may become the next big push in the exchange-traded fund industry. VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth suggests there’s investor demand for the alternative assets due to ongoing interest rate uncertainty. “[CLOs have] been popular within the marketplace,” the firm’s head of research told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. CLOs are short-term fixed income strategies…
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks next to a BlueField-4 STX Storage tray, from left, Vera CPU compute tray, and Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics Switch System while holding a Spectrum-X Ethernet Photonics chip during a keynote address at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, US, on Monday, March 16, 2026. Bloomberg…
