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Bigger Is Still Better in the S&P 500

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The top 50 companies in the index have seen a collective 4.5% skid so far in April, while the bottom 50 have slipped 8.6%.

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US Home Insurance May Reach Record High

Amid an increase in severe weather events, homeowners insurance rates in the US are skyrocketing toward record highs.

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BlackRock Is Still Getting Red-State Pushback on ESG Investments

Investment firm BlackRock is still getting grief from conservative investing funds for its environmental, social, and governance strategies.

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The Rest of the Stock Market is Catching Up to Big Tech

Persistent optimism about an economic soft landing has buoyed investors’ hopes about companies of all sizes.

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European Stock Markets May Need a Makeover

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Despite record highs, the region’s equities markets have fallen behind the US in star power, trading volume, and IPOs.

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Finance

BlackRock Still Leads US ETF Market, But It’s Losing Ground

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The asset manager’s rival Vanguard has captured investors’ recent interest in embracing cheap broad-market index funds.

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Personal Finance

More Americans Than Ever Own Stocks

In 2022, 58% of Americans held stocks, according to a recent poll from the Federal Reserve. It’s the highest mark ever.

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Markets

ESG Funds Shrink for the First Time Ever

This year’s third quarter marked the first time that more sustainable funds either liquidated or shed their ESG criteria than were added.

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Fed’s Tea Leaves Get Murkier

The U.S. Federal Reserve is all but certain to hold interest rates steady Wednesday, but the economy is still scorching – beating expectations in September – while American consumers continue to buy up a storm, charging their credit cards as…

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Markets

Homebuilders Feel the Squeeze of Tight Housing Market

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Shares of leading US homebuilders have plummeted since an industry-wide peak in July, according to a Financial Times analysis.

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Markets

The Market Might Be Losing its Mojo

On Tuesday, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 both sank to their lowest respective levels in three months. What has investors so anxious?

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Amateur Day Traders Fuel an Options Boom

The volume of options trading, especially short-dated deals, has skyrocketed thanks to amateur investors lured by new trading apps.

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Amer Sports Set to Serve a Public Offering

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